We’re deep, deep, deep, and these guys might not be playable. The top 100 outfielders for 2026 fantasy baseball are your flyers in most leagues, and your 5th and 6th outfielders in deep leagues. Keep in mind, we have NL-Only rankings, and AL-Only rankings. If you have no need for these outfielders in your league, think on the bright side: Next up in the 2026 fantasy baseball rankings is starting pitchers. Here’s Steamer’s 2026 Fantasy Baseball Projections for Hitters and 2026 Fantasy Baseball Projections for Pitchers.
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81. Trevor Larnach – This tier started in the top 80 outfielders for 2026 fantasy baseball. I called this tier, “You don’t know me.” This tier ends at Caissie.
As for Larnach, inside my mind, “Without Baldelli, every Twins’ hitter will be the best version of themselves.” Slipping into my mind, a small voice, “That can’t be.” A large chunk of my brain, let’s call it the Bully Brain, squashes the small voice, “Shut up! Every Twins’ hitter will be awesome!” After a series of misadventures, the Bully Brain and Small Voice join forces and become stronger together, but they have to understand each other for this to happen, so they agree on “just platoon everyone” and we’re back to where we started. So, last year Larnach went 17/4/.250 in 503 ABs, and I’m not sure how many at-bats he could possibly get, even without Baldelli, but he has made better contact in past seasons and more contact now. He’s likely more boring than most in this tier, but there is also a feeling he could be more interesting than others too. 2026 Projections: 54/19/61/.254/5 in 453 ABs
82. Evan Carter – He has a 15/19/.235 line in 400 career at-bats. That’s not that bad. Well, okay, it’s not great because that’s over the course of three seasons, but if he did that this year, it wouldn’t be that bad. Oh, no one is confusing that with “solid” or “yay, what a champ I became in this fantasy league after drafting Evan Carter,” but it’s something. 2026 Projections: 42/9/46/.252/17 in 376 ABs
83. Spencer Steer – Went over him in the 1st basemen rankings.
84. Brendan Donovan – Went over him in the 2nd basemen rankings.
85. Jake McCarthy – Here’s what I said this offseason, “Traded to the Rockies. You know what time it is, right? It’s time for Jake McCarthy to have a huge year, then become absolute dog crap for the rest of his career. Nolan Jones and Brenton Doyle showed you the way, now go forth.” And that’s me quoting me! You remember in the movie Wall Street where they say a company is “a dog with fleas?” That’s this tier. Some of these guys could break out, but woof woof, scratch scratch. 2026 Projections: 43/9/41/.260/16 in 416 ABs
86. Cam Smith – Hey, at least I’m not telling you to draft Jordan Walker again. [dodges tomato] Hey, I said I wasn’t! [dodges multiple tomatoes, ducks out of the room] Whew, those people are upset for no reason–[the mob breaks down the door plummeting me with tomatoes]–Fair! I should’ve gave up on Jordan Walker sooner than I did, but he does hit the ball hard–[one last tomato slams into my skull]–Ow. I deserved that. Ya know, that tomato felt like it was coming off Jordan Walker’s bat. So, I don’t know what happened to Cam Smith. His HardHit% last year (28.1) was on par with guys like Brooks Lee and Bryson Stott. His Launch Angle plummeted and he started hitting everything into the ground. He was like Jordan Walker, but without hitting the ball hard. Call him, Tennis-Balls-On-A Walker. 2026 Projections: 41/8/38/.232/7 in 334 ABs
87. Victor Robles – He had a bit of a lost year in 2025, but was reliable for a 5/25/.240 type year previously. Exciting? An emoji that doesn’t know the definition of “exciting” nods its head rapidly. 2026 Projections: 43/5/41/.252/24 in 342 ABs
88. Justin Crawford – Already gave you my Justin Crawford fantasy. It had some real razzle-dazzle! (I’ll admit that Crawford is actually more valuable than this is guaranteed a starting job, but will the Phils do that? I don’t know, but I don’t love the odds.) 2026 Projections: 57/5/39/.283/34 in 403 ABs
89. Jake Mangum – Here’s what I said this offseason, “Traded to the Pirates. Fun fact! You chew Bubbalicious because you like Kidgum. I chew Trident because I like Mangum. There’s something about a 30-year-old who has less than a full season of MLB time under his belt that doesn’t instill a ton of confidence, but he makes a lot of sense as the Pirates’ leadoff man (high contact and speed).” And that’s me quoting me! 2026 Projections: 71/4/36/.283/29 in 436 ABs
90. Zach McKinstry – Went over him in the shortstops rankings.
91. Tommy Edman – Went over him in the 2nd basemen rankings.
92. Tyler O’Neill – Here’s something that you should know about rankings, there’s judgment calls being made, especially on playing time. If you give Tyler O’Neill 500+ at-bats, he’s a top 30 outfielder, maybe better. If you give Tyler O’Neill 500+ at-bats, you might have a concussion. You should sit down. Don’t go to sleep until you see a doctor, okay? 2026 Projections: 47/17/49/.228/6 in 332 ABs
93. Owen Caissie – Here’s what I said this offseason, “Traded to the Marlins. So, I’m a lot less interested in Caissie for this year. Don’t get it twisted, as they say at the worst Wetzels stores, this trade was not even Steven for this year. Caissie is a work in progress. He can’t make contact to really matter, as far as I can tell. He might be a 33+% K%. Sweet sassy molassy, Caissie! That’s not great. But that can get better and why I like this trade for the Marlins. EdCab’s a stud, but pray his arm holds together; Caissie could become excellent by next year. He absolutely has some holes, but big-time power, 40-homer type power, but could hit .210. He kinda reminds me of another Marlins’ prospect, Deyvison De Los Santos, who’s amounted to nothing so far.” And that’s me quoting me! 2026 Projections: 43/19/54/.212/6 in 390 ABs
94. Jonathan India – This is a new tier. This tier goes from here until Smith. I call this tier, “Snooze City.” This tier means…[snores, jolts awake] Where was I?
As for India, went over him in the 2nd basemen rankings.
95. Harrison Bader – Signed with the Giants. This is instead of them playing Luis Matos, and tells us how much they think of Matos. If you’re the Giants, why sign Bader and not welcome Matos rather than showing him the door? Play with words points! 2026 Projections: 51/15/51/.247/13 in 407 ABs
96. Mike Yastrzemski – Here’s what I said this offseason, “Signed with the Braves. Carl’s Jr. Jr. is headed to the Land Of Bojangles. You need an L.O.B., if you want to get with me. Carl’s Jr. Jr. moves closer to where he will end his career, almost definitely. I know it, he knows it, you know it, he’s going to the Red Sox at some point to end his career. I’ll bet a “crypto wallet I don’t know how to access” on that happening. For NL-Only, Carl’s Jr. Jr. is totally fine for 18/5/.230 in 130 games and that’s about it.” And that’s me quoting me! 2026 Projections: 58/18/56/.232/5 in 409 ABs
97. Austin Hays – Signed with the White Sox. Forgot that he was one of the original “Baltimore prospects that never develop.” Saw he had 60-grade power and 55 speed in the minors, according to FanGraphs. Ha, welp, that didn’t work out! His stats look eerily similar to Benintendi, which is more than eerie. It’s downright frightening. 2026 Projections: 43/14/48/.247/5 in 345 ABs
98. Nick Castellanos – The Greek God of Hard Contact is a nickname a lot like Ivan Rodriguez when he went by Pudge even after losing 120 pounds of muscle towards the end of his career. No idea why Pudge started losing massive amount of muscle after they started testing for ‘roids. Can’t imagine a reason and I have thought about it for a very long time. A total mystery! Any hoo! The Greek God of Hard Contact and his mustachioed mom, running a diner, powering up with a barely 30% HardHit rate, well, how does The Greek God of Soft Contact sound? Still getting those disco fries from his moms? (By the way, I aim to give 600 ABs to every position for every team. So, if I give, say Larnach 450 ABs, where does the other 150 ABs go for the Twins’ left field position? I mention this now because the Phils’ outfield likely has too many ABs floating around. I don’t know what they’re doing with Kemp, Adolis, Castellanos, Crawford and Marsh. This is important because accounting for ABs is basically 95% of figuring out value for deep leagues. If you knew last year, say, Andy Pages was going to get 624 PAs, you’d be a time traveler wasting their time on nonsense, but also able to do well in fantasy.) 2026 Projections: 42/14/48/.247/5 in 371 ABs
99. Brandon Marsh – He had a top 80 outfielder year in 2025. Wanna hear that line? I bet you do! 59/11/43/.280/7 in 379 ABs. Nighty-night, sweet prince! Brandon Marsh’s statline: Better than Ambien! 2026 Projections: 51/13/56/.262/10 in 402 ABs
100. Jorge Soler – Rather than think about how Jorge Soler was yet another player whose career was ruined by the Angels, I like to think about how good Mike Trout would’ve been if he played for any team other than the Angels. Talking 500 homers, 500 steals, and that’s just his first season. In fairness to the Angels, they didn’t ruin Soler, they just overpaid for a vet who wasn’t that good and he ripped off a stupid organization. Hmm, where have we heard that before with the Angels? 2026 Projections: 51/22/56/.222 in 354 ABs
101. Jordan Walker – The Cards’ outfield? Effin sucks, but, wait, it gets better! Well, it could’ve got better, if they didn’t trade away all their good outfielders and keep the bad ones. I still have a faint glimmer of hope for Walker, but he’s starting to look like a guy you forget about, then, in a few years, you hear he won the KBO MVP. By the way, the Cards’ outfield makes their pitching staff look good, and I don’t mean in a split squad game. 2026 Projections: 41/12/43/.221/8 in 354 ABs
102. Victor Scott II – Last year, he went 5/34! Woo hoo! [does a happy little dance and everyone on the street starts doing the same dance like we’re in a car commercial, then a car runs us over when we see he hit .216] That .216 average was with a 19.7% HardHit rate, which I wasn’t sure was possible. Did he hit all 14 MPH grounders to the pitcher? Oh my God, it’s worse. He had a 15.2 Launch Angle. He hit 14 MPH popups to the pitcher. So, not the best batted ball profile I’ve ever seen! 2026 Projections: 41/4/36/.212/27 in 381 ABs
103. Andrew Benintendi – I never made a Comments FAQ page, but I should’ve about ten years ago. Now, meh, no one even knows what a FAQ page is anymore. If I had made a FAQ page for comments, my number one request would be, “Please specify size of league.” That’s really the most important thing for all fantasy questions. In a 12-teamer mixed league, drafting Benintendi takes serious crackers shredded up in your medulla oblongata. If you’re in an AL-Only league? He makes more sense than maybe some players above him, i.e., “Evan Carter or Benintendi?” is a legit question in AL-Only, but not in a 12-teamer mixed. It’s why on our 2026 fantasy baseball rankings page we have multiple types of league rankings. 2026 Projections: 51/19/58/.246/1 in 434 ABs
104. Lars Nootbaar – Has he been traded yet? If he has, then move him up to the top 40 outfielders and expect a 25/15/.280 season. If he’s still on the Cards, then expect: 2026 Projections: 63/15/51/.241/6 in 471 ABs
105. Wenceel Perez – Fun fact! Looking at Wenceel’s stats makes a person grimace, a face commonly referred to as a “Wenceel.” 2026 Projections: 53/14/55/.238/10 in 446 ABs
106. Josh H. Smith – Went over him in the 1st basemen rankings.
107. Walker Jenkins – This is a new tier. This tier goes from here until Benge. I call this tier, “holding my index finger and thumb closely together, but on a sliding scale.” This tier refers to the amount of interest I have in these players right now vs. if they’re called up or get hot. I have zero interest in Jenkins right now, but if he’s called up, I’m gonna be “GRAB HIM!!!” crazy, and that goes for all these guys who I could see making me crazy excited during the season.
As for Jenkins, gave you my Walker Jenkins fantasy. It had the makings of a varsity athlete. 2026 Projections: 24/7/21/.254/12 in 204 ABs
108. Lane Thomas – Here’s what I said this offseason, “Signed with the Royals. He had foot surgery in September and he’s hoping that jerk in the front row stops yelling, “Hey, Lame Thomas!” now. Seriously, these guys have feelings, please respect the game. Unless it’s Anthony Rendon. If you see that guy anywhere, you should scream at him, but make sure someone is filming you. Thomas has been a long-time fave of mine, but it’s almost to the point where I’ve forgotten why. I guess with the surgery he could be better this year, putting that foot issue behind him and his best foot forward. (See what I did there? Freakin’ toenailed it!)” And that’s me quoting me and the jerk fan! 2026 Projections: 46/10/44/.241/12 in 329 ABs
109. Jacob Melton – Here’s what I said this offseason, “Traded to the Rays. He has 70 career MLB ABs and that’s a lot of at-bats for a 25-year-old in the Rays’ system! They traded away Mangum, who was 30. Hope the Rays don’t have to pay Melton too much in roughly six years. Melton has interesting tools (15/30, 23.5 K%, 399 ABs in his last full year in the minors), and was Itch’s number one Astros’ prospect, where he said, “A left-handed hitter listed at 6’ 2” 208 pounds, Melton at his hottest features speed, patience and power with serviceable defense in center field. His 2025 was interrupted a couple times by injuries, but he’s talented enough to push for a spot in spring. In 35 Triple-A games, he slashed .286/.389/.556 with six homers, 12 steals and a 20 percent strikeout rate. He withered under the bright lights, slashing .157/.234/.186 in 78 plate appearances spread across 32 games. I’d like to hit Grey until he withers.” What on earth? Don’t know where Melton is playing, and he’s a lefty, so he’s absolutely platooning. Worth a flyer in deep leagues.” And that’s me quoting me! 2026 Projections: 36/7/31/.254/15 in 327 ABs
110. Denzel Clarke – Is “Home Run Robbery” a category in your league? No? Hmm, can you convince your commissioner to make it one? So, Clarke seems wildly overmatched by MLB pitching, but has surprising power and 40-steal speed, so maybe he figures something out. His defense should get him in the lineup. 2026 Projections: 41/8/28/.219/22 in 377 ABs
111. Jasson Dominguez – This ranking is based on, “There’s no way Jasson Dominguez sucks as bad as his MLB stats say he sucks,” but if he does indeed suck as bad as he seems, he’s being overrated by this ranking. There’s more of a case to be made he is better than he’s shown, however. He had a 40% HardHit, 13-degree Launch Angle, and a 9.7% HR/FB in a Little League Park. He should be good for more power and he stole 23 bags, though I think that likely comes down. He also hit .257 with a .338 BABIP. He’s showing an inability to hit righties, which is troubling. The BABIP isn’t insane, but is he neutrally a 15/15/.245 hitter? Can’t be that boring, can it? (Please say no, please please please please.) Okay, he might be. Plus, he currently has nowhere to play. 2026 Projections: 34/8/37/.252/12 in 239 ABs
112. Jhostynxon Garcia – As I said this offseason, “Traded to the Pirates for Johan Oviedo. Here’s what Itch said about Jhosty/nxon, “A right-handed hitter listed at 6’0” 163 lbs, Garcia looks bigger than that to the eye. In 114 games across Double and Triple-A, the Password slashed .267/.340/.470 with 21 home runs and seven stolen bases, earning a five-game cup of coffee in August. Too bad he didn’t spill hot coffee on Grey’s lap.” Aw, c’mon! So, the Pirates swiped the Red Sox Password, though I am obviously partial to the Jhosty/nxon nickname because I am in favor of more obscure references. This trade is one of the rare “both sides did well.” Jhosty is super intriguing with speed and speed, but he might struggle to hit .220.” And that’s me quoting me and Itch! 2026 Projections: 38/13/34/.217/5 in 311 ABs
113. Miguel Andujar – Went over him in the 3rd basemen rankings.
114. Hyeseong Kim – Went over him in the 2nd basemen rankings.
115. Carson Benge – Mentioned him briefly in the offseason during my rookie series, saying only that I wouldn’t be going over Benge in the series, but that was more because of the lack of time. It also didn’t help him to be on the Mets. Mets’ prospect hitters have been burning me for what feels like a decade. It’s been since Albombso, I think. Ronny Mauricio? Woohoo…crap. Luisangel Acuña? Yes…no. Kelenic? Let’s go…nowhere, or rather, anywhere he goes he’s terrible. Brett Baty? I am batty!…no more. Mark Vientos? Yes, yes…no, no. But, sure, I’ll get burned one more time, Benge. 2026 Projections: 34/8/31/.254/8 in 288 ABs
116. Jake Meyers – This is the last tier of the outfielders. I call this tier, “You finished reading the entire outfielders’ rankings. Let me congratulate you. You’re the real hero, not the person who WROTE THEM!”
As for Meyers, what do Daulton Varsho, Sal Frelick, Hunter Goodman, Andy Pages, and Kris Bryant have in common? They were all in this top 100 outfielders post last year. Bryant was added to that list to throw you off. Does that mean Meyers will zoom his ass out of this post and be way more valuable than his ranking? No, but there wasn’t a ton else to say about him. 2026 Projections: 43/7/36/.263/15 in 313 ABs
117. Masataka Yoshida – If you draft him and expect great things, you might find yourself writing revenge anthems like you’re Lily Allen. I always thought it was a dojo, dojo, dojo, but I was looking at a 10-homer, two-steal Joe Blow…Joe Blow…Joe Blow… 2026 Projections: 40/10/43/.273/2 in 364 ABs
118. Kristian Campbell – Went over him in the 2nd basemen rankings.
119. Otto Kemp – Went over him in the 1st basemen rankings.
120. Nathan Lukes – In 388 ABs last year, as a 31-year-old, Lukes went 12/2/.255, which felt perfect in an upside tier. That was sarcasm. 2026 Projections: 41/10/44/.260/4 in 303 ABs
121. Brooks Baldwin – Went over him in the 2nd basemen rankings.
122. Michael Massey – Went over him in the 2nd basemen rankings.
123. Gavin Lux – Went over him in the 2nd basemen rankings.
124. Christopher Morel – Here’s what I said this offseason, “Signed with the Marlins to be their 1B and an automatic out in the 2nd, 5th and 9th inning. Shame they didn’t rally in the 8th, but he’s due up every ninth inning for an automatic out. Oh well! I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt and say he’s worthwhile to draft in an NL-Only league, but that’s about it.” And that’s me quoting me! 2026 Projections: 44/17/41/.211/11 in 376 ABs
125. Jeff McNeil – Went over him in the 2nd basemen rankings.
126. C.J. Kayfus – Went over him in the 1st basemen rankings.
127. George Valera – Doesn’t he sound like a matinee star who Anglicized his name? “Little did most fans know, Pablo Jorge Valera was hiding a secret that would’ve had him blacklisted.” That’s Variety in the 1950s. 2026 Projections: 37/12/32/.234/2 in 307 ABs
128. Troy Johnston – Went over him in the 1st basemen rankings.
129. Zach Cole – It’s going to be Cole or Meyers as the Astros’ third outfielder. Maybe Cole & Meyers can combine powers and sue someone. 2026 Projections: 27/12/34/.207/14 in 294 ABs
Omitted but considered: Zac Veen, Tyrone Taylor, Jeremiah Jackson, Jeff McNeil, Heriberto Hernandez, Joshua Baez, Jonny DeLuca, Austin Martin, Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Jeremiah Jackson, Garrett Mitchell, Colby Thomas, Emmanuel Rodriguez, Javier Sanoja, Max Kepler, Max Clark, Mauricio Dubon, Alek Thomas, Tim Tawa, Griffin Conine, Eric Wagaman, Ryan Waldschmidt, Luke Raley, Daniel Schneemann, JJ Bleday, Luis Matos, Jake Bauers, Robert Hassell III, Angel Martinez, Davis Schneider, Heston Kjerstad, Jacob Young, Drew Gilbert, Matt Vierling, Joey Loperfido, Esmerlyn Valdez, Enrique Bradfield, Nolan Jones, Alejandro Osuna, Yanquiel Fernandez, Michael Conforto, Alan Roden, Dylan Moore, Will Benson, Blake Perkins, Kevin Alcantara, Nelson Rada, Jerar Encarnacion, Grey Albright Jr., Richie Palacios, James Outman, Lazaro Montes, Ryan Ward, Jake Fraley, Jhonkensy Noel, Zach Dezenzo, Braden Montgomery, Enrique Hernandez, Hector Rodriguez, Dane Myers, Kemp Alderman, Carlos Cortes, Mike Tauchman, Adam Frazier, Tommy Pham, Kyle Isbel, Tyler Tolbert, Alex Call, Nate Eaton, Myles Straw, Jack Suwinski, Henry Bolte, Jahmai Jones, Gabriel Rincones Jr., Braiden Ward, Junior Perez, Jose Siri, Gabriel Gonzalez, Michael Helman, Chas McCormick, Rhylan Thomas, Jarred Kelenic, Corey Dickerson, Kyler Fedko, Esteury Ruiz, Kyren Paris, Cole Carrigg, Everson Pereira, Phillip Glasser, Sterlin Thompson, Matthew Lugo, Derek Hill, Pedro Leon, Josue De Paula, Christian Franklin, Alexander Canario, Bryan Torres, Samad Taylor, Jonathan Rodriguez, Bryce Johnson, Rob Refsnyder, Tirso Ornelas, Nathan Church, Victor Mesa Jr., Kristian Robinson, Eli White, RJ Schreck, Drew Waters, Bryce Teodosio
