Fantasy Baseball 2014: Full Outfield Rankings and Projections

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We’ve been releasing our outfield rankings and projections in pieces but, for draft reference purposes, you’d likely like to have them all in one place. Below are the full XN Sports outfield rankings and projections for 2014, featuring the top 90 outfielders in the game.

The outfield position is deep and, as such, I would advise against taking unnecessary risks on players like the inexperienced Billy Hamilton, oft-injured Matt Kemp, and aging Josh Hamilton.

Owners should also avoid the perils of the hype machine. Players like Bryce Harper and Yasiel Puig are perfectly good players but they tend to come off the board much earlier than their real value. The same can likely be said of Giancarlo Stanton who proved last season that he’s not the same player without any real supporting cast. Young highly-touted prospects like George Springer and Oscar Taveras certainly have all the talent in the world but they are both highly unlikely to start every day or even spend the whole season on the roster, much less post a top-50 season. Sure, you can look at Springer as this year’s Wil Myers, worth keeping on your bench until he finally emerges, but you need a bench deep enough to support such a move, and a draft pick low enough where you’re actually getting the value Springer can truly provide in a rookie season.

The backend of the rankings feature some solid names that will be available in later rounds and even on the waiver wire that can help fill up roster spots and categories as well. If you need power, someone like Khris Davis, Colby Rasmus, or Josh Willingham can certainly provide 20+ home runs if your lineup is deficient in the pop department.

Forgot to draft good base thieves? Guys like Eric Young, Rajai Davis, and Denard Span can certainly bail you out.

With all that in mind, let’s take a look at our full outfield rankings and projections. Be sure to check out our first base rankings and projections, second base rankings and projections, third base rankings and projections, shortstop rankings and projections, and catcher rankings and projections. Stay tuned for our starting pitcher rankings coming this week.

Rank	Player	BA	HR	RBI	R	SB
1	Mike Trout	315	26	90	110	35
2	Ryan Braun	298	32	104	102	20
3	Andrew McCutchen	307	23	88	95	23
4	Carlos Gonzalez	301	26	85	85	20
5	Adam Jones	283	29	88	95	14
6	Jacoby Ellsbury	290	10	57	93	40
7	Carlos Gomez	265	21	65	75	37
8	Bryce Harper	270	22	67	80	14
9	Jay Bruce	256	30	99	88	7
10	Jose Bautista	260	32	86	88	5
11	Giancarlo Stanton	260	34	87	76	3
12	Yasiel Puig	285	26	75	82	18
13	Justin Upton	270	25	75	90	12
14	Shin-Soo Choo	280	19	62	93	20
15	Matt Holliday	294	22	92	89	4
16	Hunter Pence	279	23	96	86	14
17	Allen Craig	310	16	90	80	1
18	Wil Myers	280	24	85	79	9
19	Yoenis Cespedes	260	25	82	75	11
20	Alex Rios	277	18	82	80	6
21	Starling Marte	279	12	48	84	38
22	Carlos Beltran	276	23	84	79	3
23	Mark Trumbo	242	30	95	78	5
24	Matt Kemp	280	22	72	75	12
25	Alex Gordon	272	17	75	90	11
26	Jason Heyward	257	18	70	82	9
27	Ben Zobrist	270	15	72	82	10
28	Billy Hamilton	249	4	35	70	60
29	Jayson Werth	285	25	78	78	10
30	Josh Hamilton	267	25	90	78	5
31	Domonic Brown	268	25	78	67	6
32	Shane Victorino	275	14	60	80	20
33	Michael Cuddyer	275	20	75	69	2
34	Alfonso Soriano	252	26	88	72	10
35	Curtis Granderson	240	26	72	76	13
36	Martin Prado	282	13	75	70	4
37	Desmond Jennings	250	14	55	85	24
38	Leonys Martin	265	9	50	70	30
39	Austin Jackson	272	13	55	98	12
40	Coco Crisp	260	14	54	78	25
41	Nelson Cruz	260	26	80	65	7
42	Norichika Aoki	285	9	46	80	20
43	Brett Gardner	270	7	48	80	27
44	Michael Bourn	266	7	50	82	30
45	Carl Crawford	279	8	45	69	18
46	Ben Revere	285	0	30	60	32
47	Brandon Moss	250	24	75	65	1
48	Torii Hunter	285	16	80	80	5
49	Evan Gattis	253	25	74	52	0
50	Alejandro De Aza	270	13	55	78	20
51	Michael Brantley	280	8	64	65	14
52	Dexter Fowler	265	12	45	73	17
53	Adam Eaton	267	7	48	75	20
54	Christian Yelich	270	12	50	75	20
55	Kole Calhoun	275	16	65	65	10
56	Nick Swisher	250	22	70	74	1
57	Josh Reddick	240	20	65	62	10
58	Nick Markakis	275	13	61	75	1
59	Will Venable	265	15	50	61	24
60	Khris Davis	270	23	70	65	7
61	Colby Rasmus	242	23	70	75	2
62	Chris Carter	227	30	80	64	1
63	Avisail Garcia	277	13	58	64	14
64	George Springer	250	14	45	40	15
65	Josh Willingham	240	24	72	65	3
66	Eric Young	248	2	30	50	30
67	Angel Pagan	280	7	55	72	7
68	Denard Span	276	4	45	70	20
69	Marlon Byrd	273	15	65	60	2
70	Gerardo Parra	270	10	50	66	13
71	Junior Lake	262	11	45	52	16
72	Kelly Johnson	227	17	57	60	10
73	Nick Castellanos	270	13	60	63	4
74	Oswaldo Arcia	260	18	60	50	3
75	Michael Morse	265	16	60	55	1
76	Lorenzo Cain	260	8	50	57	16
77	Andre Ethier	275	14	65	64	2
78	Peter Bourjos	260	6	40	48	10
79	Ichiro Suzuki	269	6	36	50	16
80	Justin Ruggiano	240	16	50	50	14
81	B.J. Upton	230	13	50	50	16
82	Rajai Davis	255	6	35	45	30
83	Matt Joyce	242	17	56	60	7
84	Nate Schierholtz	250	15	54	50	3
85	Carlos Quentin	260	19	68	53	1
86	Michael Saunders	240	14	52	62	17
87	Melky Cabrera	275	10	55	66	9
88	Corey Dickerson	280	15	50	54	7
89	Daniel Nava	275	10	55	65	1
90	Dayan Viciedo	260	16	60	50	1

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