Fantasy Baseball: Ray's Top 26-50 Outfielders For 2010

by Ray Guilfoyle on Mar 23, 2010 10:00 AM EDT in Baseball

Today I complete the outfielder rankings for mixed league drafts with the next 26-50 ranked outfielders for 2010.

Here is the 26-50 list, with their 2009 stats:

Name	AB	HR	R	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG
Jay Bruce	345	22	47	58	38	75	3	0.223
Hunter Pence	585	25	76	72	58	109	14	0.282
Alfonso Soriano	477	20	64	55	40	118	9	0.241
Carlos Gonzalez	278	13	53	29	28	70	16	0.284
Adam Jones	473	19	83	70	36	93	10	0.277
Jason Kubel	514	28	73	103	56	106	1	0.300
B.J. Upton	560	11	79	55	57	152	42	0.241
Johnny Damon	550	24	107	82	71	98	12	0.282
Brad Hawpe	501	23	82	86	79	145	1	0.285
Michael Cuddyer	588	32	93	94	54	118	6	0.276
Shane Victorino	620	10	102	62	60	71	25	0.292
Nate McLouth	507	20	86	70	68	99	19	0.256
Juan Pierre	380	0	57	31	27	27	30	0.308
Nyjer Morgan	469	3	74	39	40	74	42	0.307
Alex Rios	582	17	63	71	37	107	24	0.247
Raul Ibanez	500	34	93	93	56	119	4	0.272
Nick Swisher	498	29	84	82	97	126	0	0.249
Kyle Blanks	148	10	24	22	18	55	1	0.250
Juan Rivera	529	25	72	88	36	57	0	0.287
Franklin Gutierrez	565	18	85	70	46	122	16	0.283
Julio Borbon	157	4	30	20	15	28	19	0.312
Carlos Quentin	351	21	47	56	31	52	3	0.236
Ryan Ludwick	486	22	63	97	41	106	4	0.265
Cody Ross	559	24	73	90	34	122	5	0.270
Jason Heyward

I placed Jason Heyward at number 50, as he could easily move to the top of the 26-50 outfield ranking in 2010. I like Jay Bruce to have a breakout season in 2010-think 30-90-.270 with double digit steals.

Another breakout outfielder is the Padres outfielder Kyle Blanks. I recently traded for him in an NL-only keeper league and think he can go 25-80 this year. I see Alfonso Soriano having a bounce back season, and he could outperform his current draft position.

More after the jump:

It appears the Rockies will let Carlos Gonzalez bat leadoff to start the season, and if spring training is any indication, CarGo will be given the green light to steal in 2010. I can see 25+ SBs from him this season.

If Juan Pierre plays everyday, he easily could steal 50+ bases in 2010, and with his contact rates, he can still hit .300 providing solid value. Those numbers would put him in the top 25 for 2011.

I am not a fan of Raul Ibanez repeating his 2009 performance in 2010, but he hits in a very good lineup, so he could still put up a 25-90 season.

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Over 26 HRs

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Soriano

I also like Soriano, Ray. You can’t throw out all those seasons if production because of a year and a half of injury marred years. He’s not THAT old. The steals might not come back but I believe the power will. If he can stay healthy (which is a big caveat, mind you), I can easily see a 30 HR, 10 SB season. At his current value that’s a huge bargain.

by ILLZ on Mar 23, 2010 11:04 AM EDT reply actions