Mid-Season Fantasy Baseball Outfield Dynasty Rankings, Prospect Rankings, Buys, and Sells (2025)

July 30, 2025

Eric Cross provides his 2025 fantasy baseball prospect and dynasty rankings for the outfield position and discusses OF to buy, sell, or hold moving forward.

While the shortstop position might be considered the sexiest on the field in general, and it's where all kids want to play growing up, the outfield position is the most star-studded and loaded position for fantasy purposes.

That should be apparent when you scope out the rankings below. The top 12 names in the dynasty section are all inside my top-30 overall, and all 15 prospects listed below are inside my top-50 overall prospect rankings. This position is both loaded at the top and loaded in terms of talented depth.

Below you'll find my current top-20 dynasty rankings and top-15 prospect rankings for the outfield position, along with thoughts on several notable players, their values moving forward, and whether to buy, sell, or hold right now. You can check out all of the other positions here: Catcher | First Base | Second Base | Third Base | Shortstop

Outfield Dynasty Rankings

Tier 1: Kyle Tucker, James Wood, Juan Soto, Ronald Acuña Jr.

Tier 2: Corbin Carroll, Fernando Tatís Jr., Aaron Judge, Pete Crow-Armstrong

Tier 3: Jackson Chourio, Roman Anthony, Wyatt Langford, Yordan Alvarez

Tier 4: Oneil Cruz, Julio Rodriguez, Jackson Merrill, Riley Greene

Tier 5: Seiya Suzuki, Jarren Duran, Wilyer Abreu, Lawrence Butler

Outfield Prospect Rankings

Tier 1: Zyhir Hope, Max Clark, Walker Jenkins, Eduardo Quintero, Josue De Paula

Tier 2: Lazaro Montes, Mike Sirota, Spencer Jones, Chase DeLauter

Tier 3: Jonny Farmelo, EmManuel Rodriguez, Owen Caissie, Jhostynxon Garcia

Tier 4: Dylan Beavers, Edward Florentino, Theo Gillen, and others

Outfielders to Buy/Sell/Hold

Wilyer Abreu, Boston Red Sox (Buy)

It feels like the season Wilyer Abreu is having is flying a bit under the radar. In 329 plate appearances, the Red Sox right fielder is slashing .250/.319/.493 with 20 home runs and six steals. On the surface, Abreu's AVG and OBP are nearly identical to his 2024 rookie season, but this is a better version of Abreu than we saw in 2024.

HAVE YOURSELF A NIGHT WILYER ABREU!

He has an inside-the-park home run AND a grand slam tonight 😳 pic.twitter.com/o7XjO4MDpw

— MLB (@MLB) July 1, 2025

As talented young players tend to do, Abreu has taken a step forward this season, with the biggest improvements coming in his contact rates. After posting a 76.4% zone and 70.4% overall contact rate in 2024, Abreu is up to an 85.2% zone and 77.2% overall contact rate this season while also trimming his strikeout rate by 3.4% and maintaining his above-average quality of contact rates.

If the uptick in contact sticks, Abreu could cement himself as a 30-homer bat who hits north of .250 annually and provides Top-100 value each season in the middle of Boston's lineup. The perceived value has risen, but I still believe Abreu can be had for a reasonable price tag in dynasty leagues.

Byron Buxton, Minnesota Twins (Sell)

Trust me, I didn't want to include Byron Buxton as a sell in this article. In general, I love to watch Buxton play and hope that he can stay healthy for the remainder of his career. He's also in the midst of arguably the best season of his career. But as we've come to unfortunately know and expect with Buxton, staying on the field just isn't one of the strengths in his exciting profile.

Buxton is a great defender, an elite runner with a 100th percentile sprint speed, and he's taken his offensive game to new heights this season. In 364 plate appearances, Buxton is slashing an impressive .282/.343/.561 with 68 runs, 23 home runs, 59 RBI, and 17 steals. That's a 650 plate appearance pace of 121 runs, 41 home runs, 105 RBI, and 30 steals.

On top of that, Buxton has posted a 17.1% barrel rate, 92.2 mph AVG EV, and a career-best 55.1% hard-hit rate and 81.8% zone contact rate. Everything is going well for Buxton right now, but at the same time, this is a 31-year-old with a notable injury history.

At this point, I'm not sure it's reasonable to expect the durability to improve as he gets further into his thirties. I hope I'm wrong, but the logical conclusion here would be to sell high while there's plenty of hype due to the sexy surface stats. If you're contending, I can absolutely see wanting to hold him for your championship/money push. But if you're not contending, selling high on Buxton is a wise decision.

Bryan Reynolds, Pittsburgh Pirates (Buy)

It's been a rather underwhelming 2025 season for the steady and usually dependable Bryan Reynolds. In 428 plate appearances, Reynolds is slashing just .232/.290/.375 with 10 home runs and three steals. The surface stats don't paint a fully accurate picture, though, as Reynolds metrics under the hood have been mostly in line or even a bit better than they were in 2024.

Reynolds' 81% zone and 71.2% overall contact rate are nearly identical to last season, and he's dropped his chase rate from 30.2% to 26%. He's also posting the best all-around quality of contact metrics of his career as well with an 11.1% barrel rate, 91.4 mph AVG EV, and a 47.5% hard-hit rate. The one problem is that Reynolds' strikeout rate has increased from 22.5% to 26.9%, and that he's been a bit unlucky, as his .273 xBA and .485 xSLG would indicate.

While Reynolds will never have the flashy profile, there's no reason to expect that the steady Reynolds from the last half-decade is gone for good. He's a decent value target in dynasty leagues right now.

Edward Florentino, Pittsburgh Pirates (Buy)

One of the biggest breakout prospects right now is Pittsburgh's Edward Florentino. I'm 100% buying the breakout, and so should you. I'll give you a bit of a spoiler here by telling you that Florentino will be inside my Top 50 overall in my upcoming August Top 500 prospect rankings update.

18-year-old @Pirates prospect Edward Florentino homers for the third straight game!

That's 7 homers in 28 games with the @The_Marauders. pic.twitter.com/5W3hZ5fGIX

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 27, 2025

In 57 games between the Complex Level and Low-A, Florentino has racked up 14 doubles, 13 home runs, and 22 steals in 25 attempts with a stellar .314/.424/.608 slash line. He's been especially hot in June and July, slashing .364/.443/.636 and .306/.440/.667 respectively.

While I don't expect this level of stolen base prowess to continue as Florentino is a below-average runner, there's plus power potential here long-term, and he's made contact at a 78% clip this season, including 83% in Low-A, with a 14.8% walk and 22.8% strikeout rate overall. Even if he's more of a 10-12 stolen base contributor long-term, Florentino has the skills to hit for a high average with a strong OBP and flirt with or exceed 30 homers annually.

The price tag is definitely rising in a hurry, but this is one of those buy-high situations, as I believe the perceived value and price tag will only continue to rise over the remainder of the season and into 2026.

Chase DeLauter, Cleveland Guardians (Hold)

As probably the biggest Chase DeLauter supporter out there, this latest injury is just another gut punch. DeLauter is out again with a hand/wrist issue, and it's unclear if this will cost him the remainder of the 2025 season. As I've said many times before, this is a top-10 prospect talent, and DeLauter was showing that again this season.

In 42 games, DeLauter posted a 15.8% walk rate, 15.8% strikeout rate, 83.3% zone contact rate, and an 81.1% overall contact rate. This is also an above-average runner with plus power, which showed up in his 91.2 mph AVG EV, 51.9% hard-hit rate, and 12.9% barrel rate.

Listen, I know the injuries are a major headache, and the long-term durability is a notable concern right now, but this has also continued to drop DeLauter's perceived value and price tag to a point where it doesn't make sense to trade him if you have him. If you don't have him, I'm still not opposed to buying low, given the potential for a massive return on investment. Given how the price tag has dipped, the inherent risk isn't as high anymore.

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