After ranking 2B, 3B and SS, the depth of Outfield just made me smile so much when I started doing the rankings. Before anyone jumps on me for stating the obvious, I know there are way more outfielders than there are other position because virtually every team MLB team has 3 or 4 viable outfield options for fantasy and some have even more. There are few surprises at the very top end and honestly in some of the tiers you could easily make a case that players could move up and down a couple spots within that tier.
I want to focus on the very low end here, though because you will notice I have included either the word Power or Steals next to some players who are outside of the top 65. Basically when you are looking for bench players in roto you may be looking to grab specialist steals or power guys who can be plugged in to give you a boost if you feel short at a category. The guys I have highlighted are people I have projected for 20+ steals or home runs and in most cases increased playing time could see that creep towards the 30 mark so hopefully you can find what you are looking for down there.
As a quick reminder about using the tiers/rankings below:
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- I rank based on where I for see a player finishing the year
- I don’t overly consider ADP into account when I rank
- Just because Player 1 is ranked above Player 2 does not mean that I think he should be selected before him if you can get Player 1 five rounds late
- I may consider taking Player 1 a round earlier than he is currently going to ensure I get him if I feel he is going to produce similar to a player going much higher.
In a Galaxy Far Far Away…
- Mike Trout, LAA
The Elite
- Andrew McCutchen, PIT
- Giancarlo Stanton, MIA
The Near Elite
- Jose Bautista, TOR
- Carlos Gomez, MIL
- Adam Jones, BAL
- Yasiel Puig, LAD
- Michael Brantley, CLE
- Jacoby Ellsbury, NYY
- Matt Kemp, SD
- Starling Marte, PIT
- Bryce Harper, WAS
The Very Good
- Corey Dickerson, COL
- Ryan Braun, MIL
- Jason Heyward, STL
- Ryan Zimmerman, WAS
- D. Martinez, DET
- Nelson Cruz, SEA
- George Springer, HOU
- Justin Upton, SD
- Jay Bruce, CIN
- Matt Holliday, STL
- Alex Gordon, KC
- Melky Cabrera, CWS
The Intriguing Group at #3
- Charlie Blackmon, COL
- Rusney Castillo, BOS
- Avisail Garcia, CWS
- Michael Cuddyer, NYM
- Gregory Polanco, PIT
- J. Pollock, ARI
- Josh Harrison, PIT
- Marcell Ozuna, MIA
- Carlos Gonzalez, COL
- Christian Yelich, MIA
- Billy Hamilton, CIN
- Alex Rios, KC
- Kole Calhoun, LAA
The Very Good (If they weren’t injured)
- Hunter Pence, SF
- Jayson Werth, WAS
The Exciting Young Guns
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- Mookie Betts, BOS
- Joc Pederson, LAD
- Jorge Soler, CHC
Solid #5’s
- Ben Revere, PHI
- Wil Myers, SD
- Yoenis Cespedes, DET
- Brandon Moss, CLE
- Leonys Martin, TEX
- Steve Pearce, BAL
- Austin Jackson, SEA
- Mark Trumbo, ARI
Borderline Starters
- Oswaldo Arcia, MIN
- Michael Morse, MIA
- Denard Span, WAS
- Danny Santana, MIN
- Curtis Granderson, NYM
- Travis Snider, BAL
- Michael Taylor, WAS
The Old Man Band
- Carl Crawford, LAD
- Angel Pagan, SF
- Shane Victorino, BOS
- Torii Hunter, MIN
- Josh Reddick, OAK
- Brett Gardner, NYY
- Ben Zobrist, OAK
Lower End Intriguing Players (Oh and Beltran and Markakis)
- Khris Davis, MIL
- Ryan Rua, TEX
- Steven Souza, TB (Steals)
- Yasmany Tomas, ARI (Power)
- Nick Markakis, ATL
- Carlos Beltran, NYY (Power)
- Dalton Pompey, TOR (Steals)
15+ League #5’s
- Dustin Ackley, SEA
- Marlon Byrd, CIN (Power)
- David Peralta, ARI
- Lorenzo Cain, KC (Steals)
- Shin-Soo Choo, TEX
- Adam Eaton, CHW
- Colby Rasmus, HOU (Power)
- Domonic Brown, PHI
- Alejandro De Aza, BAL
- Arismendy Alcantara, CHC
- Desmond Jennings, TB
- Michael Bourn, CLE
- Drew Stubbs, COL
- Coco Crisp, OAK
The Pick ‘n’ Mix Group
- Norichika Aoki, SF
- Ender Inciarte, ARI (Steals)
- Dexter Fowler, CHC
- Will Venable, SD
- Jake Marisnick, HOU (Steals)
- Allen Craig, BOS
- Michael Saunders, TOR
- James Jones, SEA (Steals)
- Billy Burns, OAK (Steals)
- Eric Young, ATL (Steals)
- David Murphy, CLE
- Chris Denorfia, CHC
- Mike Aviles, CLE
- Daniel Nava, BOS
- Brock Holt, BOS
- Jarrod Dyson, KC (Steals)
- Seth Smith, SEA
- Rajai Davis, DET (Steals)
- Anthony Gose, DET (Steals)
- Byron Buxton, MIN
- Robbie Grossman, HOU
- Sam Fuld, OAK (Steals)
- Emilio Bonifacio, CHW (Steals)
- Jordan Schafer, MIN (Steals)
- Craig Gentry, OAK (Steals)
As always any questions hit me up over on twitter @FPL_brolfe or leave me a comment here
