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We published part 1 of our Consensus Outfielder rankings for 2015 on Monday. Today, we bring you part 2 of our rankings. We used a points system for each of the 100 outfielders ranked by each of the Fake Teams writers who participated in the consensus rankings series.
The writers who participated in this series are:
Ray Guilfoyle
Jason Hunt
Rob Parker
Brian Creagh
Timmy Kennedy
Daniel Kelley
Jack Cecil
Nick Doran
Alex Kantecki
Timothy Finnegan
We feel that providing you our consensus position rankings, you get an average ranking from the Fake Teams writers, rather than one writers' opinion, which inherently includes some biases. You will see some players ranked higher by one Fake Teams writer than the others, so this helps the reader see both sides of the argument for/against a certain player who might be getting too much love this offseason.
Each of the position rankings will be split into two parts, rankings and player profiles for outfielders ranked 1 - 50 in part 1 published on Monday, and rankings and player profiles for outfielders ranked 51 - 100 in part 2 published today. Consensus rankings should bring about discussion amongst you, our readers, and the Fake Teams writers who participated in this series.
Now onto our Consensus Top 100 Outfielder Rankings for 2015, for outfielders ranked 51 - 100.
Note: I have written about several of these players in previous rankings, so I am linking to those rankings pieces as well as providing an excerpt from the same piece.
Consensus Fantasy Top 100 Outfielder Rankings for 2015
Rank | Player | Team | Ranking Points | Ray | Jason | Rob | Brian | Timmy | Daniel | Jack | Alex | Nick | Timothy |
51 | A.J. Pollock | ARI | 450 | 42 | 59 | 65 | 28 | 84 | 59 | 44 | 58 | 55 | 66 |
52 | Khris Davis | MIL | 440 | 43 | 58 | 82 | 36 | 55 | 75 | 63 | 60 | 48 | 50 |
53 | Joc Pederson | LAD | 433 | 53 | 62 | 43 | 63 | 68 | 37 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 67 |
54 | Coco Crisp | OAK | 431 | 75 | 48 | 45 | 81 | 46 | 63 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 52 |
55 | Alex Rios | KCR | 425 | 76 | 66 | 81 | 54 | 85 | 35 | 37 | 49 | 39 | 63 |
55 | Steve Pearce | BAL | 425 | 72 | 79 | 44 | 90 | 31 | 44 | 54 | 48 | 58 | 65 |
57 | Austin Jackson | SEA | 418 | 69 | 39 | 64 | 52 | 90 | 54 | 55 | 51 | 54 | 64 |
58 | Lorenzo Cain | KCR | 416 | 56 | 60 | 53 | 80 | 32 | 69 | 61 | 54 | 71 | 58 |
59 | Mike Morse | MIA | 399 | 81 | 53 | 89 | 24 | 64 | 55 | 66 | 47 | 75 | 57 |
59 | Dexter Fowler | CHC | 399 | 71 | 44 | 73 | 35 | 45 | 72 | 75 | 65 | 78 | 53 |
61 | Michael Cuddyer | NYM | 396 | 61 | 54 | 75 | 61 | 72 | 58 | 60 | 68 | 49 | 56 |
62 | Desmond Jennings | TBR | 395 | 64 | 49 | 61 | 42 | 67 | 43 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 68 |
63 | Curtis Granderson | NYM | 385 | 49 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 54 | 82 | 58 | 55 | 67 | 61 |
64 | Carlos Beltran | NYY | 381 | 58 | 65 | 87 | 87 | 53 | 52 | 48 | 63 | 62 | 54 |
65 | Adam Eaton | CHW | 377 | 60 | 61 | 50 | 49 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 56 | 57 | 70 |
66 | Carl Crawford | LAD | 369 | 52 | 70 | 60 | 71 | 52 | 71 | 70 | 62 | 64 | 69 |
67 | Yasmani Tomas | ARI | 361 | 44 | 69 | 62 | 63 | 70 | 51 | 64 | 66 | 59 | |
68 | Josh Reddick | OAK | 335 | 77 | 68 | 72 | 34 | 61 | 66 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 60 |
69 | Danny Santana | MIN | 310 | 67 | 64 | 55 | 68 | 96 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 71 | |
70 | Marlon Byrd | CIN | 308 | 40 | 63 | 78 | 98 | 46 | 83 | 77 | 69 | 47 | |
71 | Steven Souza | TBR | 258 | 62 | 74 | 52 | 57 | 73 | 72 | 81 | 79 | ||
72 | Arismendy Alcantara | CHC | 256 | 66 | 67 | 74 | 79 | 84 | 67 | 67 | 73 | 76 | |
73 | Rajai Davis | DET | 252 | 79 | 73 | 69 | 59 | 85 | 88 | 73 | 59 | 72 | |
74 | Torii Hunter | MIN | 249 | 70 | 90 | 56 | 100 | 87 | 81 | 64 | 78 | 50 | 85 |
75 | Dustin Ackley | SEA | 248 | 65 | 80 | 80 | 66 | 79 | 91 | 71 | 74 | 94 | 62 |
76 | Angel Pagan | SFG | 238 | 78 | 84 | 71 | 94 | 44 | 87 | 78 | 81 | 82 | 73 |
77 | Nick Markakis | ATL | 232 | 94 | 81 | 88 | 60 | 48 | 80 | 69 | 76 | 81 | |
78 | Josh Hamilton | LAA | 226 | 76 | 25 | 58 | 69 | 51 | |||||
79 | Jon Jay | STL | 225 | 73 | 92 | 85 | 74 | 41 | 68 | 89 | 95 | 91 | 77 |
80 | Nori Aoki | SFG | 223 | 83 | 85 | 66 | 96 | 50 | 65 | 96 | 71 | 89 | 86 |
81 | Matthew Joyce | LAA | 209 | 86 | 93 | 83 | 73 | 57 | 56 | 85 | 84 | 83 | |
82 | Michael Bourn | CLE | 206 | 89 | 82 | 97 | 76 | 66 | 77 | 68 | 83 | 88 | 78 |
83 | Travis Snider | BAL | 204 | 85 | 96 | 68 | 72 | 47 | 87 | 74 | 75 | ||
84 | Avisail Garcia | CHW | 198 | 87 | 97 | 58 | 92 | 67 | 81 | 70 | 68 | 91 | |
85 | Dalton Pompey | TOR | 187 | 88 | 71 | 63 | 70 | 99 | 94 | 77 | 88 | 85 | 88 |
86 | Colby Rasmus | HOU | 183 | 84 | 72 | 94 | 82 | 69 | 64 | 82 | 97 | 82 | |
87 | Shane Victorino | BOS | 180 | 63 | 99 | 100 | 55 | 77 | 89 | 80 | 92 | 74 | |
88 | Seth Smith | SEA | 172 | 93 | 91 | 56 | 76 | 47 | 95 | 97 | 98 | 84 | |
89 | Drew Stubbs | COL | 165 | 59 | 79 | 51 | 88 | 82 | 93 | 90 | |||
90 | Allen Craig | BOS | 163 | 92 | 89 | 84 | 61 | 74 | 85 | 80 | 80 | ||
91 | Kevin Kiermaier | TBR | 157 | 77 | 54 | 89 | 62 | 80 | 94 | 94 | |||
92 | David Peralta | ARI | 156 | 97 | 75 | 92 | 65 | 71 | 93 | 72 | 87 | ||
93 | Juan Lagares | NYM | 141 | 90 | 87 | 93 | 34 | 95 | 87 | 93 | 100 | 89 | |
94 | Andre Ethier | LAD | 119 | 86 | 78 | 49 | 97 | 90 | 96 | 92 | |||
95 | Alejandro De Aza | BAL | 112 | 80 | 100 | 92 | 74 | 84 | 76 | 95 | 95 | ||
96 | Domonic Brown | PHI | 83 | 74 | 78 | 92 | 96 | 90 | 93 | ||||
97 | Michael Saunders | TOR | 72 | 65 | 89 | 77 | |||||||
98 | Jarrod Dyson | KCR | 69 | 82 | 95 | 57 | |||||||
99 | Scott Van Slyke | LAD | 68 | 95 | 86 | 59 | 96 | ||||||
100 | Emilio Bonifacio | CHW | 66 | 96 | 96 | 74 | 86 | 91 | 97 |
Steamer Projections and commentary on each of our Top 50 Outfielders for 2015
Note: Since we are ranking our Top 100 Outfielders, I decided that rather than writing a few paragraphs on each, I would write just a sentence or two. In the past, I have written about each of the Top 25, but then selectively wrote about a few of there remaining outfielders that we ranked. Frankly, I don't have the time to write a few paragraphs for each, so if you want more detail about a specific outfielder, please let us know in the comments section below.
In addition, I have provided in the table below the 2015 Steamer projections for each outfielder in our consensus rankings.
Rank |
Name |
AB |
HR |
R |
RBI |
SB |
AVG |
wRC+ |
Commentary |
51 |
A.J. Pollock |
495 |
9 |
55 |
50 |
16 |
0.260 |
92 |
Is he the 2015 version of Michael Brantley? Could go 15 HRs and 20+ steals. |
52 |
Khris Davis |
377 |
18 |
48 |
55 |
4 |
0.247 |
111 |
Lots of power and hard contact. Could hit 25+ HRs this season. |
53 |
Joc Pederson |
508 |
21 |
62 |
65 |
18 |
0.224 |
101 |
ROY candidate. Should be LAD regular Cfer; potential to hit 15-20 HRs with 15+ stolen bases. |
54 |
Coco Crisp |
529 |
13 |
75 |
53 |
20 |
0.251 |
106 |
Down year after a 20 home run, 20 SB season in 2013. Solid eye at plate. Does he have a dnother double digit HR/SB season in him? |
55 |
Alex Rios |
493 |
10 |
54 |
57 |
17 |
0.264 |
94 |
Moves to KC which hurts his fantasy value after a down year in 2014. |
56 |
Steve Pearce |
514 |
24 |
76 |
74 |
6 |
0.271 |
130 |
Had a career season in 2014. He will underperform his Steamer projection. |
57 |
Austin Jackson |
560 |
9 |
70 |
51 |
15 |
0.256 |
100 |
He could be platooned in 2015 with all the outfielders in Seattle. |
58 |
Lorenzo Cain |
510 |
8 |
56 |
52 |
21 |
0.267 |
94 |
He won't repeat the .300 BA due to .380 BABIP. Will SB totals suffer as a result? |
59 |
Michael Morse |
504 |
20 |
60 |
71 |
1 |
0.259 |
109 |
Does he have one more 20 HR season in him? Decent late round power guy. |
60 |
Dexter Fowler |
498 |
10 |
69 |
49 |
13 |
0.251 |
106 |
Not a fan, and could see him losing time to Arismendy Alcantara. |
61 |
Michael Cuddyer |
543 |
18 |
63 |
69 |
7 |
0.254 |
108 |
Move out of Coors hurts his value; he's an injury risk as well. Won't hurt you in any category if healthy. |
62 |
Desmond Jennings |
584 |
14 |
76 |
58 |
20 |
0.241 |
102 |
I jumped off his bandwagon last year, so the breakout should happen in 2015. |
63 |
Curtis Granderson |
465 |
19 |
60 |
56 |
6 |
0.222 |
105 |
Mets moved their fences in again. Can he get back to being a 30 HR hitter? |
64 |
Carlos Beltran |
415 |
16 |
54 |
57 |
3 |
0.259 |
110 |
In decline phase of career, but RF porch in Yankee Stadium |
65 |
Adam Eaton |
533 |
6 |
72 |
46 |
18 |
0.269 |
100 |
Will lead off for improved White Sox lineup. 90+ runs and 30 SBs not out of the question. |
66 |
Carl Crawford |
465 |
10 |
56 |
50 |
20 |
0.273 |
106 |
Was quietly productive when healthy in 2014. Stands to be Dodgers starter in LF, so 30 SB is a possibility. |
67 |
Yasmani Tomas |
Should hit 25 HRs, but that may come with a .240 batting average. |
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68 |
Josh Reddick |
455 |
17 |
57 |
62 |
5 |
0.245 |
109 |
Will never repeat breakout 2012 season, but good shot at 15 HRs in starting role. |
69 |
Danny Santana |
477 |
6 |
56 |
42 |
19 |
0.261 |
87 |
He won't repeat his breakout 2014 season, but can count on 20+ SBs in regular duty. |
70 |
Marlon Byrd |
510 |
17 |
55 |
64 |
3 |
0.246 |
91 |
Changed his swing and is now a solid power hitter. Should do well in Cincy. |
71 |
Steven Souza |
448 |
18 |
58 |
60 |
19 |
0.246 |
112 |
Lots of love since trade. Should put up double digit HRs and SBs, but the average? |
72 |
Arismendy Alcantara |
278 |
8 |
31 |
30 |
10 |
0.237 |
83 |
One of my favorite breakout candidates for 2015. The Cubs version of Ben Zobrist? |
73 |
Rajai Davis |
387 |
6 |
49 |
39 |
30 |
0.266 |
92 |
Count on 25+ SBs and not much else. |
74 |
Torii Hunter |
567 |
15 |
71 |
68 |
4 |
0.285 |
113 |
His best years are behind him. Signed by Twins to teach their young Ofers Buxton, Arcia, others. |
75 |
Dustin Ackley |
525 |
13 |
64 |
58 |
8 |
0.252 |
101 |
A breakout candidate in improved Mariners lineup after solid 2014 season. |
76 |
Angel Pagan |
507 |
6 |
62 |
44 |
18 |
0.271 |
103 |
Has missed 91 and 66 games over the last two seasons, so don't count on much from him. |
77 |
Nick Markakis |
585 |
12 |
70 |
54 |
4 |
0.266 |
100 |
Will leadofff in a bad Braves lineup. Stay away. |
78 |
Josh Hamilton |
509 |
18 |
63 |
69 |
4 |
0.246 |
106 |
Will miss plenty of time in 2015 due to rehab from shoulder surgery, but has bigger issues to address. Rooting for him. |
79 |
Jon Jay |
367 |
5 |
42 |
36 |
6 |
0.277 |
104 |
Solid BA hitter, but not much else. |
80 |
Nori Aoki |
506 |
5 |
64 |
41 |
17 |
0.276 |
107 |
Moves to San Francisco where he will play left field everyday. Should hit for solid average and steal double digit bags. |
81 |
Matt Joyce |
424 |
13 |
55 |
53 |
5 |
0.241 |
111 |
Will he get more playing time with Josh Hamilton out? |
82 |
Michael Bourn |
544 |
5 |
68 |
43 |
19 |
0.253 |
90 |
In decline phase of his career and isn't running anymore. Let someone else take the risk. |
83 |
Travis Snider |
90 |
4 |
12 |
12 |
1 |
0.260 |
115 |
Should play everyday in Baltimore. 20 HRs possible. |
84 |
Avisail Garcia |
509 |
18 |
60 |
67 |
9 |
0.264 |
101 |
Will be everyday outfielder in Chicago. 15-20 HRs a possibility. |
85 |
Dalton Pompey |
399 |
7 |
45 |
42 |
20 |
0.235 |
80 |
Went through three levels of minors before joining big lg team in Toronto. 40 SB potential. |
86 |
Colby Rasmus |
509 |
22 |
63 |
67 |
4 |
0.231 |
102 |
|
87 |
Shane Victorino |
362 |
9 |
50 |
43 |
9 |
0.264 |
101 |
Health a big question mark. Needs a trade out of Boston. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim? |
88 |
Seth Smith |
401 |
11 |
53 |
49 |
2 |
0.249 |
112 |
|
89 |
Drew Stubbs |
408 |
13 |
55 |
50 |
18 |
0.261 |
90 |
Even in a back up role, Stubbs has plenty of value, especially with CarGo's injury history. |
90 |
Allen Craig |
267 |
8 |
35 |
38 |
1 |
0.277 |
114 |
Needs a trade to have value in 2015. |
91 |
Kevin Kiermaier |
451 |
9 |
51 |
48 |
13 |
0.248 |
96 |
|
92 |
David Peralta |
424 |
11 |
47 |
49 |
5 |
0.271 |
99 |
Solid late round outfielder in deep mixed and NL only; double digit HRs and SBs a possibility. |
93 |
Juan Lagares |
543 |
8 |
52 |
49 |
12 |
0.249 |
83 |
|
94 |
Andre Ethier |
160 |
4 |
19 |
19 |
1 |
0.260 |
108 |
Wants a trade out of LA. Could provide a solid BA with regular duty. |
95 |
Alejandro De Aza |
468 |
10 |
60 |
48 |
16 |
0.262 |
101 |
|
96 |
Domonic Brown |
425 |
16 |
47 |
54 |
6 |
0.254 |
105 |
Career is question after terrible 2014 after bad 2nd half in 2013. |
97 |
Michael Saunders |
424 |
14 |
58 |
54 |
9 |
0.247 |
107 |
Will miss April due to knee injury. The move from Seattle to Toronto is a positive. Should providing double digit pop. |
98 |
Jarrod Dyson |
298 |
2 |
35 |
25 |
30 |
0.246 |
80 |
|
99 |
Scott Van Slyke |
256 |
10 |
31 |
34 |
4 |
0.236 |
108 |
Solid back up at 1B and OF in deeper mixed and NL only leagues. |
100 |
Emilio Bonifacio |
437 |
4 |
51 |
36 |
27 |
0.245 |
75 |
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