Top 80 Outfield Rankings for 2020 Fantasy Baseball [Updated!]

Welcome to the all-you-can-eat section of our 2020 fantasy baseball rankings. Our outfield rankings are a virtual feast of fantasy goodness, with everything you need to build the core of a winning fantasy baseball squad. Speed, power, batting average; it’s all there, with upside plays at most every point in your draft…

Now back to reality. While there’s certainly plenty of production in the outfield, is it really as deep as we’d like to think? Can you afford to wait on outfield and grab more scarce positions in the early portions of your draft? Our 2020 outfield rankings are further down the page and you can decide for yourself, but first let’s hear what our panel of analysts has to say about the position.

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2020 Outfield Outlook

Nathan Dokken – @NathanDokken – Author Archive

Simple math tells us that the outfield position is the deepest among hitters. We start more of them than any other offensive position, obviously. While there will always be someone there to grab, we have to weigh where the tiers drop off and draft wisely.

The top dozen or so will be gone within the first few rounds of your draft. Depending on your draft slot, you might not even get the chance to draft the top six or seven. The true studs dry up quickly. Once you’re outside of the top 20, there are already a lot of question marks. There is a nice power/speed tier after the true studs, but after that cluster, you’re looking mostly at either pure power options or rabbits. Power is plentiful as you dip down into the deep league options, a large tier that you can wait on.

Eric Cross – @EricCross04 – Author Archive

The outfield position is as deep and loaded as it’s ever been, which makes it fairly easy to attack this position in drafts. Personally, I like to target a couple of studs in the first five rounds or so, then fill the rest of my outfield sporadically with young upside picks and underappreciated veterans like Adam Eaton and Brett Gardner later on.

Two rookies I’ve been targeting heavily so far are Jo Adell and Luis Robert. Both possess massive upside and make for great upside picks after pick 100.

Jorge Montanez – @JMontanez90 – Author Archive

Could this be the year we have a new number one atop the outfield rankings? Assuming we’re playing in a standard 5×5 roto league, I’ve got Ronald Acuna Jr. taking the top spot from reigning fantasy king Mike Trout. The reasoning here is simple, Acuna stole nearly 40 bases last season while hitting over 40 home runs. That kind of production is going to put you ahead of the curve, giving you an advantage in five categories. Mike Trout and Christian Yelich round out the top three overall players in most drafts, with Mookie Betts, Cody Bellinger, and Juan Soto not too far behind.

One of the biggest risers at the position was Ketel Marte, who finds himself in my top 10. Other young outfielders like Austin Meadows, Eloy Jimenez, and Yordan Alvarez made a big splash in their first full seasons. Could Jo Adell, Kyle Tucker, and Luis Robert be the next young stars to join them? And what about impact players still available in free agency? Avisail Garcia is now a Brewer, which to me raises his value in a more hitter-friendly park. Marcel Ozuna and Nicholas Castellanos are a couple other who could see their rankings rise in favorable landing spots. One thing is for sure, it is going to be fun seeing how it all plays out.

Mike Kurland – @Mike_Kurland – Author Archive

This position as a whole offers quality options up and down the ranks. I actually had a hard time cutting off the ranks at 80 players. In shallower formats, outfield is definitely a position you can wait on. The outfield position is also where you can target specific skills or stats you’re seeking late in drafts. If you need power, you have Hunter Renfroe among others available really late. With the way speed goes off the board, you can find Josh Rojas or Victor Reyes for speed late in drafts; both of whom offer 20-plus stolen base upside. Ultimately, it’s simple. Outfield is deep and littered with talent.

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Top 80 2020 Outfield Rankings

Cons.	Player	Dokken	Cross	Kurland	Montanez
1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	1	1	2	1
2	Mike Trout	2	2	1	2
3	Christian Yelich	3	3	3	3
4	Mookie Betts	4	5	5	5
5	Cody Bellinger	6	6	4	4
6	Juan Soto	5	4	6	6
7	Aaron Judge	7	10	8	8
8	J.D. Martinez	10	8	9	7
9	Bryce Harper	12	9	7	9
10	Yordan Alvarez	8	7	16	11
11	Starling Marte	13	13	10	12
11	George Springer	14	11	13	10
13	Austin Meadows	11	12	11	15
14	Charlie Blackmon	9	14	15	14
15	Ketel Marte	15	15	12	13
16	Kris Bryant	17	16	14	16
17	Giancarlo Stanton	16	22	18	19
18	Eloy Jimenez	22	17	22	17
19	Whit Merrifield	18	20	20	22
19	Tommy Pham	19	21	17	23
21	Ramon Laureano	20	18	23	21
22	Jorge Soler	26	19	19	20
23	Victor Robles	21	24	24	24
24	Marcell Ozuna	30	27	21	18
25	Yasiel Puig	23	26	27	26
26	Max Kepler	23	25	31	28
27	Eddie Rosario	27	29	26	27
28	Michael Conforto	29	23	29	31
29	Joey Gallo	28	28	32	29
30	Michael Brantley	25	30	35	33
31	Luis Robert	33	31	30	30
32	Nicholas Castellanos	40	38	25	25
33	Jeff McNeil	32	34	33	32
34	Trey Mancini	42	36	28	35
35	Oscar Mercado	35	33	36	38
36	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	34	32	40	42
37	David Dahl	31	43	41	36
38	Franmil Reyes	37	42	38	37
39	Andrew Benintendi	54	37	34	34
40	Kyle Tucker	51	39	42	40
41	Andrew McCutchen	36	45	46	49
42	Kyle Schwarber	49	46	37	45
43	Jo Adell	59	35	43	41
44	Willie Calhoun	45	53	45	39
45	J.D. Davis	55	40	39	50
46	Garrett Hampson	47	41	51	46
47	Nick Senzel	43	47	52	48
48	Lorenzo Cain	38	55	49	53
49	Danny Santana	61	56	44	44
50	Joc Pederson	50	52	53	51
51	Bryan Reynolds	60	48	57	43
52	Adam Eaton	46	54	50	59
52	Byron Buxton	41	57	64	47
54	Shin-Soo Choo	52	49	48	62
55	Justin Upton	58	58	47	55
56	Hunter Dozier	44	63	54	60
56	Nomar Mazara	56	51	62	52
58	Mitch Haniger	39	50	78	56
59	Mallex Smith	48	NR	75	58
59	Scott Kingery	NR	61	56	64
61	Ryan Braun	53	72	61	63
62	Luis Arraez	63	NR	NR	NR
62	Austin Hays	NR	NR	55	71
64	Aristides Aquino	73	44	NR	74
65	Wil Myers	57	67	66	65
66	A.J. Pollock	69	68	59	67
67	Avisail Garcia	79	66	65	54
67	Mike Yastrzemski	64	60	71	69
69	Austin Riley	NR	59	80	61
70	Trent Grisham	68	62	70	70
71	Mark Canha	NR	64	67	72
71	Dylan Carlson	NR	69	68	66
73	David Peralta	62	77	58	75
74	Josh Rojas	66	71	NR	NR
75	Alex Verdugo	72	78	69	57
75	Ian Happ	NR	79	60	68
77	Jesse Winker	65	74	NR	NR
78	Hunter Renfroe	71	80	63	73
79	Mike Tauchman	67	NR	77	NR
80	Corey Dickerson	74	NR	NR	NR
80	Gregory Polanco	70	75	73	78
82	Sam Hilliard	76	70	72	79
83	Brett Gardner	75	65	85	NR
84	Domingo Santana	NR	NR	74	77
85	Nick Markakis	NR	NR	NR	76
85	Kyle Lewis	NR	73	79	NR
87	Kevin Pillar	NR	NR	76	80
87	Ender Inciarte	78	NR	NR	NR
89	Victor Reyes	NR	76	82	NR
90	Kole Calhoun	80	NR	NR	NR
91	Randal Grichuk	77	NR	84	NR
92	Anthony Santander	NR	NR	81	NR
93	Adam Haseley	NR	NR	83	NR
94	Christin Stewart	NR	NR	86	NR

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