Author: Paul Sporer | Page 93 | RotoGraphs Fantasy Baseball

I’ve always found OF a tricky position because with all the superstars at the top, it feels deep until you realize that everyone needs at least 5 in the standard format plus the fact that some will be taken for an infield position where they qualify. In the drafts I’ve done so far, I start to feel the OF pinch pretty early as the foundational options really dry up and you are taking guys with real question marks in your OF2/3 spots if you wait too long. There is plenty of talent and you can definitely hit on those question marks, but if you want to feel good about your OF, consider early investments.

I didn’t list the two major catchers who qualify because you really shouldn’t be using Varsho or Melendez at OF in any circumstance. Their value is greatly improved by being C-eligible, so if you are using them at OF, you are using a sub-optimal lineup.

2023 Outfielder Ranks

RK	NAME	TEAM	LG	ALLPOS
1	Aaron Judge	NYY	AL	OF/DH
2	Ronald Acuña Jr.	ATL	NL	OF/DH
3	Kyle Tucker	HOU	AL	OF
4	Julio Rodríguez	SEA	AL	OF
5	Mookie Betts	LAD	NL	OF
6	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	AL	OF/DH
7	Mike Trout	LAA	AL	OF
8	Juan Soto	SD	NL	OF
9	Randy Arozarena	TB	AL	OF/DH
10	Cedric Mullins	BAL	AL	OF
11	Michael Harris II	ATL	NL	OF
12	Starling Marte	NYM	NL	OF
13	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	NL	SS/OF
14	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	NL	OF
15	George Springer	TOR	AL	OF/DH
16	Luis Robert Jr.	CHW	AL	OF
17	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	NL	OF
18	Eloy Jiménez	CHW	AL	OF/DH
19	Byron Buxton	MIN	AL	OF/DH
20	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	NL	OF
21	Christian Yelich	MIL	NL	OF/DH
22	Taylor Ward	LAA	AL	OF
23	Jake McCarthy	ARI	NL	OF
24	Nick Castellanos	PHI	NL	OF
25	Ian Happ	CHC	NL	OF
26	Kris Bryant	COL	NL	OF
27	Hunter Renfroe	LAA	AL	OF
28	Corbin Carroll	ARI	NL	OF
29	Tyler O’Neill	STL	NL	OF
30	Andrew Vaughn	CHW	AL	1B/OF/DH
31	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	NL	OF
32	Adolis García	TEX	AL	OF/DH
33	Harrison Bader	NYY	AL	OF
34	Anthony Santander	BAL	AL	OF/DH
35	Wil Myers	CIN	NL	1B/OF
36	Jake Fraley	CIN	NL	OF
37	Riley Greene	DET	AL	OF
38	Alex Verdugo	BOS	AL	OF
39	Steven Kwan	CLE	AL	OF
40	Teoscar Hernández	SEA	AL	OF
41	Andrew Benintendi	CHW	AL	OF
42	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	AL	OF/DH
43	Lars Nootbaar	STL	NL	OF
44	Cody Bellinger	CHC	NL	OF
45	Masataka Yoshida	BOS	AL	OF
46	Edward Olivares	KC	AL	OF
47	Gavin Lux	LAD	NL	2B/OF
48	Whit Merrifield	TOR	AL	2B/OF
49	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	ARI	NL	OF
50	Seth Brown	OAK	AL	1B/OF
51	Mitch Haniger	SF	NL	OF
52	Austin Meadows	DET	AL	OF
53	Leody Taveras	TEX	AL	OF
54	Jeff McNeil	NYM	NL	2B/OF
55	Oswaldo Cabrera	NYY	AL	OF
56	TJ Friedl	CIN	NL	OF
57	Adam Duvall	BOS	AL	OF
58	Mike Yastrzemski	SF	NL	OF
59	Lane Thomas	WAS	NL	OF
60	Oscar Gonzalez	CLE	AL	OF
61	Jesse Winker	MIL	NL	OF
62	Avisaíl García	MIA	NL	OF
63	Trent Grisham	SD	NL	OF
64	Brandon Marsh	PHI	NL	OF
65	Christopher Morel	CHC	NL	2B/OF
66	Jose Siri	TB	AL	OF
67	Randal Grichuk	COL	NL	OF
68	Chris Taylor	LAD	NL	2B/OF
69	Akil Baddoo	DET	AL	OF
70	Bryan De La Cruz	MIA	NL	OF
71	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	NL	OF/DH
72	Myles Straw	CLE	AL	OF
73	Joey Meneses	WAS	NL	1B/OF
74	Nick Gordon	MIN	AL	2B/OF
75	Max Kepler	MIN	AL	OF
76	Enrique Hernández	BOS	AL	OF
77	Kerry Carpenter	DET	AL	OF
78	Jurickson Profar	N/A	N/A	OF
79	Jarred Kelenic	SEA	AL	OF
80	Trey Mancini	CHC	NL	1B/OF/DH
81	Kyle Isbel	KC	AL	OF
82	Ramón Laureano	OAK	AL	OF
83	Charlie Blackmon	COL	NL	OF/DH
84	Garrett Mitchell	MIL	NL	OF
85	Chas McCormick	HOU	AL	OF
86	Austin Hays	BAL	AL	OF
87	Manuel Margot	TB	AL	OF
88	Jorge Soler	MIA	NL	OF
89	Dylan Carlson	STL	NL	OF
90	AJ Pollock	CHW	AL	OF
91	Joc Pederson	SF	NL	OF
92	Mark Canha	NYM	NL	OF
93	Esteury Ruiz	OAK	AL	OF
94	Tommy Pham	NYM	NL	OF
95	LaMonte Wade Jr.	SF	NL	1B/OF
96	Kyle Stowers	BAL	AL	OF
97	Drew Waters	KC	AL	OF
98	Brendan Donovan	STL	NL	2B/3B/OF
99	Tony Kemp	OAK	AL	2B/OF
100	Michael Conforto	SF	NL	OF
101	Brian Anderson	MIL	NL	3B/OF
102	Alex Kirilloff	MIN	AL	OF
103	James Outman	LAD	NL	OF
104	Nick Senzel	CIN	NL	OF
105	Trayce Thompson	LAD	NL	OF
106	Gavin Sheets	CHW	AL	OF
107	Harold Ramírez	TB	AL	1B/OF/DH
108	Nate Eaton	KC	AL	OF
109	Oscar Colas	CHW	AL	OF
110	Aledmys Díaz	OAK	AL	2B/OF
111	Adam Frazier	BAL	AL	2B/OF
112	Juan Yepez	STL	NL	OF
113	Victor Robles	WAS	NL	OF
114	Michael Brantley	HOU	AL	OF/DH
115	Michael Toglia	COL	NL	OF
116	Bubba Thompson	TEX	AL	OF
117	Aaron Hicks	NYY	AL	OF
118	Joey Gallo	MIN	AL	OF
119	Cal Mitchell	PIT	NL	OF
120	Michael A. Taylor	MIN	AL	OF
121	Josh H. Smith	TEX	AL	3B/OF
122	Jack Suwinski	PIT	NL	OF
123	Hunter Dozier	KC	AL	1B/3B/OF/DH
124	Estevan Florial	NYY	AL	OF
125	Tyrone Taylor	MIL	NL	OF
126	Yonathan Daza	COL	NL	OF
127	Ji Hwan Bae	PIT	NL	OF
128	Eddie Rosario	ATL	NL	OF
129	Matt Vierling	DET	AL	OF
130	Austin Slater	SF	NL	OF
131	Mauricio Dubón	HOU	AL	SS/OF
132	Mickey Moniak	LAA	AL	OF
133	Kevin Kiermaier	TOR	AL	OF
134	Sal Frelick	MIL	NL	OF
135	Conner Capel	OAK	AL	OF
136	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	NL	OF/DH
137	Josh Lowe	TB	AL	OF
138	Brad Miller	TEX	AL	3B/OF/DH
139	Jarren Duran	BOS	AL	OF
140	Alek Thomas	ARI	NL	OF
141	Jo Adell	LAA	AL	OF
142	Trevor Larnach	MIN	AL	OF
143	Chad Pinder	CIN	NL	OF
144	Nick Maton	DET	AL	OF
145	Vidal Bruján	TB	AL	2B/OF
146	Ceddanne Rafaela	BOS	AL	OF
147	Corey Dickerson	WAS	NL	OF/DH
148	Colton Cowser	BAL	AL	OF
149	Will Brennan	CLE	AL	OF
150	Alex Call	WAS	NL	OF

20 gm qualification; 5×5 Roto; Blue indicates new tier

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1137 – 2023 AL Reliever Preview

by Paul Sporer

February 6, 2023

2/6/22

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AL RP PREVIEW

BAL: Félix Bautista (RP8)
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NYY: Clay Holmes (RP12)
TBR: Pete Fairbanks (RP21)
TOR: Jordan Romano (RP4)

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2023 FanGraphs Draft Kit

by Paul Sporer

February 6, 2023

Welcome to the RotoGraphs 2023 Draft Kit!

It is a bit different than the standard kit as it will be a landing page for all our fall and winter articles pertinent for your spring drafts. In the past, it has been difficult at times to recall an article from early in the offseason when it comes time to applying the information in March, but this will remedy that and give you a one stop shop to find the best offseason info we have to offer. It will be updated multiple times a week with the necessary articles in the categories listed below. If there is something you would like to see that isn’t included, please let us know in the comments.

Last updated: 3/13/2022

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1135 – 2023 Catcher Rankings Preview #1

by Paul Sporer

February 3, 2023

2/3/22

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C RANKINGS

SB Studs: J.T. Realmuto v. Daulton Varsho
Is Will Smith a bit overlooked?
Round 5 battle: Adley Rutschman v. Salvador Perez
On the Rise: MJ Melendez v. Alejandro Kirk

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The Sleeper and the Bust Episode: 1133 – Fireside Chat at PitchCon: Tough SP Ranks

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February 1, 2023

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TOUGH SP RANKS

Universal pick: Jacob deGrom SP4
Paul 1: Tyler Glasnow SP27
Nick 1: Kevin Gausman SP17
Paul 2: Triston McKenzie SP26
Nick 2: Logan Gilbert SP32
Paul 3 (team duo): Hunter Greene SP34/Nick Lodolo SP37
Nick 3 (team duo): Tony Gonsolin SP54/Dustin May SP47
Favorite Post-300 ADP guy (since 1/1)
- Paul: Cody Morris SP114
- Nick: Kenta Maeda SP97

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Paul Sporer’s Baseball Chat – February 1st, 2023

by Paul Sporer

February 1, 2023

Transcript is available!

1:04	Paul Sporer: Hello everyone! Thanks for coming!

1:04	Sabey Sabes: What’s a realistic expectation from Judge this year? Have him as a keeper at #10 overall, but oh the trade options, too.

1:09	Paul Sporer: Something like .285/40/100/100

1:09	Paul Sporer: And that’s conservative, tbh

1:09	Nate: If you can keep either Nate Lowe or Tristan Casas in a 16 teamer…think they’ll be roughly similar this year? And moving forward? Or am I over/underestimating Casas?

1:09	Paul Sporer: Probably overestimating Casas right now. I’m a big Lowe fan so it’s easily him for me

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