Holiday lights adorn the streets, the hot chocolate and eggnog is flowing, and all the while you've hopefully been keeping warm with this steady stream of fantasy baseball rankings courtesy of your favorite RotoBaller writers.

Today we'll spread the outfield cheer. As a reminder, this first round of rankings features picks from Bill Dubiel, Brad Johnson, Kyle Bishop, and myself -- Jolly ol' Saint Nick.

If you missed our infield rankings, click the link below. Longtime readers will note that we've switched up the format a bit for this round to allow for a bit more insight into each writer's thought process.

Editor's note: Be sure to also check out our 2017 fantasy baseball rankings dashboard. It's already loaded up with tons of great rankings articles and draft analysis. Aside from our tiered staff rankings for every position, we also go deep on MLB prospect rankings, impact rookies for 2017, and dynasty/keeper rankings as well. Bookmark the page, and win your drafts.

 

2017 Fantasy Baseball Rankings: Outfield

Ranking	Tier	Player	Brad	Kyle	Nick	Bill	Composite
1	1	Mike Trout	1	1	1	1	1
2	1	Mookie Betts	3	2	2	3	2.5
3	1	Kris Bryant	2	3	3	2	2.5
4	2	Charlie Blackmon	4	6	4	4	4.5
5	2	Bryce Harper	6	4	5	7	5.5
6	2	Trea Turner	5	9	6	5	6.25
7	2	Nelson Cruz	9	5	7	9	7.5
8	2	Starling Marte	10	8	9	6	8.25
9	2	Ryan Braun	7	11	8	10	9
10	2	J.D. Martinez	13	7	11	8	9.75
11	2	Yoenis Cespedes	14	10	10	11	11.25
12	3	George Springer	12	12	13	12	12.25
13	3	Giancarlo Stanton	8	13	14	18	13.25
14	3	A.J. Pollock	11	17	12	17	14.25
15	3	Christian Yelich	17	14	18	15	16
16	3	Carlos Gonzalez	20	15	17	13	16.25
17	3	Wil Myers	15	20	15	19	17.25
18	3	Ian Desmond	23	18	20	14	18.75
19	3	Kyle Schwarber	24	16	23	16	19.75
20	3	Justin Upton	21	21	16	24	20.5
21	3	Gregory Polanco	19	26	19	22	21.5
22	4	Khris Davis	27	22	21	25	23.75
23	4	Odubel Herrera	25	23	27	21	24
24	4	Jose Bautista	16	25	28	30	24.75
25	4	Jackie Bradley Jr.	32	19	29	20	25
26	4	Andrew McCutchen	29	24	24	23	25
27	4	Jose Ramirez	18	32	22	31	25.75
28	4	Matt Kemp	30	27	26	27	27.5
29	4	David Dahl	26	31	25	29	27.75
30	5	Miguel Sano	34	29	30	32	31.25
31	5	Adam Jones	39	28	39	26	33
32	5	Dexter Fowler	22	41	31	41	33.75
33	5	Hunter Pence	35	34	33	34	34
34	5	Stephen Piscotty	41	30	38	28	34.25
35	5	Ben Zobrist	31	42	32	39	36
36	5	Billy Hamilton	37	35	35	38	36.25
37	5	Kole Calhoun	33	39	36	37	36.25
38	5	Joc Pederson	40	33	41	36	37.5
39	5	Mark Trumbo	43	40	37	37	39.25
40	5	Lorenzo Cain	38	38	44	40	40
41	5	Adam Eaton	44	37	45	35	40.25
42	5	Marcell Ozuna	47	36	48	33	41
43	5	Andrew Benintendi	36	46	34	48	41
44	6	Michael Brantley	42	47	43	46	44.5
45	6	Jose Peraza	28	54	40	56	44.5
46	6	Carlos Beltran	46	43	47	44	45
47	6	Adam Duvall	54	44	42	43	45.75
48	6	Domingo Santana	51	49	50	50	50
49	6	Nomar Mazara	66	45	49	42	50.5
50	6	Carlos Gomez	48	52	53	49	50.5
51	6	Randal Grichuk	52	51	52	53	52
52	6	Curtis Granderson	45	58	46	63	53
53	6	Willson Contreras	60	53	54	52	54.75
54	6	Michael Conforto	68	48	59	45	55
55	6	Byron Buxton	56	55	56	54	55.25
56	7	Jayson Werth	53	57	64	61	58.75
57	7	David Peralta	73	50	68	47	59.5
58	7	Yasmany Tomas	64	59	60	55	59.5
59	7	Melky Cabrera	57	61	62	59	59.75
60	7	Matt Holliday	63	65	57	57	60.5
61	7	Rajai Davis	69	56	69	52	61.5
62	7	Josh Reddick	50	74	55	67	61.5
63	7	Cameron Maybin	49	80	51	72	63
64	7	Ender Inciarte	65	66	65	68	66
65	7	Jacoby Ellsbury	61	73	66	66	66.5
66	7	Kevin Kiermaier	59	69	75	64	66.75
67	7	Hunter Renfroe	76	64	67	60	66.75
68	7	Shin-Soo Choo	55	76	58	78	66.75
69	7	Max Kepler	80	63	71	58	68
70	7	Brett Gardner	58	75	61	79	68.25
71	8	Hernan Perez	81	62	72	65	70
72	8	Jay Bruce	86	60	73	62	70.25
73	8	Yasiel Puig	67	68	77	70	70.5
74	8	Jason Heyward	72	67	78	69	71.5
75	8	Corey Dickerson	70	79	70	71	72.5
76	8	Leonys Martin	74	71	80	73	74.5
77	8	Alex Gordon	71	72	79	77	74.75
78	8	Brandon Moss	62	87	63	90	75.5
79	8	Michael Saunders	75	81	81	74	77.75
80	8	Josh Bell	79	86	76	76	79.25
81	8	Keon Broxton	98	78	74	75	81.25
82	8	Alex Dickerson	78	82	84	84	82
83	8	Steven Souza Jr.	82	83	88	81	83.5
84	8	Nick Markakis	84	88	86	82	85
85	9	Chris Owings	88	91	83	85	86.75
86	9	Lonnie Chisenhall	77	99	85	86	86.75
87	9	Danny Valencia	100	84	82	88	88.5
88	9	Melvin Upton Jr.	85	92	87	91	88.75
89	9	Hyun Soo Kim	99	77	101	83	90
90	9	Andrew Toles	115	70	95	80	90
91	9	Mallex Smith	83	98	89	97	91.75
92	9	Kevin Pillar	89	101	91	87	92
93	9	Scott Schebler	106	85	94	89	93.5
94	9	Aaron Altherr	92	90	100	94	94
95	9	Travis Jankowski	87	100	90	101	94.5
96	9	Manuel Margot	108	89	93	92	95.5
97	9	Roman Quinn	94	93	99	100	96.5
98	9	Angel Pagan	97	97	101	93	97
99	9	Raimel Tapia	90	101	97	101	97.25
100	9	Brandon Drury	93	101	98	101	98.25
101	10	Chris Coghlan	91	101	101	101	98.5
102	10	Robbie Grossman	102	94	101	99	99
103	10	Jarrod Dyson	104	95	101	98	99.5
104	10	Jorge Soler	95	101	101	101	99.5
105	10	Aaron Judge	111	101	92	95	99.75
106	10	Tyler Naquin	101	101	101	96	99.75
107	10	Howie Kendrick	96	101	101	101	99.75
108	10	Blake Swihart	105	96	101	101	100.75
109	10	Seth Smith	103	101	101	101	101.5
110	10	Denard Span	107	101	101	101	102.5
111	10	Andre Ethier	109	101	101	101	103
112	10	Trayce Thompson	115	101	96	101	103.25
113	10	Abraham Almonte	110	101	101	101	103.25
114	10	Colby Rasmus	112	101	101	101	103.75
115	10	Ben Revere	113	101	101	101	104
116	10	Gerardo Parra	114	101	101	101	104.25

 

Are there any picks you want to defend?

Kyle: I hewed pretty closely to the consensus for the most part, and where I did deviate, Bill mostly rode my coattails. A couple that stand out:

I'm the low man on Polanco. I am a fan - he was the subject of one of my earliest RotoBaller articles, in fact - just not enough of one to have him in the top 25. The pop and speed combo is nice, but he's a neutral asset at best in AVG, and his run production was underwhelming for spending most of the season in prime lineup spots. I'm also wondering if the power spike will hold up and whether he'll run often enough to be a 20/20 threat again. I also come in lowest on Dahl, which surprises me given how much I like him and his lineup/park context. That .404 BABIP is a major red flag; even modest regression would take a chunk out of his value.

On the other side of the equation, I'm championing JBJ. In a vacuum, he and Polanco are pretty close in value, but Bradley enjoys a much more favorable supporting cast and home park. And while I'm on record as thinking that the Great Stolen Base Famine narrative is a bit overblown, speed is a significant part of why I dig Toles so much as a late-round flyer in 2017. There are questions about playing time and lingering makeup concerns, but he's a sneaky 30 SB threat who won't hurt you in any other cats.

Bill: I'm highest on Odubel Herrera, which kind of surprised me. I'm buying into Herrera as a player who is still working towards the peak of his abilities. He improved in almost every category from 2015 to 2016: he nearly doubled his walk rate, cut down on his K-rate, had more steals and runs scored by a healthy margin, and even popped 15 homers thanks to the highest ISO of his career. There isn't a ton to suggest that power will regress, either--he had just a 10.6 HR/FB rate, so I think 15 homers is around where we can expect him from year-to-year. Herrera should be able to sustain a batting average above .280, and with his walk rate improving along with his contact, he should be on base regularly enough to swipe 25-30 bags. As a member of the Phillies, the counting stats will always be somewhat depressed, but Herrera is a multi-category contributor who I am very high on in 2017, especially if he can take another step forward as a complete hitter.

Brad: Rather than specifically defending a bunch of picks, I'll just admit that my first drafts in deep positions like outfield and starting pitcher are...choppy. Yea, Bradley Jr. and Piscotty should probably be a bit higher along with a few others of lesser consequence. I did notice that I seem to value proven 80-grade power over some of the more recent power surge breakouts. Specifically Stanton and Bautista. I may have to chop the legs out from under Joey Bats if he lands in the NL or in the wrong setting. That adjustment can be made if/when it's necessary.

Nick: I'm the only one with Justin Upton above #20, all the way at #16 at that, so I should speak on it. He somehow finished as the 31st outfielder on ESPN's Player Rater despite being atrocious from April 5th through August 20th (13 HRs, .228 average in 474 plate appearances). Then he hits .303 with 18 HRs over his last 152 PAs, and totally redeems himself! Okay, not totally, but I highly doubt he sucks for four and a half months again.

 

Which picks by others look overly bullish/pessimistic?

Nick: I'll understand some skepticism towards the new Jose Ramirez, but Kyle and Bill took it too far. This is a youngster (entering his age-24 season) who has always had plus speed and bat skills. At 23, he appears to have muscled up a bit and added power to the wheels. Mix in that low 10% strikeout rate, and you've got a nice five-category contributor on your hands.

Brad is also noticeably ahead of us on Bautista, but I can't buy in so high. His age-35 season was hamstrung by injuries and underperformance, and now he might not even get to call Toronto's power-friendly park home anymore. His strikeout rate rose by four percent, as did his soft-contact rate. The durability worries me enough to where I can't do top 25, let alone #16.

Kyle: Brad's got Bautista a bit high for my tastes. He's been a monster for the most part this decade, but there are enough reasons for concern (age, health, and not knowing where he'll be in 2017) to give me pause. I expect to adjust his ranking a bit once he signs, but doubt I'll bump him too much higher.

I'm not buying Maybin as a top 50 outfielder, either. Last season was the first time he hit above .270 and there's nothing in his profile to suggest he'll repeat that lofty .315 mark. He also just can't stay healthy, which kills his ability to make a meaningful contribution in any category outside of stolen bases. His totals there are already trending down, and he's about to turn 30. Pass.

I'll set aside my long-running irrational distaste for Jones to point out that despite his flaws as a player, he's averaged 30 HR, 90 R, and 90 RBI over the last five seasons and never hit below .265. At the very least, it's bizarre to rank him 10 spots lower than Kemp, who's essentially the same player, a year older, and on a worse team.

Brad: Stanton as the 18th outfielder (Bill) seems a little silly. This is a perennial first round pick we're talking about. The power bonanza makes players of Stanton's profile a little less valuable. However, if you want to veer away from 20 home run threats for some steals (i.e. Peraza), you'll need a couple Stanton's to make up the difference. If Stanton is sitting around in the 6th, 7th, or 8th rounds as Bill's ranking implies, you have the potential for a massive bargain. Bill clearly doesn't value the profile since he's also low man on Bautista (30).

My colleagues seem to really expect Mazara to break out. I really like Mazara too, but mostly in a dynasty setting. Mazara has a lot of adjustments to make before he's more than a league average hitter. In a redraft league and given his inability to steal bases, that's an uninspiring profile.

Bill: I'm not sure what Brad and Nick need to see to believe in Jackie Bradley, Jr. As Kyle so eloquently put it, I am in fact riding his coattails on the young center fielder, just because I don't see any reason why Bradley, Jr. would significantly regress from his outstanding 2016 campaign. His BABIP was .312 in 2016, so I don't see his batting average sinking much lower than the .267 it was last year. The counting stats will always be there hitting in the potent BoSox lineup...I'm just not sure I can find any reasons to have JBJ outside of the top 25 at this point.

I don't get the hate on Piscotty 2 Hotty either. He'll have Dexter Fowler, Aledmys Diaz and Matt Carpenter setting the table for him, so he's got a very real shot at 100 RBI. Add in maybe 25 homers, 85 runs scored and a batting average around .275 and you've got an easy top-25 outfielder. Even if those are generous projections, I don't see how he falls outside the top 35 this year as Brad and Nick have him.