like year after year and a beast to take on as we have top
20s from both DJ and Scott, DJ we will go 10:40 out of
the gate where you're starting off. So number 24, meet a Oscar
Hernandez already went
over my case for him, going to Seattle, not really concerned
about the ballpark change. I still think he's going to be
very valuable 19. I have Brian Reynolds on the pirates. For
now. Maybe not for much longer course, requested a trade.
If he's traded at some point we'll probably be to a
tender would probably be to a better line up maybe a better
ballpark. So, top 20 outfielder for me, I have them at 1918.
I have a Dulles Garcia and with Garcia he was a player. We were
avoiding and drafts last year but he backed up his breakout
season. Improved his strikeout rate as well. I still think
there's reason for optimism there
17. I have Eloy Jimenez, and I think there's a monster season
in there somewhere if he could just stay healthy. So I'm
willing to take the risk. They're 16 and have Corbin
Carol.
Very exciting prospect.
Like, with the Diamondbacks
quality of contact was an overly impressive and what we
saw from him last year in the majors, but he is one of
the fastest players in baseball excited to see what he can do.
15, I have Dalton varsho.
I think you're more likely to use them at the catcher
position in fantasy leagues but he still makes my top 20
outfielders 14. I have Michael Harris the second I'm fading on
ATP but I still think you could be a top-20 outfielder, and of
course,
I could be wrong. And the upside is there
13, I have college schwarber leading off.
For the Phillies big-time power. I like him just like Scott does
12 Cedric Mullins? I think we've already seen his fantasy
Peak there in Baltimore, with the changes that they made in
the ballpark, but I think a well-rounded fantasy outfielder
for sure and 11,
Louis Robert, I think, again,
sort of like, with Jimenez, if he could just stay healthy,
I think he could be a first-round pick quality player, Scott, who
does your top 20 start with
Yeah, a lot of the same names, apologies, that a Oscar
Hernandez, who did not make my top 20 list, but I think DJ's
right that he's going to have a big season, like, say a Suzuki
in the top twenty second year in America. Um, sophomore year
was my best year in college. I think the
second year for Suzuki is going to include a spike when
the Umpire stop calling him out on every borderline pitch. Brian
Reynolds 19, as DJ mentioned, he'll start in Pittsburgh,
probably won't end up there and he's a very broad
base of skills which is often makes a player underrated in
real life or in fantasy Corbin. Rolls right number 18.
Outfielder although I think Jake McCarthy for ADP, maybe
the Arizona outfielder I gravitate towards. But
obviously Carol
a young player with a
wonderful set of skills
and is going to be coveted. Most fantasy leagues. Adults Garcia
at 17 is swinging missing his game. He's going to strike out
a lot, he may not have a great OBP, but if you're in
a standard five by five League, you're going to get plenty of
category juice. I think he's smart leaves, are going to
Discount him and you can swoop in and get a nice deal. Aren't
Garcia.
Eli Jimenez is DJ talked. About Chicago, everything went wrong
last year with injuries if him and his healthy, he could be
an MVP candidate. That's the cheapest. You may get him in
the next five seasons. Let's try to get some of them and
I have Robert right next to him at 15. It's really the same
story, just need
these guys to be healthy
and Chicago could be looking at a top-five offense. Cedric moans
may not hit all kinds of pitching but the Orioles will
play him all the time. They'll let him run liberally. He'll
probably hit about 15 home runs. He's never going to get
back to that peak season. We saw a couple years ago but
still a player who fills three or
four, Is, and somebody else like in an ascending Baltimore
lineup, Kyle, schwarber, 13, perfect, modern leadoff hitter,
and he's even stealing bases. Now, he'll get on base, he'll
knock 35, out of the park, really good lineup, buoyancy.
Even without Bryce Harper, for half the season, I want to
get some shares of the Phillies, Randy arose Arena.
Number, 12 is power and speed, right? He's not going to go in
the Elite Class of outfielders, but he's the one Ray you kind
of know is in the lineup day in day out, you're going to get 25
home runs, probably 15, stolen bases, So
I'll say yes to that. Don't ver show is going to change teams,
get a change leagues that's always a challenge but
the Toronto Park is going to help them out the players around
him. I got to help him out as well. You'll probably use them
as catcher as DJ talked about. I do have Michael Harris.
Attend
Bellamy say I'm not going to draft him there. I think DJ
outline, the underscoring, the problems with Harris that he
could be a dangerous player in his
in his second season. So he's something I'm a little bit
nervous about but I still kept him in a lofty. Fantasy rank
moving into those top 10.
This is where it starts to get a little bit more. Interesting,
DJ will go 5:50 here. Where do you start? So I'm I have Randy
a Rosy Rose Arena attend so just a little bit higher than
Scott and what I like from a Rosary in a
last year was that he improved his strikeout rate. So
I don't think he's quite the batting average risk that maybe
he looks like and you get that well-rounded cat counting
staffs there. So I'm a fan of her Rosary know. For sure. Mike
Trout at number nine. Can you believe that
in fantasy outfielders? But the I mean,
has the injury concerns.
Does it run he stole? Owen for basis over the past three
seasons combined. So, you know, when you're looking at these
top fantasy out, feelers, most of them are going to steal
bases. Your Don Alvarez is the exception.
But that's what you're looking for from a top fantasy
outfielder Trout's just not doing that these days. Fernando
tati's jr. I have at number eight here. A lot of Naas there
because he did not play last season
was hurt, had the PD suspension coming off a shoulder surgery
as well. So what are we going to see from him this year,
who knows? But the upside is through the roof. I have
a number eight here. You could very well be number. And by
the end of the season,
number seven Mookie Betts
leading off there for the Dodgers,
maybe not the player. He once was fantasy wise, but he's
going to get on base. The top, a good lineup will give you
power little bit of speed as well.
I think he's a safe play
6-yard on Alvarez.
I think it could be the MVP this season.
His expected batting average was actually higher than 306
last year and the contact that he makes is just ridiculous
quality. Contact is is insane. So I think it could hit 40 home
runs. He could hit for a higher batting average. She could win
a batting title this year. So I'm a huge fan Alvarez as well.
Scott, you mentioned your top ten kicks off with Michael
Harris, but where does it go from there?
Yeah, I've read through the stop line on that. I apologize.
But Harris is my 10, Michael trout, number nine. He's on
the backside of his career. It's a Hall of Fame career. It's maybe
a Mount Rushmore career but
not going to run anymore and I don't think he's going to play
anywhere close to 150 games. So, I'm probably not going to
draft into trouble. Maybe I'll regret that. What do we get
from Fernando tati's after missing a full season? That's
why he's my
Field or 8, but as DJ mentioned to me, you could be on all
the magazine covers next year in a deep San Diego lineup which
includes want soda. My number seven outfielder
coming off a down season but maybe the trade rumors played
with them a little bit. San Diego is not quite as bad of
a park as it used to be. They've made some cosmetic changes and
some infrastructure changes. The ball flies a little bit
better there now, so
don't let the park cheat you out of Juan Soto
ayam Mookie Betts at six, just because of the floor. When is
Mookie Betts ever let you down, he's in a really strong line up
here. We'll run some, he still has power, he's going to hit
for a plus average, he's not electric. Maybe in any category
of, they'll
probably the league in runs scored
and I think that actually makes him a little bit underrated.
Yordan Alvarez,
left-handed hitter knows no shift anymore. This guy,
it's just so crazy that he hits over 300. He was unlucky by
the statcast metrics is DJ was talking about. You want any
piece you can get this Houston lineup and that means your
Navarro's I think is a legitimate first rounder,
all right? Finally. DJ 521, take us home.
With the best outfielders in your projections for Fantasy.
Yes. So I have one, so at 5, and when I look at what he did
last year, I think he was pressing a little bit when he
started the year at the Nationals and a lineup That was
basically blown apart. Then
he goes to San Diego
deals with a little bit of a back issue. I wonder how much
that was a factor, and what we saw down the stretch also, hit
a ton of infield fly balls, which is kind of unlike what
Juan Soto usually does.
I think we see a bounce back there with him, this year in
a lineup, That should be a ton of fun. I've Kyle Tucker here at
number four
for me was a little bit disappointing last year but
still piled up the counting stats, I like the Astros
lineup, hopefully, he's in a prominent spot there, you never
know, with Dusty Baker, what he might decide,
but I think across the board very valuable makes a ton of
contact to. There's probably some batting average upside. We
haven't seen there quite yet from Tucker.
Number three, I've Ronald Acuna jr.
Coming off that ACL surgery. Last year,
just kind of a little bit of a downturn in everything quality
of. Contact Sprint speed. But you have to think a year
removed from that surgery, we see him bounce back, be
a little bit more of the Acuna that we're accustomed to.
Number two, the fast Riser Julio Rodriguez here. I mean,
just think of what he could do over a full season, we
basically got three quarters of a season out of them last year
but a full 162. Like, if he doesn't go 30 30 this year,
it's going to be a disappointment.
He also probably won't match his ADP, if he doesn't, so
that's something to keep in mind. Aaron judge, I have
number one here,
and the reason for that is Just the power advantage that he
gives you. Yes, it's 62. Home runs last year. That is 16 more
than the next closest player. So for me, just fear
the advantage that he gives you there
in a hitter. Friendly ballpark like a score of 130 through
runs. Can he do that again? Probably not. But I think what
you're talking about floor
judge is a pretty good one Scott excited to see where you
differ in your top five. Where do you kick things off? Yeah,
I get. I keep over running the bases. I did mentioned already
that Alvarez was my number five, outfielder, and please
drop this
guy in the first round. If you
And get his teammate, Kyle Tucker.
Remember when they did the Ted Williams documentary, they
needed a stand-in for Ted Williams to swing. They went to
Kyle Tucker. What's a better compliment than that? And
the Houston lineup is so it may be the eight. Nine spots will be
dead but they'll go seven deep
and Tucker can go 30 30 he's the guy could be an MVP
candidate Julio Rodriguez. She's going to be fun to drive.
She got the elbow. Everybody out of the room. Why did he not
steal at the second half of last year? Was he dinged up
a little bit?
Does he see that? Maybe his game should be more about
staying on the field? The home. Runs and everything. But what
an exciting player and I think Seattle was really smart to
lock him up for the long term. He's their signature guy for
the next decade
Ronald Acuna. Again a guy who could be on the magazine covers
next year, he was hurt last year. At Linda's defense, has
very deep in a cocoon has made it clear. I want to be a 40 40
guy. I want to steal bases.
I want to, you know, be the best, the most of the most
dynamic stat Grabber in the league. So I have him right to
some people may have a ranked one but Aaron judge after last
season, he stays in New York,
he's going to dominate for category. So you say Doesn't
run. So what I we're going to find stolen bases, a lot easier
this year, so would judge doesn't fill out that category.
It doesn't matter to me
and I love him in New York because you know what? This guy
he can hit about Yellowstone, but he can also like Miss
a Pitch, hit to the opposite field and it's still ones up in
the seats.