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2016 Fantasy Baseball Tiered Outfield Rankings: Midseason Edition (Part 2)

Welcome back to RotoBaller's midseason rankings update. We covered the top half of the outfield yesterday. Remember, these rankings were compiled by myself, Nick Mariano, and Bill Dubiel, and any players ranked too high or low are definitely the fault of my colleagues. Assume a standard 5x5 redraft league when reading. You can also see part two of these outfield rankings and their analysis.

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2016 Fantasy Baseball Midseason Rankings Analysis: Outfield (Part 2)

Tier Seven

Leonys Martin
Yasiel Puig
Corey Dickerson
Trayce Thompson
Evan Gattis
Michael Brantley
Melky Cabrera
Yasmany Tomas
Kevin Pillar
Jason Heyward
Joc Pederson
Ben Revere

Martin has cooled significantly after a hamstring injury interrupted his season. The All-Star break could be just the ticket to reverse that trend. The entire Dodgers outfield resides in this tier. Pederson would rank higher if not for a recent shoulder sprain. Thompson has also hit the skids of late, though his blend of pop and speed remains intriguing. Puig has declined every season since his spectacular debut. The talent remains obvious, but the execution simply hasn’t been there. Dickerson has predictably underwhelmed after being traded from a hitter’s haven to a pitcher’s paradise. Gattis’ value took a leap when he regained catcher eligibility, but he’s merely passable as an outfield option. Brantley’s shoulder woes have lingered, but if he’s finally healthy he could be primed for a big second half. Heyward is among 2016’s bigger disappointments, while Tomas has made legitimate strides in his second MLB season. Revere has suffered from poor batted-ball luck and will now see his playing time threatened by Trea Turner.

Tier Eight

Steven Souza
Brett Gardner
Colby Rasmus
Hunter Pence
Jayson Werth
Alex Gordon
Gerardo Parra
Steve Pearce
Cameron Maybin
David Peralta
Nick Markakis
Josh Harrison
Michael Conforto

Davis hasn’t earned much respect from my colleague Bill Dubiel, but he’s on pace for his usual 40+ steals and has hit for surprising power on top of that. Bill’s also dragged down Hunter Pence with a bearish ranking. Conforto was incredible early, then stumbled badly enough to earn a demotion to Triple-A. He shouldn’t be there for long, though. Give Moss credit for reversing the recent downward trend in his power numbers, but the ankle sprain he suffered earlier this month pushed him down a tier or two. Finally, I’d like to personally apologize to Peralta for jinxing him with all the articles I wrote about him this winter.

Tier Nine

Denard Span
Angel Pagan
Ender Inciarte
Carlos Gomez
Billy Burns
Domingo Santana
Franklin Gutierrez
Byron Buxton
Derek Dietrich
Jon Jay
John Jaso
Jarrod Dyson

I didn’t spill as much virtual ink on Santana, but he’s another pet player who hasn’t been able to get going thanks to injury problems. Meanwhile, the man he was traded for has justified my pessimistic outlook; Gomez has been one of the worst hitters in baseball even after a decent June showing. Burns, Inciarte, Buxton, and Dyson have been similarly awful. That has compromised their contributions on the basepaths, where they were expected to be assets. After a year in the wilderness, Jay has resumed being a slightly above-average hitter who offers little in the way of fantasy value.

Tier Ten

Ryan Rua
Randal Grichuk
Kevin Kiermaier
Max Kepler
Mallex Smith
Jorge Soler
Brad Miller
Jarrett Parker
Blake Swihart
Brandon Drury
Avisail Garcia
Howie Kendrick
Kolten Wong
Eddie Rosario

We’ve officially reached the “deep and AL/NL-only” portion of our program, folks. Most of the guys in this tier are part-time players and/or one-category specialists. Grichuk was recently recalled from the minors and has some upside. Kepler has come on of late and could make this ranking look foolish in a hurry. Miller plays better at the middle infield slots where he’s also eligible, but he does already have a career-best 14 home runs.

Tier Eleven

Danny Santana
Chris Owings
Tyler Naquin
Austin Jackson
Norichika Aoki
Tommy Pham
Aaron Hicks
Michael Taylor
Coco Crisp
Joey Rickard
Socrates Brito
Andre Ethier
Delino DeShields
Enrique Hernandez
Carl Crawford
Adonis Garcia
Dalton Pompey
Jeremy Hazelbaker
Brock Holt
Desmond Jennings
Anthony Gose
Rusney Castillo
Chris Coghlan
Paulo Orlando
Oswaldo Arcia
Scott Schebler

If you’ve rostered any of these players (except Naquin), it may already be too late.

 

Midseason Outfield Tiered Fantasy Baseball Rankings

Rank Player Name Team Tier
1 Mike Trout LAA 1
2 Kris Bryant CHC 2
3 Bryce Harper WSH 2
4 Mookie Betts BOS 2
5 Starling Marte PIT 2
6 George Springer HOU 2
7 Carlos Gonzalez COL 2
8 Giancarlo Stanton MIA 2
9 Ryan Braun MIL 2
10 Gregory Polanco PIT 3
11 Wil Myers SD 3
12 Ian Desmond TEX 3
13 Yoenis Cespedes NYM 3
14 Nelson Cruz SEA 3
15 Chris Davis BAL 3
16 Mark Trumbo BAL 3
17 Charlie Blackmon COL 3
18 Jose Bautista TOR 3
19 Andrew McCutchen PIT 3
20 Marcell Ozuna MIA 4
21 Stephen Piscotty STL 4
22 Brandon Belt SF 4
23 Carlos Beltran NYY 4
24 Christian Yelich MIA 4
25 Ben Zobrist CHC 4
26 Jay Bruce CIN 4
27 Adam Jones BAL 4
28 Jackie Bradley BOS 4
29 Miguel Sano MIN 4
30 Justin Upton DET 5
31 Adam Duvall CIN 5
32 Matt Kemp SD 5
33 Dexter Fowler CHC 5
34 Odubel Herrera PHI 5
35 Melvin Upton Jr. SD 5
36 J.D. Martinez DET 5
37 Kole Calhoun LAA 5
38 Lorenzo Cain KC 5
39 Jacoby Ellsbury NYY 5
40 Shin-Soo Choo TEX 5
41 Khris Davis OAK 6
42 Mike Napoli CLE 6
43 Nomar Mazara TEX 6
44 Josh Reddick OAK 6
45 Matt Holliday STL 6
46 Hanley Ramirez BOS 6
47 Danny Valencia OAK 6
48 Michael Saunders TOR 6
49 Adam Eaton CWS 6
50 Billy Hamilton CIN 6
51 Leonys Martin SEA 7
52 Yasiel Puig LAD 7
53 Corey Dickerson TB 7
54 Trayce Thompson LAD 7
55 Evan Gattis HOU 7
56 Michael Brantley CLE 7
57 Melky Cabrera CWS 7
58 Yasmany Tomas ARI 7
59 Kevin Pillar TOR 7
60 Jason Heyward CHC 7
61 Joc Pederson LAD 7
62 Ben Revere WSH 7
63 Curtis Granderson NYM 8
64 Brandon Moss STL 8
65 Rajai Davis CLE 8
66 Steven Souza TB 8
67 Brett Gardner NYY 8
68 Colby Rasmus HOU 8
69 Jayson Werth WSH 8
70 Alex Gordon KC 8
71 Gerardo Parra COL 8
72 Steve Pearce TB 8
73 Cameron Maybin DET 8
74 David Peralta ARI 8
75 Nick Markakis ATL 8
76 Josh Harrison PIT 8
77 Michael Conforto NYM 8
78 Denard Span SF 9
79 Hunter Pence SF 9
80 Angel Pagan SF 9
81 Ender Inciarte ATL 9
82 Carlos Gomez HOU 9
83 Billy Burns OAK 9
84 Domingo Santana MIL 9
85 Franklin Gutierrez SEA 9
86 Byron Buxton MIN 9
87 Derek Dietrich MIA 9
88 Jon Jay SD 9
89 John Jaso PIT 9
90 Jarrod Dyson KC 9
91 Ryan Rua TEX 10
92 Randal Grichuk STL 10
93 Kevin Kiermaier TB 10
94 Max Kepler MIN 10
95 Mallex Smith ATL 10
96 Jorge Soler CHC 10
97 Brad Miller TB 10
98 Jarrett Parker SF 10
99 Blake Swihart BOS 10
100 Brandon Drury ARI 10
101 Avisail Garcia CWS 10
102 Howie Kendrick LAD 10
103 Kolten Wong STL 10
104 Eddie Rosario MIN 10
105 Danny Santana MIN 11
106 Chris Owings ARI 11
107 Tyler Naquin CLE 11
108 Austin Jackson CWS 11
109 Norichika Aoki SEA 11
110 Tommy Pham STL 11
111 Aaron Hicks NYY 11
112 Michael Taylor WSH 11
113 Coco Crisp OAK 11
114 Joey Rickard BAL 11
115 Socrates Brito ARI 11
116 Andre Ethier LAD 11
117 Delino DeShields TEX 11
118 Enrique Hernandez LAD 11
119 Carl Crawford FA 11
120 Adonis Garcia ATL 11
121 Dalton Pompey TOR 11
122 Jeremy Hazelbaker STL 11
123 Brock Holt BOS 11
124 Desmond Jennings TB 11
125 Anthony Gose DET 11
126 Rusney Castillo BOS 11
127 Chris Coghlan CHC 11
128 Paulo Orlando KC 11
129 Oswaldo Arcia TB 11
130 Scott Schebler CIN 11

 

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