Top 100 Outfielders Rest Of Season As Ranked By Yours Truly

All good things must come to pass! And as such, this is my last piece here at Razzball as I’m starting a new endeavor (not in the Fantasy sports space).

Anyways, the All-Star Break beckons, so I wanted to leave you with my top 100 Outfield rankings. I did these objectively. I averaged four rest-of-season projection systems and then converted the projected stats to dollar values as if I was doing an auction draft. The guess on injury guys is just that, a guess. I ran the numbers with about half the season left. Anyway, without further ado.

OK again, these are from my formula that’s based on projection systems. And no, I don’t agree with all these! Tatis’ power is slowly coming back, I guess, he’s up to 5 homers! And I kind of get it, he has 30 barrels so he really should have more like 16 or so, even factoring in that he’s doesn’t pull the ball in the air enough. He could still pull off a 20-30 type year with a good batting average.

Julio Rodriguez is out now on the concussion protocol, so it’s tough to know exactly when he comes back. 

I can’t leave without commenting on Kyle Tucker for the 20th week in a row. The projection systems do seem to have downgraded him a bit. I think I’d trade him for a bunch of the guys in the teens here, namely Walker, Bellinger and Arozerena. Oh, and his teammate Pages, which would have seemed nuts in the pre-season. Real life Tucker has improved a bit lately, but it’s mostly just a lot of BB’s, and that’s only helping him in Runs as he doesn’t steal much these days.

Speaking of Jordan Walker, wow, he’s on pace to close as one of the biggest league winners in 2026. I can’t argue at all with this.

I wildly disagree with myself on both Chandler Simpson and Jose Caballero. Obviously it’s all steals, especially with Simpson. I avoid empty steals even under the rosiest of projections. But Simpson just went over a month without swiping a bag, that’s effectively playing a man down for us. Even with him running, you’re down a man in HR and RBI’s. Caballero has at least contributed a bit across the board this year. It doesn’t seem sustainable, and he might lose PT if/when the Yankees get healthier. But I can see a case for him as he’s eligible everywhere and the Regression Monster may not show up at all.

Taylor Ward is another projection I disagree with. He has gone through a major approach change with reduced bat speed and an overall reluctance to swing. He has a nice OBP now, so he continues to help the Orioles in real life. But the power has almost completely vanished, and he doesn’t steal, so he’s maybe only a plus in runs at this point.

Oneil Cruz might return after the All-Star break, and if he does, he’s a top 15 guy. Speaking of injuries, Wyatt Langford can’t stay on the field, so even if he makes it back soon, he’ll likely head to the IL again before the season ends.

Fwiw, the Judge ranking is based on 119 PA’s, which implies he’ll be back in mid August. 

I guess we’re at the super meh part of our programming. I added Luke Keaschall as he’s going to qualify for OF everywhere. And he’s kind of similar to Jakob Marsee, and by that I mean….really disappointing. We were hoping for lots of steals, a nice Avg and maybe chip in power. So far, not so good, as he’s a .250ish hitter who maybe gets you 25 steals, but really nothing else. And now even if he keeps an everyday spot, it will be at the end of the batting order. Marsee has also moved to the bottom of the order, and he probably deserves to hit the bench or get sent down. But he’s maybe the only Marlin who can handle CF, so he still gets virtually every day run despite an ugly 76 wRC+. He’s hitting .192 with just 5 homers and 22 RBI’s so he’s really been a major negative in all but steals. He’s also maybe injured.

If I had to pick a speed guy from this group, I’d go with the last one here, Henry Bolte. His 26.9% K% is kind of high, but he’s hitting .291 with 11 steals in 182 PA’s. That average is likely to regress a bit, but he’s super fast and hits it hard with a 90 EV and on the ground. So he might always beat his metrics

I like a lot of these guys better than the higher group. Carson Benge in particular, and not just because I’m a Mets fan and he’s one of the rare good things that have come out of this season. In fact, I have to credit the Mets themselves for just sticking with him after a really slow start. The league is just plagued with teams giving their better prospects too short a leash. I’m looking at you in particular, Orioles, I’m old enough to remember when you had the best farm system in baseball. Anyways, since the beginning of May, Benge has a 125 wRC+, and he’d pace as maybe a 25-20 player over a full season while batting leadoff ahead of theoretically really good hitters.

Zack Gelof is another one I really like here. He was on a 24 game hit streak before Matt Chapman stepped on his hand and sent him to the IL. He’s always had the power-speed we love, but the average was terrible as he could not control his K’s. Well, he’s got it down to a very liveable 23.3%, with 11 homers and 8 steals in 236 PA’s. I am a believer 

It’s just deep league guys at this point. Chase DeLauter started out on fire with 4 homers in his first 4 games, but has just 4 more in 67 games since then to go with 3 steals. He’s got great command of the zone with a 9.2% BB% vs. a 13.7% K%, but he’s really bland for Fantasy. The .272 BA is nice and looks sustainable, but there’s not enough power or speed now to make him that enticing. 

The final 3 guys here are kind of intriguing. Josh Lowe bottomed out and got sent to AAA, then hit .299 there with a 139 wRC+, then has hit .323 in 32 PA’s since returning with 2 homers and 2 steals. The plate skills are not great, but he’s an interesting deep league power-speed play here.

Jake Mangum is getting every day run now with Cruz out in Pittsburgh, and he’s kind of a cheaper priced Chandler Simpson with a better average and at least the potential to hit a home run. He has 4 in 654 career PA’s, to go with 33 steals and an even .300 BA.

And last but not least, Heriberto Hernandez has a .333 wOBA with 11 homers and 5 steals in 207 PA’s in a potent Marlins lineup. The problem is he’s not always actually included in that potent Marlins lineup. He plays about half the time vs. righties and always vs. lefties, so the overall volume may lack.