Jan
29
2008
2008 National League Fantasy Outfielder Rankings: Top 20
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Take a look at the top 20 National League fantasy outfielders as they head into the 2008 season.
- Matt Holliday | Colorado Rockies
- Alfonso Soriano| Chicago Cubs
- Carlos Beltran | New York Mets
- Carlos Lee | Houston Astros
- Adam Dunn | Cincinnati Reds
- Eric Byrnes | Arizona Diamondbacks
- Chris Young | Arizona Diamondbacks
- Hunter Pence | Houston Astros
- Cory Hart | Milwaukee Brewers
- Brad Hawpe | Colorado Rockies
- Andruw Jones | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jason Bay | Pittsburgh Pirates
- Shane Victorino | Philadelphia Phillies
- Juan Pierre | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Jeff Francoeur | Atlanta Braves
- Ken Griffey Jr. | Cincinnati Reds
- Matt Kemp | Los Angeles Dodgers
- Pat Burrell | Philadelphia Phillies
- Aaron Rowand| San Francisco Giants
- Jeremy Hermida | Florida Marlins
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January 29th, 2008 at 5:59 pm
As someone who lives in Pittsburgh, I immediately took um bridge with Jason Bay being ranked all the way up at #12…I saw him suck first hand last year. On the other hand, as I looked down the list, I actually had trouble placing someone over him. I’m not really sure which one of these two things is the most saddening.
January 29th, 2008 at 6:07 pm
LOL…
Emmett, I can actually hear the pain in your words. Bay did stink the joint up last year, but I think we can all expect him to return (or at least come close to) to his 2005/06 form.
2007 was an abnormality.
January 30th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Wow, I certainly have some differences in opinion here.
First, where’s Lance Berkman in this list? He is OF eligible.
Second, I guess you’re looking for a drop off from Jeremy Hermida. 20 is pretty far down the list.
Lastly, being from Philly, that’s a pretty high expectation for Mr. Victorino. I’d certainly like to see it but I’m not sure it’s in the cards.
January 30th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
Troy,
You’re correct about Berkman, he does have OF eligibilty. However, I have him on the 1B draft list currently. I plan on creating a list of multi position players shortly.
It’s kind of funny. Victorino is high on this list due to his speed + power combo. Hermida is a bit lower because he doesn’t have the green light to swipe bases. If Hermida stole a bit more, he would climb this list. As it is right now, I can reasonably qualify why every player above him is ranked higher. I’ll give you a few, projectionally (is that a word?) speaking, of course.
Rowand - similar numbers, more SB
Burrell - 15% higher HR & RBI
Kemp - double digit HR’s with 20 SB
Griffey Jr. - After re-cheking, I may lower Griffey here due to my projections. At 38 years old, he’s probably not going to approach 30 HR, which is why he was rated at #16
Frenchy - 10% more runs, 15% more RBI
I think I’ll stop there, but you can see where I’m headed. Thanks for your comment. It made me look over these rankings a bit more and I may adjust on Griffey.
January 30th, 2008 at 5:45 pm
Great stuff. Just off the top of my head I’ll throw out the following:
Rowand - His numbers will be going down playing in that giant (pun intended) stadium, compared to the friendly CBP.
Burrell - Yes, more HR and RBI, but if you’re talking about a 5×5 league his BA is a killer. Hermida stroked it in the second half last year….look it up….he’s headed for .300+ in ‘08.
Kemp - you could be right here. It’s just a big unknown right now….looks like he could be a great player if given the full ABs.
Francoeur - I pretty much have him and Hermida the same…JH a tad higher due to BA and some SBs