BBTN 500: Players No. 1-10

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BBTN 500: Miguel Cabrera

Tigers' Miguel Cabrera voted number one on BBTN 500Tags: MLB, Detroit Tigers, Miguel Cabrera

BBTN 500: Miguel Cabrera

RANKINGS KEY

	Up from 2012
	Down from 2012
	Same as 2012
R	Rookie
NR	Not ranked

Who are the best players in Major League Baseball heading into the 2013 season? ESPN formed a panel of MLB writers, analysts and contributors to rank the top 500. The countdown from No. 500 to No. 1 began on March 20 and ended March 28 with a special edition of "Baseball Tonight."

The results were announced on ESPN.com, Facebook and Twitter (@BBTN). Fans can use the hashtag #BBTN500 to join the discussion and follow along.

To compile the top 500, 34 ESPN experts, who were polled in the final two weeks of February, started with a list of more than 600 players. Using a 0-to-100 scale, they evaluated the players based only on how well they will perform in 2013. Players expected to miss 2013 with an injury, such as Chris Carpenter and Rafael Furcal, were not included. Ages are listed as of July 1, 2013.

RANK	PLAYER	TEAM
1	Miguel Cabrera @MiguelCabrera Position: 3B | Age: 30 2012 rank: 3

2	Justin Verlander @JustinVerlander Position: RHP | Age: 30 2012 rank: 4
3	Mike Trout @Trouty20 Position: LF | Age: 20 2012 rank: 162

4	Clayton Kershaw @ClaytonKersh22 Position: LHP | Age: 25 2012 rank: 7
5	Ryan Braun Position: LF | Age: 29 2012 rank: 6

6

Buster Posey @BusterPosey Position: C | Age: 26 2012 rank: 48

7

Robinson Cano @RobinsonCano Position: 2B | Age: 30 2012 rank: 10

8

Felix Hernandez @RealKingFelix Position: RHP | Age: 27 2012 rank: 5

9

Joey Votto Position: 1B | Age: 29 2012 rank: 19

10

David Price @DAVIDprice14 Position: LHP | Age: 27 2012 rank: 27

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