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Eric Cross' Top 10 Outfield (OF) Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings for 2025 - Part 1 (#1-10)

Ronald Acuna Jr. - Fantasy Baseball Rankings, MLB Injury News, Betting Picks

Part 1 of Eric Cross' top outfield (OF) dynasty fantasy baseball rankings (#1-10) heading into 2025. His top OF targets for fantasy baseball dynasty leagues.

After discussing the top 10 of each infield position in my positional dynasty fantasy baseball rankings series, we have finally reached the star-studded outfield. Saying this position is loaded doesn't do it justice. In fact, I'll need two separate articles to cover my top 20 dynasty outfielders (Part 2 here).

In my overall dynasty rankings, 14 of my top 25 ranked players have outfield eligibility. This position is as deep as it is talented. Given the immense talent at this position -- I'll be discussing the top 10 outfielders below, and then you can read about dynasty outfielders ranked #11-20 in Part 2 of this series.

For my additional fantasy baseball rankings and dynasty write-ups, check out my Patreon where you can find my full top 125 dynasty outfield rankings. Be sure to also bookmark RotoBaller's dynasty fantasy baseball rankings which are constantly updated.

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Outfield Dynasty Rankings for Fantasy Baseball (#1-10)

For my dynasty positional rankings article series, I'm only including players at one spot. This will primarily be where they played the most in 2024, but I'll include certain players at certain positions if they're eligible and/or it's clear they'll be at a new position in 2025. I'll make notes throughout the rankings for where certain players would rank that aren't included in my writeups below.

1. Juan Soto, NYM (Age 26)

Fresh off signing a $765M contact, Juan Soto is the new face of the New York Mets and coming a 2024 season where he posted a career-best 128 runs and 41 home runs. Soto also finished in the top two percent of hitters in xBA, xSLG, xwOBA, AVG EV, barrel rate, hard-hit rate, chase rate, and walk rate last season. Just a phenomenal season.

Now that he's playing for the other New York team that doesn't have a short right-field fence, maybe he loses a few home runs, but Soto has the type of power where it doesn't matter where he plays. He's a Top-5 overall player and Top-3 for OBP leagues, and given that he's still only 26 years old, I don't expect that to change any time soon.

2. Ronald Acuna Jr., ATL (Age 27)

Outside of Shohei Ohtani, Bobby Witt Jr., and maybe one or two others, no other player can match the upside that Ronald Acuña Jr. possesses. Before Ohtani went 54/59, Acuña went 41/73 the season prior and those 114 combined home runs and steals are the most in the 21st century. But unfortunately, he's now torn his ACL twice, which is concerning regardless, especially when he's supposed to be a major speed impact.

Are we going to see another 40/70 season from him? Maybe not, but the annual 30/30 threat is there as long as he can stay healthy. I'm wondering if we get another 2022 type of season from Acuña in 2025, as 2022 was the season after his first ACL tear. For that reason, I'm probably not going to have any redraft shares, but Acuña is still a Top-5 overall dynasty player, especially if he can get back to his 2023 levels of contact (86% zone, 82% overall).

3. Kyle Tucker, CHC (Age 28)

As is the case with Soto, Kyle Tucker will be joining a new team after spending his entire career to date with Houston. Some may think this is a downgrade as Wrigley Field doesn't play quite as well to left-handed power. However, the Cubs also ran more than the Astros did in 2024, so I don't expect Tucker's value to dip much overall.

It also deserves mentioning that Tucker was arguably having, pound for pound, the best season of his career. Tucker posted a career-high 12.9% barrel rate, 16.5% walk rate, .408 OBP, and .585 SLG last season, but being limited to 339 plate appearances overshadowed those metrics.

As long as he can stay away from any "bruised shin" scenarios, Tucker is a no-doubt top-10 player who should push or exceed 30/30 again in 2025.

4. Aaron Judge, NYY (Age 32)

Yes, he's 32, but there's no reason to expect less than elite production from Aaron Judge any time soon. He's hit at least 37 home runs in four straight seasons, with 62 in 2022 and 58 in 2024. The game's most prolific power hitter is going to remain near the top of these rankings for the time being, and if you're a contending dynasty team, this is the type of player you anchor your team around.

Is there anything else that really needs to be said about Judge? The guy just slashed .322/.458/.701 and ranked in the top three percent of hitters in xBA, xSLG, xwOBA, average exit velocity, barrel rate, hard-hit rate, Sweet-Spot rate, bat speed, chase rate, and walk rate. Judge's .458 OBP was the highest since Soto's .465 in 2021, and his .701 SLG was the highest since Barry Bonds in 2004.

5. Fernando Tatis Jr., SDP (Age 26)

Part of me didn't want to put Fernando Tatís Jr. this high. Obviously, the talent and upside warrant a lofty ranking, and he showed us as much back in 2021 with a 42/25 season. However, Tatís continues to miss time due to injury and/or suspension. He has only exceeded 600 plate appearances once in the last three seasons and has never reached the 150 games played mark.

Tatís is averaging 36 home runs and 27 steals per 650 plate appearances in his career, with the quality of contact and speed metrics to match. But can he consistently reach the 650 PA mark? If he continues missing more than 20 games per season, Tatís will drop into the next tier for me.

6. Corbin Carroll, ARI (Age 24)

It was a tale of two seasons for Corbin Carroll in 2024. In his first 92 games, Carroll slashed .210/.297/.316 with only three home runs. But over his last 66 games, Carroll slashed .261/.355/.589 with 19 home runs. It's apparent that his 2023 shoulder issue lingered into 2024 and caused the power outage over the first three months of the season.

All of Carroll's metrics under the hood were either in line with his big 2023 rookie season or even better in certain areas, including a career-best 10.7% walk rate, 19% strikeout rate, 89% zone contact rate, and an 81.6% overall contact rate. Carroll launching home runs early in spring has been encouraging to see as well, given the shoulder issues from 2024.

I'm expecting a nice bounce-back season from Carroll in 2025 and a return to top-10 overall status.

Rankings Note: Mookie Betts would rank here, but he was included in my shortstop dynasty rankings article.

7. Wyatt Langford, TEX (Age 23)

Everyone who has followed my work should know by now that I'm VERY high on Wyatt Langford. After an up and down first five months which resulted in a .241/.309/.366 slash line entering September, Langford became one of the best hitters in baseball over the final month of the season. In his final 26 games, Langford slashed .300/.386/.610 with seven doubles, eight home runs, 20 RBI, and seven steals.

For anyone wondering, that's a full-season pace of 150 runs, 48 home runs, 120 RBI, and 42 steals. Not too shabby.

Even when he was struggling, the underlying metrics were never bad. Overall, Langford finished with a 9.2% walk rate, 20.6% strikeout rate, 9.3% barrel rate, 89.6 mph AVG EV, 43.4% hard-hit rate, 86.6% zone contact rate, and a 79.6% overall contact rate. Every single metric I just listed was better than the league average.

And as you might expect given the hot September, Langford's metrics ticked up in September, highlighted by a 13.2% barrel rate, 91.5 mph AVG EV, and a 47.4% hard-hit rate.

Moving forward, Langford has the power to exceed 30 homers annually, the speed to exceed 20 steals annually, and the contact/approach profile to add a good AVG and OBP. To say I'm all in is an understatement.

8. Julio Rodriguez, SEA (Age 24)

On one hand, Julio Rodriguez has started his career with three straight seasons with at least a .270 average, 20 home runs, and 20 stolen bases. However, Rodriguez disappointed a bit in 2024 compared to expectations as he had the lowest amount of home runs, steals, runs, and RBI of his young career and saw his SLG drop 76 points from 2023. Rodriguez still had a very good season, but it was a step back from uber-elite status.

In general, Rodriguez still brings a high level of power and speed to the table, but he's on the aggressive side, which will likely continue to bring inconsistency and a lower OBP. He's still a Top-20 overall dynasty asset without question, though, and a bounce back in 2025 shouldn't surprise anyone. We're still talking about a player who had a 48.4% hard-hit rate and a 96th percentile sprint speed in 2024.

9. James Wood, WAS (Age 22)

When he's not getting into shenanigans with Peter Griffin on Family Guy, James Wood is one heck of a baseball player, and we saw that in his 2024 debut with the Nationals. Wood racked up nine home runs and 14 steals in 336 plate appearances with a 10.6% barrel rate, 52% hard-hit rate, and an 85th percentile sprint speed.

However, the 28.9% strikeout rate and 55.1% groundball rate are concerning and will hold Wood back a bit moving forward if not improved. The groundball and strikeout rates have been the concern throughout Wood's professional career, but he was making strides with the strikeout rate in Triple-A last season before his promotion to the Majors. The upside is a top-10 overall player if everything clicks.

10. Jackson Chourio, MIL (Age 20)

At age 20, Jackson Chourio became the youngest player ever to go 20/20 last season. Chourio finished with 21 home runs and 22 steals in 573 plate appearances with a .275/.327/.464 slash line while posting above-average quality of contact metrics and an elite 97th percentile spring speed.

Chourio is a bit on the aggressive side and always has been, but his 31.9% chase rate and 6.8% walk rate last season certainly weren't terrible. It's easy to see the 30/30 upside here with Chourio, who also had a zone contact rate a tick above the league average. Even if he's in the .270 range with a lower OBP, Chourio should be able to be an annual top-20 caliber player.

Stay tuned for 11-20 in the next few days! If you enjoyed these rankings and want to see additional rankings, analysis, and more, check out Eric's Toolshed Fantasy Patreon.



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