McCutchen, Walker rank in 'Top 10 Right Now'

MLB Network ranked Neil Walker and Andrew McCutchen in the ”Top 10 Right Now” for their respective positions.

Walker was named the 7th best second baseman in Major League Baseball. It’s good to see “The Pittsburgh Kid” getting some recognition. MLB “expert” Harold Reynolds was all over Neil, saying that he wouldn’t even place him in the top ten. However, MLB Network’s “Shredder” felt otherwise, so Walker gets a spot. A look at his offensive career to date:

Year	Age	Tm	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2009	23	PIT	17	36	5	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	11	.194	.275	.222	.497
2010	24	PIT	110	426	57	126	29	3	12	66	2	3	34	83	.296	.349	.462	.811
2011	25	PIT	159	596	76	163	36	4	12	83	9	6	54	112	.273	.334	.408	.742
2012	26	PIT	129	472	62	132	27	0	14	69	7	5	47	104	.280	.342	.426	.768
4 Yrs			415	1530	200	428	93	7	38	218	19	14	139	310	.280	.339	.424	.763
162 Game Avg.			162	597	78	167	36	3	15	85	7	5	54	121	.280	.339	.424	.763

Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table

The rest of the second base top 10 balanced out like this:

10. Daniel Murphy

9. Jason Kipnis

8. Howard Kendrick

7. Walker

6. Dan Uggla

5. Brandon Phillips

4. Ian Kinsler

3. Chase Utley

2. Dustin Pedroia

1. Robinson Cano

Andrew McCutchen continues to rack up honors, as MLBN ranked him as the 2nd best center fielder in baseball. Bill James actually rated him #1 on his own list. It was announced earlier Friday that Cutch will be the cover athlete for MLB 13 The Show. A look at his impressive offensive stats:

Year	Age	Tm	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
2009	22	PIT	108	433	74	124	26	9	12	54	22	5	54	83	.286	.365	.471	.836
2010	23	PIT	154	570	94	163	35	5	16	56	33	10	70	89	.286	.365	.449	.814
2011	24	PIT	158	572	87	148	34	5	23	89	23	10	89	126	.259	.364	.456	.820
2012	25	PIT	157	593	107	194	29	6	31	96	20	12	70	132	.327	.400	.553	.953
4 Yrs			577	2168	362	629	124	25	82	295	98	37	283	430	.290	.374	.484	.858
162 Game Avg.			162	609	102	177	35	7	23	83	28	10	79	121	.290	.374	.484	.858