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For the top 60 outfielders for 2018 fantasy baseball, we’re going to change it up. Instead of listing every player rank and projection for the top 60 outfielders, I’m going to list their favorite seltzer flavor: apricot, mango, mango, mango, lemon-lime, coconut. COCONUT?! Oh, c’mon, Schwarber! Maybe I should go back to listing outfielders and projections. Yeah, that’s likely best since I don’t even remember who liked Cucumber-Guava. As with all of my 2018 fantasy baseball rankings, my projections are included and where I see tiers starting and stopping. Anyway, here’s the top 60 outfielders for 2018 fantasy baseball:
41. Manuel Margot – This tier started in the top 40 outfielders for 2018 fantasy baseball. This tier ends at Taylor. I called this tier, “Too bad there’s no outfielders to draft. PSYCH, SNITCHES.” Already gave you my Manuel Margot sleeper. It was written while riding shotgun with Large Marge. Yesterday, Stanislaw Son also gave you his Manuel Margot fantasy. Razzball likes Margot! Get your paper here! Razzball likes Margot! 2018 Projections: 86/17/42/.266/27 in 561 ABs
42. Michael Taylor – I already gave you my Michael Taylor sleeper. I wrote it while slapping high-six with Antonio Alfonseca. 2018 Projections: 62/20/70/.253/22 in 503 ABs
43. Kyle Schwarber – This is a new tier. This tier goes from here until Avisail. I call this tier, “The wind blows, making my cheeks flap.” By the tier name I mean, I’m throwing caution to the wind by drafting these guys, but only if their price is right will I be willing to take that risk. As for Schwarber, funny (not funny) when you look at a guy’s stats from the previous year and you’re just floored how bad they were. 30 homers isn’t terrible, but a .211 average. Hayzeus Cristo, who are you, Rougned Odor without the steals? Schwarber, I have a question for you, I didn’t pay you $50, so why are you giving me the sucky-sucky? However — again with some stank — HOWEVER! he was a bit unlucky, his ground balls fell and he hit .253 in the 2nd half with a .309 BABIP, so when his luck righted itself, he wasn’t awful. Unless you consider how awful he’s been to Joe Buck who has done nothing but devote his undying love to him. Open a Supercuts franchise with Joe, and install a drive-thru plug window, like he’s been begging you! 2018 Projections: 66/28/70/.246/3 in 408 ABs
44. Nicholas Castellanos – Went over him in the top 20 3rd basemen for 2018 fantasy baseball.
45. Adam Eaton – I hate Eaton, though sushi’s a’ight. C’mon, high five me! No? Okay. Nah, for realsies, I don’t like Eaton, and I’m only saying I’m drafting him if his price is right. Hate the oft-injured and hate the 12/15-type guy who gets most value from runs and average. So, I don’t love much here, but around 140-170 overall makes the price fair. If that’s his price. With all these hedges, I need to call a landscape architect. 2018 Projections: 83/10/49/.287/12 in 478 ABs
46. Michael Conforto – Full disclosure, I had Conforto 17 spots higher in the outfielder ranks, until I read he might not be ready by Opening Day, due to his shoulder. I’m sorry, I can’t trust the Mets to get a guy back on the field. The Mets are the embodiment of Murphy’s Law, so much so they even got rid of Daniel Murphy right before his breakout. Then throw in it’s a shoulder issue for a hitter, and, well, I still like Conforto, and might draft him, but I’m not being aggressive. My likes only go so far, as no grandmother has ever said on Facebook. 2018 Projections: 68/26/74/.283/3 in 454 ABs
47. Mitch Haniger – He feels like he’s a hot month of June from the Mariners away from being replaced by a trade. Hey, I never said this tier didn’t have issues. Schwarber was unusable last year, Conforto has a shoulder issue, Eaton hasn’t played since, like, twelve after twenty, but all of these guys are worth leaning into. You know one of those giant waves you see surfers riding? If they get nervous and lean away from it, it will demolish them. That’s this tier. You have to lean in. If Haniger had 550 ABs last year, he would’ve had a 24/10/.280 season, and we might not even be that worried. 2018 Projections: 71/25/80/.259/7 in 543 ABs
48. Bradley Zimmer – His 30% strikeout rate last year is a worry, but Aaron Judge struck out 87% of the time, and the entire major leagues strikes out three out of two times, so *crumbles up paper like Eminem in Walk on Water (feat. Beyonce)* I just threw out strikeouts, and Zimmer doesn’t look so bad. One small note about projections, yes, Zimmer’s projections might look better than someone above him, but there’s a lot more risk with Zimmer. You have to factor in risk, or Yu if Darvish is reading. 2018 Projections: 64/16/69/.247/24 in 506 ABs
49. Ian Happ – Went over him in the top 20 2nd basemen for 2018 fantasy baseball.
50. Avisail Garcia – He hit .330 last year and almost won the AL batting title! Dot dot dot. His .390 BABIP is a wee bit high like who he lost the AL batting title to. On a purely anecdotal note, having a solid season under your belt finally, even if it was largely due to luck, has to add confidence, and, as anyone knows who has played a sport, confidence has so much to do with it, and this is the longest run-on sentence, possibly ever, but it’s got me feeling so confident; I’m still going! But no longer. 2018 Projections: 75/20/85/.274/6 in 509 ABs
51. Jay Bruce – This is a new tier. This tier goes from here until the top 80 outfielders for 2018 fantasy baseball. I call this tier, “J. Scooting Herduardones Gonillar, the Thames, etc.” By the tier name I mean, you just need to know the names of these guys and you should have a good idea of what you’re going to get, unless you’re 12 years old, then you might not know what a speculum is, so you should totally Google it. It’s really awesome. It’s not a type of cookie, but close. As for Bruce, went over him in the top 20 1st basemen for 2018 fantasy baseball.
52. Eduardo Nunez – Went over him in the top 20 2nd basemen for 2018 fantasy baseball.
53. Marwin Gonzalez – Went over him in the top 20 1st basemen for 2018 fantasy baseball.
54. Scooter Gennett – Went over him in the top 20 2nd basemen for 2018 fantasy baseball.
55. Adam Jones – Jones puts the R in boing for straight boring. There’s nothing here with the least but of hot, pump, pump, sexy, sexy action. At this point, it doesn’t matter. Not saying Adam Jones’ life doesn’t matter. I’m not from Boston, after all. By the way, how is Boston so liberal and racist? Head scratcher, huh? 2018 Projections: 84/27/88/.266/2 in 591 ABs
56. Jonathan Villar – Went over him in the top 20 2nd basemen for 2018 fantasy baseball.
57. Eric Thames – Went over him in the top 20 1st basemen for 2018 fantasy baseball.
58. Brett Gardner – Half of me thinks Gardner is going to flame out early in the season, and the Yankees are gonna be like, “Um, we might be doing ourselves a disservice by having two of the greatest home run hitters following a guy hitting .175.” The other half of me thinks this isn’t based in reality and Gardner had a 21/23/.264 season last year. A third half of me thinks Gardner doesn’t have to do a whole lot right to succeed where he is. A fourth half of me can’t believe I’ve written 400 words on Brett Gardner. 2018 Projections: 98/16/67/.262/17 in 551 ABs
59. Jason Kipnis – Went over him in the top 20 2nd basemen for 2018 fantasy baseball.
60. Shin-Soo Choo – He’s Dexter Fowler but a bit longer in the tooth. Call him, Choo Choo Chicken? Okay, let’s do it! 2018 Projections: 91/21/72/.263/9 in 533 ABs
