Fantasy baseball outfielders #3: Yordan Alvarez
While he may not provide much value in the field, Yordan Alvarez has a strong argument as one of the best overall hitters in the game. The lefty slashed .306/.406/.613/1.019, which is an absurd OPS+ of 187. He mashed 37 homers, 29 doubles, drove in 97 runs, and scored 95. This was the second season of his four-year career that he put up a one-dotter OPS and OPS+ over 170. Draft him high and build your team around him.
Fantasy baseball outfielders #2: Mike Trout
The Millville Meteor was having another special season last year that got cut short due to injury. He slashed .283/.369/.630/.999, good for a 178 OPS+. He hit 40 homers, 28 doubles, drove in 80 runs, and scored 85. If he had played a full season, that’s a 54-homer pace, which would’ve been a new career-high. The talent is still elite, but the injury concerns are real, as he hasn’t played more than 140 games since 2016. But when he’s on the field, he’s one of the best.
Fantasy baseball outfielders #1: Aaron Judge
This was the easiest #1 pick of any list I made this year. Aaron Judge had the most impressive offensive season in Major League Baseball history last year, setting the clean home run record (even though Uncle Rob helped him out a bit with juiced balls in the second half). The righty slashed .311/.425/.686/.1.111, which led to a stupid OPS+ of 211. He hit 62 homers, 28 doubles, drove in 131 runs, and scored 133. He led the league in homers, RBI, runs scored, walks (111), OBP, SLG, OPS, OPS+, and total bases on his way to the AL MVP award and the Silver Slugger. It led to one of the biggest contracts in the history of baseball that will keep this slugger in pinstripes for the rest of his career.
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