Fantasy baseball outfielders #18: Cedric Mullins
Cedric Mullins had a career year in 2021 and, while he wasn’t bad in 2022, there was a major drop off. He slashed just .258/.318/.403/.721, which was an OPS+ of 104. He hit about half as many homers from 2021 with just 16 last season, 32 doubles, he drove in 64 runs, and scored 89. He also stole 34 bases, but he got caught 10 times too. Hopefully he can bring back that MVP-caliber level of production, while also taking advantage of the bigger bases.
Fantasy baseball outfielders #17: Adolis Garcia
Adolis Garcia has an exciting combination of power and speed that should have him higher on this list but, unfortunately, he is way too much of a free-swinger and strikes out a ton. He hit .250/.300/.456/.756 last year, which was a 113 OPS+. He hit 27 homers, 34 doubles, drove in 101 runs, and scored 88. He also stole 25 bases while only being caught six times. However, 193 strikeouts is eye-popping in the worst way, as well as only walking 40 times. He needs to reign in the chase rate (9th percentile on baseball savant), whiff rate (8th percentile), and strikeout rate (12th percentile), and walk more (21st percentile in walk rate) to reach his ceiling.
Fantasy baseball outfielders #16: Ian Happ
Happ has been one of the more consistent producers in baseball since his call-up in 2017. Last season, he slashed .271/.342/.440/.781, which was a 119 OPS+. He hit 17 homers, 42 doubles, drove in and scored 72 runs, and stole nine bases. His power fluctuates from year to year, with 25 homers in 2021, but only 17 last year. His doubles more than doubled at the same time though, so he’s still hitting the ball hard and getting on base.