Fantasy Baseball Dynasty Rankings: Top 75 outfielders

Outfield has high-end talent already at the top but also long-term targets worthy of a big investment.

The first five picks in most every re-draft league this year are outfielders, and since they're all on the right side of 30, you can imagine they'd rank just as high in Dynasty leagues.

But another rises to their stature in those future-minded formats. In fact, 21-year-old Juan Soto ranks second here, behind only 22-year-old Ronald Acuna. Given what Soto has already accomplished at such a young age -- and with such advanced bat skills -- it's easy to pencil him in for elite numbers over the next decade. A little too easy, maybe, but it doesn't seem like the sort of pick you'll ever have reason to second-guess.

The outfield of course offers no shortage of proven contributors and high-upside plays. Unproven prospects like Dylan Carlson, Jarred Kelenic and Julio Rodriguez rank fairly high here, as do still-developing types like Eloy Jimenez and Victor Robles. And don't expect Alex Verdugo or Austin Riley to slip through the cracks.

Note that several players who are currently DH-only in CBS Sports leagues appear here. If Yordan Alvarez, Nelson Cruz, Miguel Andujar and Khris Davis were to gain eligibility at a position, outfield would be the most likely.

We discussed prospect comps and my outfield Dynasty rankings Thursday on the Fantasy Baseball Today Podcast. Keep up with everything baseball and subscribe here.

Here are the three factors I weigh most heavily when putting together these rankings:

1. Present value: What a player is expected to be in 2020
   
2. Future value: What his peak looks like and how much peak he has left
   
3. Confidence rating: How confident I am in him meeting his immediate and long-term value
   

Each factor is measured on a 1-to-5 score, with five being the best, and a player's ranking is primarily determined by adding the scores. Ties typically go to the younger player, but personal preference plays a role as well. The distinctions become less evident further down the list, so at some point subjectivity has to reign.

Top 75 dynasty outfielders

Rank	Player	Age (on 7/1)	Present	Future	Confidence
1	Ronald Acuna ATL CF	22	5	5	5
2	Juan Soto WAS LF	21	5	5	5
3	Cody Bellinger LAD RF	24	5	5	5
4	Mike Trout LAA CF	28	5	5	5
5	Christian Yelich MIL RF	28	5	5	5
6	Mookie Betts LAD CF	27	5	5	5
7	Yordan Alvarez HOU DH	23	5	5	4
8	Aaron Judge NYY RF	28	4	5	3
9	Bryce Harper PHI RF	27	4	4	4
10	Austin Meadows TB RF	25	4	5	3
11	Ketel Marte ARI CF	26	4	4	3
12	Eloy Jimenez CHW LF	23	3	5	3
13	Luis Robert CHW CF	22	3	5	3
14	George Springer HOU CF	30	4	3	4
15	Kris Bryant CHC 3B	28	4	4	3
16	Joey Gallo TEX CF	26	4	4	3
17	Shohei Ohtani LAA DH	25	3	5	3
18	J.D. Martinez BOS DH	32	5	2	4
19	Jo Adell LAA CF	21	1	5	4
20	Victor Robles WAS CF	23	3	4	3
21	Jorge Soler KC DH	28	4	4	2
22	Nick Castellanos CIN RF	28	4	4	2
23	Kyle Tucker HOU LF	23	2	5	3
24	Charlie Blackmon COL RF	33	5	2	3
25	Jeff McNeil NYM 2B	28	4	4	2
26	Max Kepler MIN RF	27	4	4	2
27	Eddie Rosario MIN LF	28	3	3	4
28	Starling Marte ARI CF	31	4	2	3
29	Michael Conforto NYM RF	27	3	3	3
30	Dylan Carlson STL 1B	21	2	5	2
31	Jarred Kelenic SEA CF	20	1	5	3
32	Julio Rodriguez SEA RF	19	1	5	3
33	Whit Merrifield KC 2B	31	4	2	3
34	David Dahl COL CF	26	3	4	2
35	Ramon Laureano OAK CF	25	3	4	2
36	Andrew Benintendi BOS LF	25	3	4	2
37	Willie Calhoun TEX LF	25	3	4	2
38	Marcell Ozuna ATL CF	29	3	3	3
39	Giancarlo Stanton NYY LF	30	4	3	2
40	Michael Brantley HOU LF	33	4	2	3
41	J.D. Davis NYM LF	27	3	4	2
42	Franmil Reyes CLE RF	24	3	4	2
43	Bryan Reynolds PIT LF	25	3	3	3
44	Lourdes Gurriel TOR LF	26	3	4	2
45	Nick Senzel CIN CF	25	3	4	2
46	Alex Verdugo BOS CF	24	3	4	2
47	Alex Kirilloff MIN RF	22	1	4	3
48	Nelson Cruz MIN DH	39	4	1	3
49	Kyle Schwarber CHC LF	27	3	3	2
50	Tommy Pham SD LF	32	4	2	2
51	Mark Canha OAK CF	31	3	3	2
52	Miguel Andujar NYY DH	25	2	4	2
53	Garrett Hampson COL 2B	25	3	4	1
54	Scott Kingery PHI CF	26	3	3	2
55	Oscar Mercado CLE CF	25	3	3	2
56	Byron Buxton MIN CF	26	3	4	1
57	Austin Riley ATL LF	23	2	4	2
58	Cristian Pache ATL LF	21	1	5	2
59	Jasson Dominguez NYY CF	17	1	5	1
60	Hunter Dozier KC 3B	28	3	3	1
61	Danny Santana TEX 1B	29	3	3	1
62	J.J. Bleday MIA RF	22	1	4	2
63	Trevor Larnach MIN RF	23	1	4	2
64	Taylor Trammell SD CF	22	1	4	2
65	Avisail Garcia MIL LF	29	3	2	2
66	Trent Grisham SD CF	23	2	4	1
67	Ian Happ CHC LF	25	2	3	2
68	Khris Davis OAK DH	32	3	2	2
69	Kristian Robinson ARI CF	19	1	5	1
70	Luis Arraez MIN 2B	23	2	2	3
71	Sam Hilliard COL CF	26	2	4	1
72	Aristides Aquino CIN RF	26	2	4	1
73	Nomar Mazara CHW RF	25	2	4	1
74	Wil Myers SD LF	29	2	3	2
75	Austin Hays BAL CF	24	2	3	2

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