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Paul Sporer’s 2023 Outfielder Rankings

February 7, 2023

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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Chad Young’s 2023 Ottoneu RP Rankings

by Chad Young

January 31, 2023

This list is a little different than the others. First, RP in FanGraphs Points leagues, where saves and holds have value but are not a category, function fairly differently than in more traditional formats. You don’t need a closer, but having a middle reliever who never gets late-inning work isn’t ideal either. Role matters but it isn’t as simple as “go get the closers to pile up saves.” Second, I value RP differently than the market or any auction calculator. So we are going need a slightly longer intro before I just drop a table on you.
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Justin Mason’s 2023 Catcher Ranks: 1/31/2023

by Justin Mason

January 31, 2023

Now that football season is over, it is time to really prep for baseball drafts! Read the rest of this entry »

Chad Young’s 2023 Ottoneu Util/Missing Player Values

by Chad Young

January 30, 2023

When doing my rankings by position, I have to make decisions on who makes the cut to be ranked and who doesn’t. Based on projections, current roster percentages and other data, some players get ranked and others get left out. Before the cut deadline tonight, I wanted to provide an update on a set of players who missed that cut but maybe should not have. Six of these players are utility-only, and therefore didn’t go on positional rankings. Others just weren’t on my radar, so to speak.

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Chad Young’s 2023 Ottoneu SP Rankings

by Chad Young

January 30, 2023

The SP list is always the hardest to make. I am less confident in the projections for pitchers than for hitters, which means there is a lot more judgment required to make decisions. I also tend to be pretty adverse to paying market price for pitching. I tend to believe there will be pitching available via free-agent pickups. Plus, if you fall behind the innings-pitched pace because you aren’t comfortable with what you have, it is relatively easy to make up ground later in the year. So if I am not likely to pay market price for an ace, what should I recommend you do? In the end, I always decide to set tiers based on what I think is a fair price, even if I know that I will be value-shopping at the position. Read the rest of this entry »

Justin Mason’s Outfield Ranks: 1/27/2023

by Justin Mason

January 27, 2023

Now that football season is over, it is time to really prep for baseball drafts!

This year to improve my prep, I am doing full projections on every position which are reflected in my ranks. My ranks will be available here on FanGraphs and daily updates and full projections will be available on the Sleeper and the Bust Patreon once I have completed them. Read the rest of this entry »

Paul Sporer’s 2023 Third Base Rankings

by Paul Sporer

January 26, 2023

The Hot Corner is tough this year. There is a pack of stars atop the heap, but then a substantial drop-off where things completely open up. You could find yourself behind the 8-ball if you wait too long. Meanwhile, you could aim to make things worse for your leaguemates by taking some multi-eligible players and slotting them throughout your lineup.

2023 Third Base Ranks

RK	NAME	TEAM	LG	POS
1	José Ramírez	CLE	AL	3B
2	Manny Machado	SD	NL	3B
3	Bobby Witt Jr.	KC	AL	3B/SS
4	Rafael Devers	BOS	AL	3B
5	Austin Riley	ATL	NL	3B
6	Nolan Arenado	STL	NL	3B
7	Alex Bregman	HOU	AL	3B
8	Ke’Bryan Hayes	PIT	NL	3B
9	Gunnar Henderson	BAL	AL	3B
10	Josh Jung	TEX	AL	3B
11	Max Muncy	LAD	NL	2B/3B
12	Brandon Drury	LAA	AL	1B/2B/3B
13	Alec Bohm	PHI	NL	3B
14	Ryan McMahon	COL	NL	3B
15	Jose Miranda	MIN	AL	1B/3B
16	Anthony Rendon	LAA	AL	3B
17	Jordan Walker	STL	NL	3B
18	Matt Chapman	TOR	AL	3B
19	Ha-Seong Kim 김하성	SD	NL	3B/SS
20	Yandy Díaz	TB	AL	3B
21	Luis Urías	MIL	NL	2B/3B/SS
22	Justin Turner	BOS	AL	3B
23	DJ LeMahieu	NYY	AL	1B/2B/3B
24	Eugenio Suárez	SEA	AL	3B
25	Rodolfo Castro	PIT	NL	2B/3B
26	Joey Wendle	MIA	NL	2B/3B/SS
27	Gio Urshela	LAA	AL	3B
28	Yoán Moncada	CHW	AL	3B
29	Eduardo Escobar	NYM	NL	3B
30	Josh Rojas	ARI	NL	2B/3B
31	Jeimer Candelario	WAS	NL	3B
32	Luis Rengifo	LAA	AL	2B/3B
33	Spencer Steer	CIN	NL	3B
34	Wilmer Flores	SF	NL	1B/2B/3B
35	Ramón Urías	BAL	AL	2B/3B
36	Brendan Donovan	STL	NL	2B/3B/OF
37	Brian Anderson	MIL	NL	3B/OF
38	Evan Longoria	ARI	NL	3B
39	Isaac Paredes	TB	AL	1B/2B/3B
40	Jace Peterson	OAK	AL	3B
41	Kyle Farmer	MIN	AL	3B/SS
42	J.D. Davis	SF	NL	3B
43	Jon Berti	MIA	NL	2B/3B
44	Patrick Wisdom	CHC	NL	3B
45	Curtis Mead	TB	AL	3B
46	Brett Baty	NYM	NL	3B
47	Emmanuel Rivera	ARI	NL	3B
48	Josh Smith	TEX	AL	3B/OF
49	Bobby Dalbec	BOS	AL	1B/3B
50	Josh Donaldson	NYY	AL	3B

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

NOTES:

The lack of premium talent at the Hot Corner makes José Ramírez a legit 1.1 consideration for me. Make no mistake, his skills alone do that, too, but there are a handful of candidates for that top spot and when trying to parse through them, his eligibility at 3B is a big selling point for me.

Manny Machado is just as rock solid as it gets and almost feels like a bit of a bargain as a wheel pick, going regularly in the 14-18 range in 15-team leagues. He has even gone as late as 20 during January which is a steal with his ironclad production and dearth of premium 3B.

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Chad Young’s 2023 Ottoneu OF Rankings

by Chad Young

January 26, 2023

OF is shallow and deep at the same time. There are very few elite OF I truly trust and get excited about – by the bottom of the OF2 level (back half of the top 20), I am looking at guys I like as an OF, but not more. But as you move down outside the top 60, there are still a bunch of guys I like as OF4/OF5 types. Strategically, that means I am going to often try to grab two of the top 20 and then just see who falls to me later.
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Nicklaus Gaut’s 2023 Outfielder Ranks

by Nicklaus Gaut

January 24, 2023

We’ve now covered my ranks at catcher, first base, second base, third base, and shortstop, before making a stop in Splitsville last week. Let’s close our hitters out – time to hit that grass.

It’s not that the outfielders are shallow by talent but depending on your league and roster size, eventually, you’ll reach a cliff past which full-time players are few and far between. Full and part platoons start wreaking havoc on projecting final production, and while some part-timers will still end up with enough playing time to be fantasy-viable, trying to properly judge their value from week to week may be a fantasy headache some managers just may not want. Read the rest of this entry »