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BBTN 100: Top 10 catchers

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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 each day and unveil the top 25 Tuesday 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're expected to perform in 2015. Players expected to miss 2015 with an injury were not included.

Only two catchers -- Carlos Santana (moved to first base) and Miguel Montero -- dropped out of the top 10 from last season.

Check out the list below to see who jumped into the top 10 for 2015.

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