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BBTN 100: Top 10 shortstops

Who are the best players in Major League Baseball heading into the 2015 season?

ESPN formed a panel of MLB writers, analysts and contributors to rank the top 100. We'll run through the top 10 lists at every position beginning on March 23 and unveil the top 25 on March 31 with a special edition of "Baseball Tonight" (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2 & WatchESPN).

The results will be announced on ESPN.com, Facebook (ESPN Baseball Tonight) and Twitter (@BBTN). Fans can use the hashtag #BBTN100 to join the discussion and follow along.

To compile the top 100, we polled more than 60 ESPN experts in February and March, starting with a list of more than 300 players. Using a 0-to-10 scale, they evaluated the players based only on how well they will perform in 2015. Players expected to miss 2015 with an injury were not included.

There was some turnover from 2014, with five new players entering the top. Four players dropped out of the top 10 -- Hanley Ramirez (moved to left field), Jean Segura, Xander Bogaerts and Jed Lowrie. Check out the list below to see who jumped into the top 10 for 2015.