Outfield Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Baseball

It's not quite draft season for fantasy baseball but that matters little in dynasty. Cut/hold decisions are being made in the following weeks leading up to the annual redraft or auction so it's important to assess the relative value of each player on your roster. As it turns out, I've recently updated my dynasty fantasy baseball rankings with a top 360 overall list and will be evaluating an even deeper list of players at each individual position with analysis. We'll start with the deepest offensive position - outfielders.

All of the players listed have outfield eligibility, although several will be used at shallower positions in fantasy leagues. Deciding whether to value a young, unproven prospect above a Major League veteran is a debate as old as baseball itself. One thing is for certain, there is no shortage of talent here.

Let's dive into the OF dynasty fantasy baseball rankings as we make a collective New Year's wish for a swift end to the lockout and a Major League season that begins on time.

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Dynasty Outfielder Fantasy Baseball Rankings

Rank	Name	Team	Positions
1	Juan Soto	WSH	LF,RF
2	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	CF,RF,SS
3	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	LF,CF,RF
4	Bryce Harper	PHI	RF,DH
5	Kyle Tucker	HOU	LF,RF,DH
6	Mookie Betts	LAD	2B,CF,RF
7	Luis Robert	CWS	CF
8	Mike Trout	LAA	CF
9	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	LF,DH
10	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	RF
11	Eloy Jimenez	CWS	DH,LF
12	Aaron Judge	NYY	CF,DH,RF
13	Jarred Kelenic	SEA	CF,LF
14	Byron Buxton	MIN	CF
15	Randy Arozarena	TB	DH,LF,RF
16	Starling Marte	NYM	CF
17	Austin Riley	ATL	1B,3B,LF
18	Nick Castellanos	FA	LF,RF
19	Ryan Mountcastle	BAL	1B,DH,LF
20	Teoscar Hernandez	TOR	CF,DH,LF,RF
21	Tyler O'Neill	STL	LF
22	Cedric Mullins	BAL	CF
23	Cody Bellinger	LAD	1B,CF,RF
24	Alex Kirilloff	MIN	1B,LF,RF
25	Ketel Marte	ARI	2B,SS,CF
26	Jesse Winker	CIN	LF,CF,RF,DH
27	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	DH,LF,RF
28	Riley Greene	DET	CF
29	Kris Bryant	FA	1B,3B,CF,LF,RF
30	Dylan Carlson	STL	LF,CF,RF
31	George Springer	TOR	CF,DH,RF
32	Whit Merrifield	KC	2B,CF,RF
33	J.D. Martinez	BOS	LF,RF,DH
34	Jo Adell	LAA	LF,RF
35	Andrew Vaughn	CWS	1B,LF,RF
36	Austin Meadows	TB	DH,LF,RF
37	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	LF,CF,RF
38	Christian Yelich	MIL	LF,RF
39	Jasson Dominguez	NYY	CF
40	Brandon Lowe	TB	1B,2B,LF,RF
41	Franmil Reyes	CLE	RF,DH
42	Alex Verdugo	BOS	LF,CF,RF
43	Michael Conforto	FA	CF,RF
44	Trent Grisham	SD	LF,CF,RF
45	Mitch Haniger	SEA	CF,DH,RF
46	Brennen Davis	CHC	LF,CF
47	Trey Mancini	BAL	1B,DH,LF,RF
48	Kyle Lewis	SEA	CF,RF
49	Garrett Mitchell	MIL	LF,CF
50	Jarren Duran	BOS	CF
51	Joey Gallo	NYY	CF,DH,LF,RF
52	Brandon Marsh	LAA	CF,RF
53	Robert Hassell III	SD	LF,CF
54	Jared Walsh	LAA	1B,RF
55	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	TOR	1B,2B,DH,LF
56	Ramon Laureano	OAK	CF,RF
57	Josh Bell	WSH	1B,DH,LF
58	Adolis Garcia	TEX	CF,DH,LF,RF
59	Jesus Sanchez	MIA	LF,RF
60	JJ Bleday	MIA	RF
61	Daulton Varsho	ARI	C,CF,LF,RF
62	Alek Thomas	ARI	CF
63	Kyle Schwarber	FA	1B,DH,LF
64	Trevor Larnach	MIN	LF,RF
65	Michael Brantley	HOU	LF,RF,DH
66	Corbin Carroll	ARI	CF
67	Jorge Soler	FA	RF,DH
68	Andrew Benintendi	KC	LF,CF
69	Josh Lowe	TB	3B,CF
70	Zac Veen	COL	CF,LF
71	Eddie Rosario	FA	LF,RF
72	Ian Happ	CHC	2B,3B,CF,LF,RF
73	Pete Crow-Armstrong	CHC	CF,LF
74	Austin Hays	BAL	CF,LF,RF
75	Cavan Biggio	TOR	2B,3B,RF
76	Gavin Lux	LAD	2B,CF,LF,SS
77	Raimel Tapia	COL	LF,CF,DH
78	Harrison Bader	STL	CF
79	Robbie Grossman	DET	DH,LF,RF
80	Hedbert Perez	MIL	CF
81	Wil Myers	SD	1B,LF,CF,RF
82	Willie Calhoun	TEX	LF,DH
83	Chris Taylor	LAD	2B,3B,CF,LF,RF,SS
84	Frank Schwindel	CHC	1B,RF
85	Akil Baddoo	DET	CF,LF
86	Luis Matos	SF	CF
87	Mark Canha	NYM	1B,LF,CF,RF,DH
88	Amed Rosario	CLE	CF,SS
89	Tommy Pham	FA	CF,DH,LF
90	Tommy Edman	STL	2B,3B,SS,LF,RF
91	Avisail Garcia	MIA	CF,RF
92	Charlie Blackmon	COL	RF
93	Brandon Belt	SF	1B,LF
94	Mike Yastrzemski	SF	LF,CF,RF
95	Jeff McNeil	NYM	2B,3B,LF,RF
96	Brent Rooker	MIN	DH,LF,RF
97	Hunter Renfroe	MIL	CF,LF,RF
98	Adam Duvall	ATL	CF,LF,RF
99	Victor Robles	WSH	CF,RF
100	Heliot Ramos	SF	CF
101	Brian Anderson	MIA	3B,RF
102	Nick Solak	TEX	2B,3B,LF,CF
103	Drew Waters	ATL	LF,CF
104	Adam Frazier	SEA	2B,LF
105	Cristian Pache	ATL	CF,LF
106	Max Kepler	MIN	CF,RF
107	Dominic Smith	NYM	1B,LF
108	Gavin Sheets	CWS	1B,DH,RF
109	DJ Peters	TEX	CF,LF,RF
110	Garrett Hampson	COL	2B,SS,LF,CF
111	Colton Cowser	BAL	CF
112	AJ Pollock	LAD	LF,CF,DH
113	Jason Heyward	CHC	CF,RF
114	Jackie Bradley Jr.	BOS	CF,LF,RF
115	Clint Frazier	CHC	LF,RF
116	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	LF,DH
117	Taylor Trammell	SEA	CF,LF
118	Kevin Kiermaier	TB	CF
119	Andrew McCutchen	FA	LF,CF,DH
120	Khalil Lee	NYM	CF,RF
121	Daz Cameron	DET	CF,RF
122	Joc Pederson	FA	1B,CF,DH,LF,RF
123	J.D. Davis	NYM	3B,LF,DH
124	Kyle Isbel	KC	CF,RF
125	DJ Stewart	BAL	DH,LF,RF
126	Oscar Mercado	CLE	LF,CF,RF
127	Yusniel Diaz	BAL	CF,RF
128	Shogo Akiyama	CIN	LF,CF
129	Austin Slater	SF	1B,CF,DH,LF,RF
130	Aristides Aquino	CIN	CF,LF,RF
131	Kole Calhoun	TEX	RF
132	Jurickson Profar	SD	1B,2B,CF,LF,RF
133	Adam Eaton	FA	LF,RF
134	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	LF,CF,RF
135	Manuel Margot	TB	LF,CF,RF
136	Benny Montgomery	COL	CF
137	Lars Nootbaar	STL	LF,RF
138	Leody Taveras	TEX	CF
139	Michael A. Taylor	KC	LF,CF,RF
140	Aledmys Diaz	HOU	1B,2B,3B,LF,SS
141	Harold Ramirez	CHC	LF,CF,RF
142	Alex Dickerson	FA	LF
143	Anthony Alford	PIT	LF,CF
144	Stephen Piscotty	OAK	RF
145	Danny Santana	FA	1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF
146	Taylor Ward	LAA	CF,LF,RF
147	Tyrone Taylor	MIL	CF,LF,RF
148	Bradley Zimmer	CLE	CF,LF,RF
149	Jake Marisnick	FA	CF,LF
150	Brett Phillips	TB	CF,LF,RF
151	Tony Kemp	OAK	2B,LF,CF
152	Victor Reyes	DET	CF,LF,RF
153	Josh Naylor	CLE	1B,LF,RF
154	Gregory Polanco	FA	RF
155	Seuly Matias	KC	RF
156	Billy McKinney	FA	1B,LF,RF
157	Bryan De La Cruz	MIA	CF,LF,RF
158	LaMonte Wade Jr.	SF	1B,CF,LF,RF
159	Derek Fisher	MIN	LF,RF
160	Garrett Cooper	MIA	1B,RF,DH
161	Corey Dickerson	FA	CF,LF
162	Adam Engel	CWS	CF,RF
163	Ryan Vilade	COL	LF,SS
164	Jake Cave	MIN	LF,CF,RF
165	Micker Adolfo	CWS	RF
166	Steven Duggar	SF	LF,CF,RF
167	Griffin Conine	MIA	RF
168	Sam Hilliard	COL	3B,CF,LF,RF
169	Andrew Stevenson	WSH	CF,LF,RF
170	Lane Thomas	WSH	CF,LF,RF
171	Jordan Luplow	ARI	1B,CF,LF,RF
172	Tim Locastro	FA	LF,CF,RF
173	Tyler Nevin	BAL	1B,3B,LF
174	Edward Olivares	KC	LF,CF,RF
175	Austin Dean	SF	LF,RF
176	Nomar Mazara	SD	RF
177	Yonathan Daza	COL	CF,LF,RF
178	Jake Fraley	SEA	CF,LF,RF
179	Eli White	TEX	CF,LF,RF
180	Sam Haggerty	SEA	LF
181	Christin Stewart	BOS	LF
182	J.J. Matijevic	HOU	1B,LF
183	Mickey Moniak	PHI	CF,LF
184	Fidel Castro	CIN	OF

 

Preseason Thoughts

Who's #1? Our Dave Emerick already answered that question for redraft but in dynasty it's Juan Soto. As a player who isn't dependent on speed for his fantasy value, he holds the highest floor due to his elite hit tool. He lowered his swinging strike rate to 6.1% last year and improved his BB/K to 1.56 with a league-leading 222% BB%. Age isn't an issue, as there's a two-month difference between Soto and Tatis, while Ronald Acuna is a full year older than Soto.

Julio Rodriguez has yet to crack the majors but he is a breakout player waiting to happen. He is projected to have 70-grade raw power and has exhibited excellent plate discipline through the lower minors. He found the Double-A level a breeze, slashing .362/.461/.546 with seven HR and 16 SB in 176 at-bats. At age 20, he's at least a year away from making any sort of fantasy impact but he's a player worth holding on to tightly regardless of the state of your roster.

It's hard to imagine Cody Bellinger having a worse time than he did in 2021. He ranked in the first percentile in wOBA and third percentile in xBA. Injuries certainly played a part in his struggles but he was able to take 315 at-bats and had long stretches of futility. Selling low would be a bad idea for a former MVP in his age-26 season but at the same time buying seems too risky because this makes back-to-back disappointing seasons for Bellinger. If his health holds up, we could see a return to the days of 40-homer power along with double-digit steals.

It's hard to say we've seen enough of Eloy Jimenez to know that he can be a staple in dynasty lineups but the early results are encouraging. He lit up the Statcast graphs in 2020, posting a 16.5% Barrel rate, 55.7% Hard Hit rate, and .544 xSLG. An unfortunate fielding incident just before Opening Day led him to miss the first half of 2021 but he was terrific in his first month back, hitting .287 with seven HR and 27 RBI in August. He slumped a bit to end the season but that's no cause for concern. Locked into a formidable lineup and entering his age-25 season, Jimenez could easily jump into the top-10 this season. He remains behind teammate Luis Robert because of the speed discrepancy. Jimenez hasn't stolen a base since 2017 at Double-A Birmingham.

Let's hope Byron Buxton can put together a full season's worth of plate appearances. Whether he's on your roster or not, as a baseball fan you've got to pull for him just to see what he's capable of. He appeared to be on his way to an MVP-caliber season before his body betrayed him again with a hip injury. Just as he returned, he fractured his hand on a HBP. He has the ability to be the top outfielder in the game but his lengthy injury history have to keep him below several others.

Tyler O'Neill has long been an all-or-nothing hitter with too many holes in his swing to retain consistent playing time in St. Louis. There was a lot of "all" in 2021, as O'Neill walloped 34 homers and increased his xBA by 85 points over the course of a year, up to .279.

His strikeout rate remained high and actually increased to 31.3%. His expected stats all indicate that he wasn't fortunate with his outcomes but took a massive leap forward in quality of contact, if not plate discipline. He'd be a great dynasty asset even without the 15 steals but the speed, buoyed by a sprint speed in the 98th percentile, makes him a near-elite dynasty outfielder.

Riley Greene could be one of the fastest risers in 2022 if he wins a roster spot this spring. The fifth overall pick in 2019, Greene is a five-tool player who is above-average in all facets, although he may not excel in any one at the pro level. Detroit has already added Javier Baez in free agency and will bring up elite prospect Spencer Torkelson soon, making this a potentially dangerous lineup.

The Royals suddenly have a very interesting young outfield. Young players like Kyle Isbel and Edward Olivares will try to stave off prospect Seuly Matias, who has massive power but still has to work on contacting the ball more often. The acquisition of Andrew Benintendi gave him a chance for a fresh start after falling out of favor in Boston. We saw a final hitting line closer to 2017-2018 levels, although it arrived much like the end of a roller coaster ride.

He was given the green light to run but it didn't turn out too well. Benintendi stole nine bases and was caught eight times. His sprint speed has dropped off over the last couple of years to the point that he ranked 236th in MLB last year. Simply put, what we have seen from him thus far is the best we can hope for.

 

Deeper Options to Watch

Heliot Ramos moved up to the Triple-A level in the Giants' organization and fared well, batting .272 and driving in 30 runs in 54 games at his latest stop. As a former first-round pick and the No. 2 prospect in the farm system, Ramos is rightfully expected to debut in 2022 at some point. There's still too much swing-and-miss in his game, evidenced by a strikeout rate that has remained above 25% at every minor league level, but he should develop more discipline as he matures. He could eventually displace Mike Yastrzemski in the outfield.

Yusniel Diaz has the chance to be another solid young offensive player for Baltimore alongside Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hays. It helps playing half a season in the band box referred to as Camden Yards. Diaz hasn't progressed as quickly as the organization would like, hitting .157 with just four homers in 191 at-bats at the Triple-A level last season. This isn't quite a make-or-break season for him but it's pretty close.

Both Drew Waters and Christian Pache struggled in some respects last year. Waters posted solid counting stats at Triple-A Gwinnett but hit .240 and struck out 30.6% of the time. Pache had a miserable time after getting called up in 2021, slashing .111/.152/.206 with a 36.8% strikeout rate. This may have been a blessing in disguise because it led the Braves to add outfielders Eddie Rosario and Joc Pederson before the postseason. In dynasty, I have  Waters higher than Pache because of his skillset. Waters is the better power hitter and while he doesn't have as much pure top-end speed as Pache, he has been more aggressive on the basepaths. I have conerns that Pache might end up as a glove-first player who might be another Manuel Margot.

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