OF rankings – Points

Ben Rolfe
March 11, 2017

Following the depth of the infield doing the OF rankings is a little depressing as there doesn’t seem to be that same level of depth. There is still plenty of good players at the position but because you need a minimum of three and often five guys it can get dicey further down the rankings when you are filling those spots. The good news is that generally in points league you only need 3 and there are enough good options to fill those spots without too much worry. In points my strategy for outfielders is more relaxed than roto simply because the more all-around guys have extra value in points making the position stronger in that 30 through 50 range in this format

Currently we are going division by division as we preview the season having covered the AL Central, NL West, NL East and AL East.

C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | SP |RP

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Rank	Player	Team	Position
1	Mike Trout	LAA	OF
2	Mookie Betts	BOS	OF
3	Charlie Blackmon	COL	OF
4	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	OF
5	Yoenis Cespedes	NYM	OF
6	Nelson Cruz	SEA	OF
7	Kris Bryant	CHC	3B/OF
8	Ryan Braun	MIL	OF
9	Bryce Harper	WSH	OF
10	Christian Yelich	MIA	OF
11	Jose Bautista	TOR	OF
12	Adam Jones	BAL	OF
13	Starling Marte	PIT	OF
14	Trea Turner	WSH	2B/OF
15	Lorenzo Cain	KC	OF
16	A.J. Pollock	ARI	OF
17	J.D. Martinez	DET	OF
18	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	OF
19	Adam Eaton	WSH	OF
20	George Springer	HOU	OF
21	Ben Zobrist	CHC	2B/OF
22	Matt Kemp	ATL	OF
23	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	OF
24	Melky Cabrera	CWS	OF
25	Nick Markakis	ATL	OF
26	Mark Trumbo	BAL	OF
27	Dexter Fowler	STL	OF
28	Carlos Beltran	HOU	OF
29	Brett Gardner	NYY	OF
30	Stephen Piscotty	STL	OF
31	Odubel Herrera	PHI	OF
32	Matt Holliday	NYY	OF
33	Kole Calhoun	LAA	OF
34	Gregory Polanco	PIT	OF
35	Curtis Granderson	NYM	OF
36	Ender Inciarte	ARI	OF
37	Michael Brantley	CLE	OF
38	Kevin Kiermaier	TB	OF
39	Carlos Gomez	TEX	OF
40	Hunter Pence	SF	OF
41	Justin Upton	DET	OF
42	Ian Desmond	COL	OF
43	Jacoby Ellsbury	NYY	OF
44	Marcell Ozuna	MIA	OF
45	Shin-Soo Choo	TEX	OF
46	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B/OF
47	Khris Davis	OAK	OF
48	Rajai Davis	OAK	OF
49	Billy Hamilton	CIN	OF
50	Howie Kendrick	PHI	2B/OF
51	Miguel Sano	MIN	3B/OF
52	Andrew Benintendi	BOS	OF
53	Jose Peraza	CIN	SS/OF
54	Hunter Renfroe	SD	OF
55	Jason Heyward	CHC	OF
56	Alex Gordon	KC	OF
57	Yasiel Puig	LAD	OF
58	Manuel Margot	SD	OF
59	Jarrod Dyson	SEA	OF
60	Denard Span	SF	OF

Strategy

There are four guys with first round pedigree in points: Mike Trout, Mookie Betts, Charlie Blackmon and Andrew McCutchen
Kris Bryant will go higher than I am willing to take him. He is a great player but he strikes out too much to be that valuable in a points league.
My strategy depends on the depth of your league. In a 5 team league I really want 4 of the top 35 but in a three team league I am much happier to wait for the value
Watch out for names like Justin Upton and Miguel Sano because they may have name value but in points leagues their l;ack of plate discipline can be costly
Melky Cabrera and Nick Markakis are two guys you wouldn’t really consider except in the deepest roto leagues but in points leagues they become solid low end number two/number three outfielders
The high steals guys get knocked down in this format because you don’t need them to fill a category and often they come with worse batting average than the middle of the road steals guys
Howie Kendrick is a late round points target for me because he is a solid option who should put up good numbers and will come at a cost of basically nothing

OF rankings – Points

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