March Composite Rankings – Outfield

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March 15, 2018

Our staff composite rankings continue on! Today we doubled up with third base earlier and now the outfield.

We’re using Yahoo! eligibility requirements which is 5 starts or 10 appearances. These rankings assume the standard 5×5 categories and a re-draft league. If we forgot someone, please let us know in the comments and we’ll make sure he’s added for the updates. If you have questions for a specific ranker on something he did, let us know in the comments. We can also be reached via Twitter:

There will be differences, sharp differences, within the rankings. The rankers have different philosophies when it comes to ranking, some of which you’re no doubt familiar with through previous iterations. Of course the idea that we’d all think the same would be silly because then what would be the point of including multiple rankers?! Think someone should be higher or lower? Make a case. Let us know why you think that. The chart is sortable. If a ranker didn’t rank someone that the others did, he was given that ranker’s last rank +1.

Key:

  • AVG– just the average of the seven ranking sets
  • Adj. AVG– the average minus the high and low rankings
  • SPLIT– the difference between the high and low rankings

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March OF Rankings
NAME Paul S Mike Jeff Justin AVG Adj. AVG Split
1 Mike Trout 1 1 1 1 1.0 1.0 0
2 Charlie Blackmon 3 2 2 3 2.5 2.5 1
3 Mookie Betts 2 4 3 2 2.8 2.5 2
4 Giancarlo Stanton 5 5 4 6 5.0 5.0 2
5 Bryce Harper 4 7 6 4 5.3 5.0 3
6 J.D. Martinez 6 9 5 7 6.8 6.5 4
7 Kris Bryant 7 8 8 5 7.0 7.5 3
8 Aaron Judge 11 3 10 8 8.0 9.0 8
9 Cody Bellinger 13 12 9 10 11.0 11.0 4
10 Christian Yelich 8 14 7 18 11.8 11.0 11
11 George Springer 9 16 15 11 12.8 13.0 7
12 Starling Marte 10 23 11 9 13.3 10.5 14
13 Tommy Pham 12 11 16 15 13.5 13.5 5
14 Nelson Cruz 14 19 14 13 15.0 14.0 6
15 Andrew Benintendi 20 15 13 14 15.5 14.5 7
16 Rhys Hoskins 19 6 19 19 15.8 19.0 13
17 Marcell Ozuna 15 26 12 12 16.3 13.5 14
18 Justin Upton 17 17 24 17 18.8 17.0 7
19 Lorenzo Cain 18 21 18 20 19.3 19.0 3
20 A.J. Pollock 21 22 17 23 20.8 21.5 6
21 Khris Davis 26 10 32 21 22.3 23.5 22
22 Whit Merrifield 22 24 21 25 23.0 23.0 4
23 Billy Hamilton 31 18 27 16 23.0 22.5 15
24 Yoenis Cespedes 16 27 23 30 24.0 25.0 14
25 Byron Buxton 23 29 26 22 25.0 24.5 7
26 Andrew McCutchen 25 20 31 26 25.5 25.5 11
27 Nick Castellanos 28 25 25 34 28.0 26.5 9
28 Ryan Braun 29 28 22 33 28.0 28.5 11
29 Yasiel Puig 24 31 30 28 28.3 29.0 7
30 Ender Inciarte 30 30 20 39 29.8 30.0 19
31 Domingo Santana 36 32 38 24 32.5 34.0 14
32 Joey Gallo 34 13 47 42 34.0 38.0 34
33 Adam Jones 42 34 34 35 36.3 34.5 8
34 Eddie Rosario 43 33 29 45 37.5 38.0 16
35 Gregory Polanco 37 45 42 32 39.0 39.5 13
36 Chris Taylor 33 37 52 37 39.8 37.0 19
37 Kevin Kiermaier 38 39 39 43 39.8 39.0 5
38 Adam Eaton 55 36 33 36 40.0 36.0 22
39 Odubel Herrera 44 38 37 51 42.5 41.0 14
40 Delino DeShields 39 44 49 49 45.3 46.5 10
41 Ian Desmond 40 78 36 27 45.3 38.0 51
42 Ian Happ 35 62 58 38 48.3 48.0 27
43 Brett Gardner 46 46 45 58 48.8 46.0 13
44 Carlos Santana 49 42 55 50 49.0 49.5 13
45 Eduardo Nunez 32 83 40 47 50.5 43.5 51
46 Manuel Margot 47 66 60 29 50.5 53.5 37
47 Nomar Mazara 48 61 50 44 50.8 49.0 17
48 Jay Bruce 50 35 66 56 51.8 53.0 31
49 Trey Mancini 53 63 44 48 52.0 50.5 19
50 Avisail Garcia 52 51 35 77 53.8 51.5 42
51 Steven Souza 58 48 69 40 53.8 53.0 29
52 Michael Brantley 56 52 28 81 54.3 54.0 53
53 Adam Duvall 51 41 75 55 55.5 53.0 34
54 Shin-Soo Choo 57 43 46 76 55.5 51.5 33
55 Bradley Zimmer 60 58 77 31 56.5 59.0 46
56 Josh Reddick 62 55 41 72 57.5 58.5 31
57 Matt Olson 27 56 80 73 59.0 64.5 53
58 Mitch Haniger 71 50 64 52 59.3 58.0 21
59 Aaron Hicks 61 57 78 46 60.5 59.0 32
60 Ronald Acuna 45 69 70 61 61.3 65.0 25
61 Josh Harrison 64 74 48 59 61.3 61.5 26
62 Marwin Gonzalez 54 79 56 57 61.5 56.5 25
63 Randal Grichuk 69 40 57 90 64.0 63.0 50
64 Michael Conforto 72 76 68 41 64.3 70.0 35
65 Jonathan Villar 59 59 81 68 66.8 63.5 22
66 David Peralta 70 70 63 67 67.5 68.5 7
67 Scooter Gennett 63 72 53 84 68.0 67.5 31
68 Kevin Pillar 98 47 43 85 68.3 66.0 55
69 Carlos Gonzalez 65 53 62 96 69.0 63.5 43
70 Lewis Brinson 68 67 76 65 69.0 67.5 11
71 Jackie Bradley 74 64 67 74 69.8 70.5 10
72 Dexter Fowler 73 75 51 82 70.3 74.0 31
73 Scott Schebler 77 60 83 66 71.5 71.5 23
74 Eric Thames 78 71 84 62 73.8 74.5 22
75 Brandon Belt 84 54 59 98 73.8 71.5 44
76 Kyle Schwarber 41 77 95 83 74.0 80.0 54
77 Corey Dickerson 76 81 71 71 74.8 73.5 10
78 Kole Calhoun 79 65 61 97 75.5 72.0 36
79 Max Kepler 83 92 82 53 77.5 82.5 39
80 Carlos Gomez 66 73 98 75 78.0 74.0 32
81 Stephen Piscotty 82 82 99 54 79.3 82.0 45
82 Jason Kipnis 93 49 73 128 85.8 83.0 79
83 Nick Markakis 95 80 86 89 87.5 87.5 15
84 Chris Owings 94 109 90 63 89.0 92.0 46
85 Jose Martinez 80 112 89 80 90.3 84.5 32
86 Michael Taylor 75 87 91 109 90.5 89.0 34
87 Nick Williams 92 86 93 91 90.5 91.5 7
88 Jason Heyward 96 88 88 95 91.8 91.5 8
89 Willie Calhoun 88 91 130 60 92.3 89.5 70
90 Aaron Altherr 91 101 92 88 93.0 91.5 13
91 Joc Pederson 90 93 115 78 94.0 91.5 37
92 Denard Span 105 84 72 122 95.8 94.5 50
93 Mark Trumbo 113 90 96 87 96.5 93.0 26
94 Hunter Renfroe 99 114 106 69 97.0 102.5 45
95 Gerardo Parra 103 98 87 100 97.0 99.0 16
96 Hunter Pence 101 85 79 125 97.5 93.0 46
97 Dustin Fowler 86 120 97 94 99.3 95.5 34
98 Cameron Maybin 67 99 100 134 100.0 99.5 67
99 Mallex Smith 102 104 85 111 100.5 103.0 26
100 Curtis Granderson 100 68 109 135 103.0 104.5 67
101 Victor Robles 87 138 102 86 103.3 94.5 52
102 Mikie Mahtook 106 89 74 145 103.5 97.5 71
103 Jesse Winker 111 107 94 103 103.8 105.0 17
104 Jarrod Dyson 85 105 113 113 104.0 109.0 28
105 Ben Gamel 109 110 105 93 104.3 107.0 17
106 Leonys Martin 108 102 116 92 104.5 105.0 24
107 Hernan Perez 114 97 110 101 105.5 105.5 17
108 Ben Zobrist 121 103 104 99 106.8 103.5 22
109 Melky Cabrera 112 119 65 133 107.3 115.5 68
110 Albert Almora 97 116 103 118 108.5 109.5 21
111 Austin Hays 110 159 101 64 108.5 105.5 95
112 Derek Dietrich 116 106 108 129 114.8 112.0 23
113 Jose Pirela 118 96 107 142 115.8 112.5 46
114 Matthew Joyce 133 95 117 120 116.3 118.5 38
115 Austin Jackson 122 121 111 116 117.5 118.5 11
116 Derek Fisher 123 113 125 110 117.8 118.0 15
117 Nick Delmonico 124 94 112 146 119.0 118.0 52
118 Keon Broxton 89 168 141 79 119.3 115.0 89
119 David Dahl 117 158 141 70 121.5 129.0 88
120 Alex Gordon 143 100 120 123 121.5 121.5 43
121 Howie Kendrick 127 134 124 102 121.8 125.5 32
122 Brandon Nimmo 128 117 135 107 121.8 122.5 28
123 Matt Kemp 81 129 127 151 122.0 128.0 70
124 Cory Spangenberg 126 132 119 115 123.0 122.5 17
125 Jorge Soler 130 108 126 132 124.0 128.0 24
126 Jacoby Ellsbury 132 123 118 127 125.0 125.0 14
127 Adam Frazier 136 126 121 119 125.5 123.5 17
128 Andrew Toles 107 141 141 117 126.5 129.0 34
129 Lonnie Chisenhall 119 111 141 137 127.0 128.0 30
130 Greg Allen 135 168 54 151 127.0 143.0 114
131 Adam Engel 125 142 140 106 128.3 132.5 36
132 Yasmany Tomas 139 136 137 104 129.0 136.5 35
133 Jon Jay 147 122 141 114 131.0 131.5 33
134 Colby Rasmus 120 118 139 151 132.0 129.5 33
135 Teoscar Hernandez 104 161 141 124 132.5 132.5 57
136 Brett Phillips 115 168 141 108 133.0 128.0 60
137 Austin Meadows 141 140 141 112 133.5 140.5 29
138 Jose Bautista 148 115 141 130 133.5 135.5 33
139 Clint Frazier 131 160 141 105 134.3 136.0 55
140 Steve Pearce 137 131 123 151 135.5 134.0 28

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DavidMember since 2026
8 years ago

Everyone but Mike seems to think Starling Marte is the same player after his suspension. Can’t help but think that his suspension isn’t also the end of his PED use. That has to have SOME impact on performance, no?

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Pirates HurdlesMember since 2024
8 years ago
Reply to  David

The studies that have been done say no

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Mike PodhorzerFanGraphs Staff
8 years ago
Reply to  David

I think it all comes down to your steals expectations. He ran much less frequently last season than 2016 and at 29, I’m not about to project a return to 35-40 steals. I’m at 30, with all his other skills in line with history.

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calebwMember since 2016
8 years ago
Reply to  David

My understanding is that PED use is more often than not connected to rehabbing injuring and overcoming the wear and tear of the season, rather than adding bulk. So, it’s not like steroids=more home runs in most cases.

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bceagles182
8 years ago

I think there’s a typo in the category descriptions. It says “Avg.” twice. I suspect the second one should say “Adj. Avg.”

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MustBunique
8 years ago

Pod, little insight into your K Davis rank? I agree more with you than the others but am interested in what’s driving it for your projos. Thanks.

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Mike PodhorzerFanGraphs Staff
8 years ago
Reply to  MustBunique

For the first time this year, I took some value out of steals and added it to the homer pool, so that explains some of the discrepancy.

40-106-88-.251

Right in line with what he’s done and the projections, so no idea why he’s so much lower than everyone else.

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Choos on first
8 years ago

Souza below Happ? Sure, in a dynasty league, I’d agree. Otherwise, give me the guy in the middle of his prime with a guaranteed full time job, and being used to hitting in pitcher friendly parks. This isn’t to hate on Happ, I’m just not prone to trust the sophomore floating around the field with the worse projected OBP

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Mike PodhorzerFanGraphs Staff
8 years ago
Reply to  Choos on first

Looks like I’m the only one who ranked Souza well ahead of Happ

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Gavin
8 years ago

Thoughts about Acuna in H2H?

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cowdiscipleMember since 2016
8 years ago

Billy Hamilton over Buxton?

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carterMember since 2020
8 years ago
Reply to  cowdisciple

ya i think it depends on league. leagues like yahoo that allow trades I am all over Hamilton. If I have to hold him all season I avoid him like the plague.

When you can trade him you can always get way too much value from some guy in 4th or 5th whose in 10th in steals

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MAYBE Network
8 years ago

Aaron Judge is the reigning fWAR Lord. He played half the season with an injured shoulder and still finished with a wRC+ of 173. He had a streak of 13 straight weeks with a 150 or greater wRC+. He had the best month of September by any batter in the past ten years. His final two weeks and two days were more valuable than the MVP’s final two MONTHS (what an embarrassment that vote was). In 102 games played in April/May/June/September, he hit .322/.453/.738 with 42 home runs and a wRC+ of 207. He has a true 80 power tool. And yet only one of you has him in the top 3,.

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calebwMember since 2016
8 years ago
Reply to  MAYBE Network

The answer to your implied question is batting average.

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MAYBE Network
8 years ago
Reply to  calebw

He hit over .303 in April, .347 in May, .324 in June, .230 in July, .185 in August, and .311 in September. The corresponding BABIPs were .310, .473, .434, .310, .292, and .283. So for 2/3 of the last season he hit over .300. Everyone seems to be operating on the assumption that the slump was caused by the league figuring him out, but his peripherals numbers (e.g hard-hit%, IFFB%) and his own admission suggest that his slump was caused by the shoulder injury around the time of the ASB.

Aaron Judge was a top 10 batter in the MLB (by fWAR) for four of the six months last season, while the MVPs of both leagues were top 10 batters for just two months. He was the best player in baseball in two different months (June and September), which is also something neither MVP did. He was at least 150% better than the league average better in every week for three straight months.
Find me another guy that had 13 straight weeks with a wRC+ greater than or equal to 150 — the data only goes back to 2002 — I don’t think you can. That’s not the kind of success you can fake. Sure, he could start off slow because of the injury. Sure, the league could somehow figure him out. And the kind of damage he did to his shoulder in his rookie season could be an indication that he won’t be able to stay healthy. But if you’re going to rank him right next to Cody Bellinger, who was half as valuable didn’t hit .300 in a single month last season, you should at least explain why.

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calebwMember since 2016
8 years ago
Reply to  MAYBE Network

Judge is a stud. He was unbelievable last year in 3 categories and a solid contributor in the remaining 2. My league doesn’t use fWAR or wRC+, so I wouldn’t use those to judge his fantasy value. The Sept/Oct explosion is a great sign for his ability to adjust. If he stays healthy all year and cuts his K rate, maybe you will get your wish and he’ll leapfrog the vets in front of him next year.

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