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2019 Outfielder Rankings

by Matthew Pouliot

July 17, 2018, 10:55 pm ET

Updated On: October 4, 2018, 4:04 pm ET

Time for some All-Star break fun: here are my very, very preliminary 2019 player rankings. I’ve done my best to list players where they’ll be eligible next year, and the free agents-to-be are listed without teams. Players with options for next year are still listed with their current teams if those options are likely to be exercised.

Along with the position rankings is a top 300 list for 2019. Click to see other preliminary 2019 rankings.

Top 300 | SP | RP | OF | 1B | 2B | SS | 3B | C | DH

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2019 Outfielder Rankings

2019	Outfield	Team	2018	July
1	Mike Trout	Angels	1	1
2	Mookie Betts	Red Sox	2	2
3	Aaron Judge	Yankees	4	4
4	Giancarlo Stanton	Yankees	3	3
5	Charlie Blackmon	Rockies	5	5
6	Bryce Harper		6	7
7	Christian Yelich	Brewers	7	9
8	J.D. Martinez	Red Sox	8	6
9	Andrew Benintendi	Red Sox	11	8
10	Starling Marte	Pirates	20	11
11	Ronald Acuna	Braves	23	22
12	George Springer	Astros	9	10
13	Rhys Hoskins	Phillies	10	12
14	Gregory Polanco	Pirates	18	21
15	Marcell Ozuna	Cardinals	12	16
16	Nicholas Castellanos	Tigers	7 3B	4 3B
17	Eddie Rosario	Twins	27	14
18	Juan Soto	Nationals	NR	28
19	A.J. Pollock		15	17
20	Justin Upton	Angels	16	13
21	Lorenzo Cain	Brewers	29	18
22	Mitch Haniger	Mariners	53	19
23	Ender Inciarte	Braves	25	15
24	Wil Myers	Padres	8 1B	10 1B
25	Kyle Schwarber	Cubs	30	25
26	Manuel Margot	Padres	21	36
27	Yoenis Cespedes	Mets	19	35
28	Odubel Herrera	Phillies	40	24
29	Nomar Mazara	Rangers	32	31
30	Yasiel Puig	Dodgers	22	34
31	Michael Conforto	Mets	42	37
32	Tommy Pham	Cardinals	26	23
33	Billy Hamilton	Reds	13	38
34	Andrew McCutchen		24	32
35	Byron Buxton	Twins	14	50
36	Matt Kemp	Dodgers	59	29
37	Ryan Braun	Brewers	17	20
38	Michael Brantley		41	27
39	Teoscar Hernandez	Blue Jays	78	43
40	Ian Happ	Cubs	15 2B	19 2B
41	Michael Taylor	Nationals	31	42
42	Aaron Hicks	Yankees	47	40
43	Adam Eaton	Nationals	36	49
44	Kyle Tucker	Astros	198	89
45	Joey Gallo	Rangers	6 3B	10 3B
46	Brandon Nimmo	Mets	117	53
47	Avisail Garcia	White Sox	46	52
48	Shin-Soo Choo	Rangers	51	44
49	Randal Grichuk	Blue Jays	35	45
50	Adam Jones		37	39
51	Max Kepler	Twins	58	57
52	Eloy Jimenez	White Sox	155	107
53	Brett Gardner	Yankees	45	51
54	David Peralta	Diamondbacks	60	46
55	Delino DeShields Jr.	Rangers	39	41
56	Mark Trumbo	Orioles	56	47
57	Steven Souza	Diamondbacks	48	62
58	Bradley Zimmer	Indians	38	96
59	Scott Schebler	Reds	76	60
60	Joc Pederson	Dodgers	50	54
61	Mallex Smith	Rays	74	63
62	Jorge Soler	Royals	70	99
63	Eric Thames	Brewers	24 1B	24 1B
64	Kevin Pillar	Blue Jays	61	59
65	Willie Calhoun	Rangers	72	84
66	Nick Williams	Phillies	122	93
67	David Dahl	Rockies	71	100
68	Austin Meadows	Pirates	153	79
69	Jackie Bradley Jr.	Red Sox	62	58
70	Franchy Cordero	Padres	160	109
71	Kevin Kiermaier	Rays	52	55
72	Jesse Winker	Reds	94	76
73	Victor Robles	Nationals	81	130
74	Jason Heyward	Cubs	79	61
75	Corey Dickerson	Pirates	68	65
76	Dustin Fowler	Athletics	100	71
77	Jay Bruce	Mets	54	69
78	Albert Almora	Cubs	85	66
79	Lewis Brinson	Marlins	64	81
80	Domingo Santana	Brewers	43	80
81	Kole Calhoun	Angels	67	75
82	Stephen Piscotty	Athletics	63	77
83	Harrison Bader	Cardinals	134	90
84	Carlos Gonzalez		33	48
85	Trey Mancini	Orioles	44	64
86	Adam Duvall	Reds	89	70
87	Jorge Bonifacio	Royals	115	91
88	Josh Reddick	Astros	69	67
89	Nick Markakis		88	56
90	Dexter Fowler	Cardinals	49	87
91	Clint Frazier	Yankees	130	114
92	Derek Dietrich	Marlins	25 3B	21 3B
93	Tony Kemp	Astros	148	83
94	Yusniel Diaz	Dodgers	278	NR
95	Derek Fisher	Astros	66	116
96	Hunter Renfroe	Padres	57	68
97	Lonnie Chisenhall		75	94
98	Alex Verdugo	Dodgers	131	115
99	Curtis Granderson		96	73
100	Tyler O'Neill	Cardinals	207	102
101	Jarrod Dyson	Diamondbacks	65	86
102	Anthony Alford	Blue Jays	151	122
103	Austin Slater	Giants	138	85
104	Christin Stewart	Tigers	136	118
105	Carlos Gomez		80	95
106	Denard Span		86	82
107	Keon Broxton	Brewers	87	106
108	Steven Duggar	Giants	158	143
109	Raimel Tapia	Rockies	127	110
110	Mark Canha	Athletics	191	103
111	JaCoby Jones	Tigers	162	104
112	Andrew Toles	Dodgers	99	108
113	Travis Jankowski	Padres	176	88
114	Austin Hays	Orioles	91	NR
115	Leonys Martin		73	92
116	Jordan Luplow	Pirates	165	NR
117	Aaron Altherr	Phillies	84	105
118	Jake Marisnick	Astros	108	101
119	Cameron Maybin		77	98
120	Gerardo Parra		82	74
121	Preston Tucker	Braves	111	142
122	Ben Gamel	Mariners	114	111
123	Gorkys Hernandez	Giants	187	97
124	Rajai Davis		90	78
125	Chris Shaw	Giants	190	NR
126	Tyler Naquin	Indians	133	120
127	Daz Cameron	Tigers	NR	NR
128	Braden Bishop	Mariners	161	NR
129	Alex Gordon	Royals	103	112
130	Jon Jay		105	113
131	Leury Garcia	White Sox	98	137
132	Roman Quinn	Phillies	152	NR
133	Magneuris Sierra	Marlins	120	145
134	Steve Pearce		121	117
135	Monte Harrison	Marlins	260	NR
136	D.J. Stewart	Orioles	264	NR
137	Greg Allen	Indians	128	140
138	Anthony Santander	Orioles	166	NR
139	Nick Delmonico	White Sox	106	128
140	Yasmany Tomas	Diamondbacks	92	NR
141	Brian Goodwin	Nationals	129	NR
142	Cedric Mullins	Orioles	258	NR
143	Jake Cave	Twins	188	133
144	Juan Pablo Martinez	Rangers	NR	NR
145	Garrett Cooper	Marlins	46 1B	35 1B
146	Franmil Reyes	Padres	285	124
147	Mike Gerber	Tigers	236	NR
148	Khalil Lee	Royals	NR	NR
149	Brett Phillips	Brewers	164	NR
150	Jabari Blash	Angels	196	132
151	Oscar Mercado	Cardinals	259	NR
152	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	NR	NR
153	Jacoby Ellsbury	Yankees	97	150
154	Adam Engel	White Sox	126	119
155	Billy McKinney	Yankees	230	NR
156	Hunter Pence		93	123
157	Michael Hermosillo	Angels	220	NR
158	Jose Osuna	Pirates	156	NR
159	Guillermo Heredia	Mariners	143	121
160	Phil Ervin	Reds	159	NR

The youngsters are crashing the outfield list. Ronald Acuna and Juan Soto are both in the top 20, Kyle Tucker is at No. 44 and Eloy Jimenez cracks the top 60 even though he’s yet to make his debut. I don’t think there’s anything too controversial there. It wouldn’t surprise me if Tucker goes a little higher in drafts next year, but he’s in a tough place to hit and I’m not sure whether he’s going to be all that much of a basestealer for the Astros.

Yusniel Diaz was going to make the cut anyway, but the expected move to Baltimore in the pending Manny Machado deal moved him up quite a bit; he’s going from a Dodgers club with five or six regular outfielders to a team that should have every spot up for grabs next year. The 21-year-old Diaz has hit .314/.428/.477 with more walks (41) than strikeouts (39) for Double-A Tulsa. He probably won’t be in the Opening Day lineup next year, but he shouldn’t have to wait too long for an opportunity. Diaz’s pending arrival caused me to drop Trey Mancini and Austin Hays some. I still think Hays is going to be a nice regular in time, but it looks like 2018 will be a completely lost year for him.