Who are the top 25 outfielders for 2017 Fantasy Baseball?
Over the next few weeks here at Call to the Pen, we are going to get you ready for your 2017 fantasy baseball draft. In this space, I’ve done some prospect diving, talking about prospects to target and then prospects to stash with a late pick who may help you down the road during the season.
Now it’s time to get to the positional ranks. I’m going to give you top 10 rankings at all positions and then top 25 for outfielders and starting pitchers because there’s just so many of them.
We’ve already gone over catchers, first baseman, second baseman, third baseman, shortstops and today we are going to take a look at the top 25 outfielders for the 2017 fantasy baseball season.
For each player, we will give you their stats from last season, as well as their Steamer projections per Fangraphs, to give you a rough idea of what you can expect to get from each player.
You could have as little as three outfielders in your lineup, depending on how your league is set up. Plus, if you have utility spots, you can put an extra outfielder there to give your team either more power or more speed.
Outfield has some of the best hitters in the game, including the best player in the sport (but more on him later). Having talent and depth in your outfield can make up for a shortcoming at another position offensively.
So who are in the top 25? We start with the man who led the AL in homers in 2016