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May Outfielder Rankings

by Matthew Pouliot

May 5, 2014, 1:10 am ET

Updated On: October 4, 2018, 4:09 pm ET

Welcome to the May outfielder rankings. As always, players are ranked based on how I believe they will perform in 5x5 scoring over the rest of the season. Included along with the position rankings is an updated top 300 list.

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

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Outfielder Rankings

May	Outfield	Team	2014
1	Mike Trout	Angels	1
2	Jacoby Ellsbury	Yankees	4
3	Carlos Gonzalez	Rockies	3
4	Ryan Braun	Brewers	2
5	Andrew McCutchen	Pirates	5
6	Giancarlo Stanton	Marlins	8
7	Carlos Gomez	Brewers	11
8	Justin Upton	Braves	10
9	Jose Bautista	Blue Jays	14
10	Shin-Soo Choo	Rangers	7
11	Adam Jones	Orioles	9
12	Yasiel Puig	Dodgers	17
13	Jason Heyward	Braves	13
14	Hunter Pence	Giants	15
15	Matt Kemp	Dodgers	20
16	Desmond Jennings	Rays	28
17	Yoenis Cespedes	Athletics	18
18	Matt Holliday	Cardinals	16
19	Jayson Werth	Nationals	26
20	Michael Brantley	Indians	27
21	Alex Rios	Rangers	24
22	Carlos Beltran	Yankees	22
23	Nelson Cruz	Orioles	39
24	Charlie Blackmon	Rockies	112
25	Wil Myers	Rays	21
26	Jay Bruce	Reds	12
27	Melky Cabrera	Blue Jays	53
28	Starling Marte	Pirates	25
29	Billy Hamilton	Reds	19
30	Shane Victorino	Red Sox	34
31	Leonys Martin	Rangers	35
32	Austin Jackson	Tigers	32
33	Michael Cuddyer	Rockies	23
34	Torii Hunter	Tigers	37
35	Nick Markakis	Orioles	41
36	Angel Pagan	Giants	54
37	Coco Crisp	Athletics	51
38	Domonic Brown	Phillies	31
39	Alfonso Soriano	Yankees	40
40	Christian Yelich	Marlins	50
41	Bryce Harper	Nationals	6
42	Josh Hamilton	Angels	30
43	B.J. Upton	Braves	48
44	Alex Gordon	Royals	33
45	Josh Reddick	Athletics	36
46	Ben Revere	Phillies	49
47	Michael Morse	Giants	71
48	George Springer	Astros	80
49	Curtis Granderson	Mets	47
50	Rajai Davis	Tigers	58
51	Chris Young	Mets	56
52	Andre Ethier	Dodgers	46
53	Brett Gardner	Yankees	57
54	Dayan Viciedo	White Sox	70
55	Michael Bourn	Indians	43
56	Will Venable	Padres	38
57	Norichika Aoki	Royals	44
58	Grady Sizemore	Red Sox	67
59	Kole Calhoun	Angels	29
60	Colby Rasmus	Blue Jays	59
61	Denard Span	Nationals	52
62	Marcell Ozuna	Marlins	69
63	Gerardo Parra	Diamondbacks	63
64	Chris Heisey	Reds	68
65	Carl Crawford	Dodgers	42
66	Carlos Quentin	Padres	81
67	Lorenzo Cain	Royals	64
68	Marlon Byrd	Phillies	78
69	Gregory Polanco	Pirates	127
70	Alejandro De Aza	White Sox	79
71	A.J. Pollock	Diamondbacks	55
72	David Murphy	Indians	82
73	Adam Eaton	White Sox	62
74	Matt Joyce	Rays	77
75	Dexter Fowler	Astros	75
76	Jackie Bradley	Red Sox	94
77	Khris Davis	Brewers	74
78	Eric Young Jr.	Mets	89
79	Oscar Taveras	Cardinals	91
80	Craig Gentry	Athletics	97
81	Oswaldo Arcia	Twins	60
82	Nate Schierholtz	Cubs	73
83	Chris Denorfia	Padres	95
84	Jonny Gomes	Red Sox	83
85	Juan Lagares	Mets	107
86	Nate McLouth	Nationals	111
87	Cameron Maybin	Padres	100
88	Josh Willingham	Twins	72
89	Cody Ross	Diamondbacks	99
90	Michael Saunders	Mariners	96
91	Corey Dickerson	Rockies	84
92	Junior Lake	Cubs	92
93	Jon Jay	Cardinals	106
94	Ryan Ludwick	Reds	130
95	Seth Smith	Padres	98
96	Peter Bourjos	Cardinals	66
97	Jason Kubel	Twins	105
98	David DeJesus	Rays	93
99	Ichiro Suzuki	Yankees	102
100	Aaron Hicks	Twins	65
101	David Lough	Orioles	109
102	Jesus Guzman	Astros	101
103	Andy Dirks	Tigers	110
104	Sean Rodriguez	Rays	138
105	Jose Tabata	Pirates	88
106	Justin Ruggiano	Cubs	90
107	Ryan Raburn	Indians	103
108	Sam Fuld	Twins	182
109	Delmon Young	Orioles	114
110	Daniel Nava	Red Sox	76
111	Drew Stubbs	Rockies	85
112	Raul Ibanez	Angels	115
113	Darin Ruf	Phillies	118
114	Collin Cowgill	Angels	162
115	Travis Snider	Pirates	141
116	Alex Presley	Astros	126
117	Brandon Guyer	Rays	117
118	Jarrod Dyson	Royals	120
119	Ryan Kalish	Cubs	135
120	Scott Van Slyke	Dodgers	136
121	Stefen Romero	Mariners	146
122	Michael Choice	Rangers	124
123	Randal Grichuk	Cardinals	258
124	Jordan Schafer	Braves	119
125	Logan Schafer	Brewers	121

Dropping off: Avisail Garcia (45^th), Robbie Grossman (86^th), Abraham Almonte (87^th), Ryan Sweeney (108^th), Marc Krauss (113^th), Anthony Gose (116^th)

Reports of knee surgery for Bruce dropped him from No. 13 to No. 26 at the last minute. Heisey moved up from No. 73 to No. 64, and Ludwick jumped from No. 105 to No. 94.

I was conflicted on just how far to drop Domonic Brown in the rankings. With a .243 average and one homer in 103 at-bats, he’s been worthless so far this year. Still, I don’t think his power has simply evaporated and it’s not like I was projecting him to match last year’s .272 average in the first place. Brown isn’t striking out overly much. In fact, he’s better than the league average there. I still expect him to hit about 20 homers the rest of the way and maybe mix in 10 steals. He won’t help in average or runs scored and he probably won’t be much of an asset in RBI either as long as he hits behind Ryan Howard and Marlon Byrd, but I’m keeping him in the top 40 for now.

Eaton would have moved up a handful of spots from his preseason ranking of No. 62 if not for Friday’s strained hamstring. Jordan Danks should have some short-term value in AL-only leagues while he’s out.