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Kevin projects the top 10 fantasy baseball dynasty outfielders going into the 2029 MLB season. His top MLB outfielders to increase their fantasy values for dynasty leagues include Roman Anthony, Aaron Judge, James Wood, and more.
This is the sixth article of my offseason Dynasty Crystal Ball Series, where I project the top 10 players at each position for the 2029 season. In dynasty, it's important to understand the current value of players, but being able to project their value going forward is a way you can get ahead of the rest of your league mates.
We're looking at the outfield position, which is pretty loaded at the top. There are currently so many elite outfielders who are still relatively young. Will any new names emerge into the elite tier?
Let's take a look at how the outfield position will look for dynasty in three years. A note about how I'm looking at positions for these rankings is that I'm giving my best assumption on what each player's primary position will be going into 2029, and only ranking them in one position. Check here if you missed any of the previous rankings: (Catcher), (First Base), (Second Base), (Third Base), (Shortstop).
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No. 10: Kyle Tucker, Free Agent
Age in 2029 (Around Opening Day): 32.19
Is Kyle Tucker the most underrated superstar in baseball? He just might be. It seems like no one wants to give him a massive contract despite him being consistently great for the last half-decade. Tucker has had at least a 130 WRC+ for five straight seasons while never striking out more than 15.9 percent of the time.
He also has at least 20 HRs and 20 SBs in three of the last four seasons. The only season he missed this feat was when he played only 78 games, but he still had 23 HRs with a 179 WRC+.
However, he does dominate in a bit of an unorthodox way. He doesn't have great bat speed (49th percentile) or sprint speed (26th percentile). This makes me think his game should age relatively well, and we still have many strong seasons ahead for Tucker.
No. 9: Aaron Judge, New York Yankees
Age in 2029: 36.91
Oh, where do I put this alien in the list? We'd expect most normal baseball players to regress significantly as they're about to turn 37 years old, but Aaron Judge isn't a normal baseball player.
I imagine I don't need to explain to anyone reading this article how ridiculous Judge has been. It's impossible to look at his stats over the last four seasons and not be flabbergasted. Judge has an over 200 WRC+ with over 50 HRs while competing for batting titles in three of the last four seasons. In 2025, Judge became just the third player in MLB history to hit 50 or more home runs and win a batting title, joining Mickey Mantle (1956) and Jimmie Fox (1938).
Judge is the most dangerous power hitter in the league, but he gets to his power so easily that he can still maintain an excellent average. I'm not sure what will slow him down other than an injury. He has to regress a little at some point, right? Right?
No. 8: Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres
Age in 2029: 30.23
There have been some critics of Fernando Tatis Jr. who have questioned if he is the same player he was before he got busted for taking performance-enhancing drugs. He has not put up the monster power numbers he put up in 2021, when he had 42 HRs. However, he has still hit the ball incredibly hard in recent years.
Tatis has remained a strong fantasy contributor, with 25 HRs, 32 SBs, and a 131 WRC+ in 2025. Another aspect of his game that really improved this season was his career-best 18.7 percent K-rate and 12.9 percent BB-rate.
I know Tatis does not need to take any advice from me, but could the answer to his lower HR totals be that he needs to pull the ball in the air more? In 2021, he pulled it in the air 22.2 percent of the time, but has been under 15.1 percent every year since.
Tatis should remain a fantasy stud for years to come, but if he does look to pull the ball in the air more, he could return to his status of being a fantasy monster.
No. 7: Ronald Acuna Jr., Atlanta Braves
Age in 2029: 31.27
The multiple major knee injuries for Ronald Acuña Jr. may prevent him from putting up monster stolen base numbers as he did in his MVP 2023 season. However, his bat still has plenty of lightning in it to make up for that. After returning from a torn ACL this season, he immediately showed he's still a superstar.
HE IS BACK.
Ronald Acuña Jr. homers on the first pitch he sees! pic.twitter.com/LZgwO3b8kZ
— MLB (@MLB) May 23, 2025
Overall in 2025, Acuña had a 161 WRC+, the second-highest mark of his career, with 21 HRs and nine SBs in 95 games. His quality of contact was still elite, and he actually showed an impressive approach at the plate by walking 17.2 percent of the time.
I think fantasy baseball owners and fans will take Acuña being a little more conservative on the base paths if it means he'll stay healthy, but it will likely limit his upside a bit. However, he should still be a fantasy stud without stealing 30+ bases.
No. 6: Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee Brewers
Age in 2029: 25.04
Jackson Chourio started his MLB career with back-to-back 20 HR/20 SB seasons, hitting over .270. He was also doing this at only 20 and 21 years old. Players this young should not be this productive at the major league level.
Jackson Chourio is the youngest player in MLB history with consecutive 20 HR/20 SB seasons 👏 pic.twitter.com/9IOghHE8VI
— MLB (@MLB) September 27, 2025
Chourio is incredibly well-rounded from a fantasy standpoint, other than the fact that he doesn't walk much. He has good power, speed, and a solid hit tool. His hitting that super elite ceiling will depend on how much his quality of contact improves as he matures physically over the next few years.
No. 5: James Wood, Washington Nationals
Age in 2029: 26.52
So did the Home Run Derby mess up James Wood's swing? It was a tale of two halves for Wood in 2025. He had a 150 WRC+ with a 27.6 percent K-rate in the first half and a 93 WRC+ with a 39.0 percent K-rate in the second half.
James Wood in 2025...
1st Half (420 PA)
.278/.381/.534, 24 HR, 12 SB, 14% BB, 27.6% K, 150 wRC+2nd Half (269 PA)
.223/.301/.388, 7 HR, 3 SB, 9.7% BB, 39% K, 93 wRC+wRC+ Ranks
1st Half: 10th of 155
2nd Half: 120th of 160Big risk/reward in the early rounds of 2026 drafts. pic.twitter.com/WfxTWQLHj5
— Eric Cross (@EricCrossMLB) October 30, 2025
The swing and miss in Wood's game is a little scary. He's never going to reach his full potential, striking out over 32 percent of the time. However, I expect him to get it in check enough. His power is so special that he only really has to get a little better contact skills to become a monster. He was in the 98th percentile for average exit velocity and hard-hit rate.
No. 4: Roman Anthony, Boston Red Sox
Age in 2029: 24.87
Is it too preposterous to say that Roman Anthony reminds me of a young Juan Soto? Early in his career, we knew Soto was an awesome hitter who hit the ball hard and was an on-base machine. However, there were questions about how good he would really be for fantasy. I'm getting similar vibes with Anthony.
Anthony has been dominating the minor leagues over the last few seasons, prior to getting the call to the majors this summer. His first half-season in the majors was also excellent. He had a 140 WRC+ with eight HRs and four SBs in 71 games.
That power and speed leave a lot to be desired, but 21-year-old rookies with almost a .400 OBP and their quality of contact are not normal. He didn't qualify for the leaderboard, but his 60.3 percent hard-hit rate was the highest in the league among players with at least 100 BBEs.
I'm not sure if Anthony will become the full-fledged superstar that Soto has become, but his fantasy production should start to match the quality of his offensive profile in the coming years.
No. 3: Julio Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners
Age in 2029: 28.24
I wonder if the Mariners can trick Julio Rodriguez into thinking the season starts in July or August, because it seems like every year the fantasy community gets frustrated with how he plays in the first half. But he's awesome in the second half. Rodriguez has a career 114 WRC+ in the first half of seasons, with a 154 WRC+ in the second halves.
Overall, we look back at his season, and he's excellent. He has four straight 20 HR/20 SB seasons to start his career, including two 30/30 seasons. Along with having one of his 30/30 seasons in 2025, another nice development for Rodriguez was a career-best K-rate of 21.4 percent.
There's no doubt that Rodriguez is a five-category stud. It'll be interesting to see if he can ever put together a full season like one of his second halves. If so, he could be contending for fantasy and real-life MVPs. He and this next guy are neck and neck for me.
No. 2: Corbin Carroll, Arizona Diamondbacks
Age in 2029: 28.59
Corbin Carroll had one of the great fantasy rookie seasons in recent memory in 2023 when he had 25 HRs and 54 SBs to go along with a .285 BA and 133 WRC+. The sky was the limit for the young star, but he hit a bit of a wall in his sophomore campaign.
In the first half of his second season in 2024, he only had a 79 WRC+ with five HRs. Along with the mediocre production, there were concerns about him nursing a shoulder injury. He has definitely put those concerns to rest over the last season and a half.
He had a 147 WRC+ and 17 HRs in the second half of 2024. In 2025, he had his best power season to date. He hit 31 HRs to go along with 32 SBs and a career high 139 WRC+. This was also backed up by the excellent quality of contact metrics. He hit the ball way harder than he did even in his breakout rookie season.
Carroll should be a 30/30 threat with solid ratios for years to come. I'll hold my daily prayer circle for his shoulder during the season, as injuries are the only thing that should be able to slow him down.
No. 1: Juan Soto, New York Mets
Age in 2029: 30.42
So is Soto just going to steal 30 bases a season now??? To go along with his amazing power and plate skills, Soto stole 38 bases in 2025 when his prior career high was 12. He's not exactly a burner with a 13th percentile sprint speed, but perhaps an increased willingness to run mixed with elite baseball IQ will allow him to be a regular 20 SB guy.
Besides the question marks about his stolen base totals, it doesn't get much better than Soto. He has a career 158 WRC+ with a higher walk rate than strikeout rate. He had the second-highest xwOBA in the league in 2025, behind only Judge.
There were some concerns about whether he would hit for as much power as he did in his one season with the Yankees, as he wouldn't have the luxuries of the Yankee Stadium short porch or hitting in front of Judge. However, he hit a new career high of 43 HRs in 2025 in his first season with the Mets.
Expect Soto to still have at least a half-decade of elite production at this point in the future.
Honorable Mentions
- Wyatt Langford, TEX
- Pete Crow-Armstrong, CHC
- Jackson Merrill, SDP
- Walker Jenkins, MIN
- Riley Greene, DET
- Edward Florentino, PIT
- Eduardo Quintero, LAD
- Tyler Soderstrom, ATH
- Josue De Paula, LAD
- Michael Harris II, ATL
- Max Clark, DET
- Carson Benge, NYM
- Zyhir Hope, LAD
- Jarren Duran, BOS
- Kyle Stowers, MIA
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