The Red Sox have the two best left fielders in the league, according to MLB

These days, MLB ranks its players. Whether it's prospects, the top 100 players, or by position (via MLB Network), that's how analysts spend their time.

On Monday, for example, the best second basemen were ranked. Ketel Marte is at the top.

Here is how The Shredder lined up the #Top10RightNow at 2B! pic.twitter.com/OBVsriAqi1

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 27, 2026

Last night, it was the left fielders who took center stage. And for the first time since 2023, it wasn't Yordan Alvarez who appeared at the top of the list.

It would be nice to see him healthy in 2026.

In fact, two Boston Red Sox players took the lead in the rankings. Jarren Duran and Roman Anthony both finished in the top two.

Cody Bellinger, newly signed by the Yankees, rounded out the podium.

A pair of Red Sox take the top two spots on @MLBNow's #Top10RightNow in LF! pic.twitter.com/nTVIPzqsX3

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) January 28, 2026

Obviously, since the Red Sox have a full outfield (Ceddanne Rafaela in center and Wilyer Abreu in right), we know there's a surplus on the Boston side.

Rafaela at second base is not an option that excites the Red Sox.

Yes, there's the DH position (and Masataka Yoshida doesn't have to play every day), but we know the Red Sox are potentially working on a trade to send Duran elsewhere. The Astros are particularly worth watching in this regard.

But the standings remind us that the Red Sox have talent and that they shouldn't make moves just for the sake of making moves. Without Alex Bregman, it's going to take talent in town to get back to the playoffs.

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