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While just four left-handed pitchers cracked MLB Pipeline’s soon-to-be-unveiled 2023 Top 100, the position is far from bereft in talent. Several southpaws stand out for their ability to miss bats.

Kyle Harrison (Giants) led the Minors in strikeout percentage (39.8) in 2022, and Ricky Tiedemann (Blue Jays) would have ranked right behind him (38.9) if he had enough innings to qualify. Harrison also topped the Minors in whiffs per nine innings (14.8), with DL Hall (Orioles) posting a similar rate (14.6) as a non-qualifier.

The 2022 Draft was deep in lefties with Top 100 upside who could soon join this list.

With the BBWAA Hall of Fame voting announcement arriving Tuesday, a group of MLB.com reporters gathered to debate which players from generations past might have a better chance for election if they were on the ballot today.

For these rankings, it’s assumed that Juan Soto will shift to left field this year for the Padres. If so, where does he rank among the Top 10 at the position?

Curt Flood — who would’ve been 85 today — has one of the most complex legacies in baseball, having sacrificed his standout career for a greater good from which he never personally benefited.

Who are currently the top first basemen in the game? Find out on MLB Now at 8 p.m. ET.

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