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May Outfielder Rankings

by Matthew Pouliot

May 5, 2016, 12:03 am ET

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

Welcome to the May outfielder rankings update. Up this week are all of May's rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300. Remember that players are listed where they’re most valuable, so if you don’t see someone you’re looking for, check another position. Designated hitters are listed with the first basemen.

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Outfielder Rankings

May	Outfield	Team	2016
1	Mike Trout	Angels	1
2	Bryce Harper	Nationals	2
3	Giancarlo Stanton	Marlins	3
4	Mookie Betts	Red Sox	4
5	George Springer	Astros	5
6	Andrew McCutchen	Pirates	6
7	Yoenis Cespedes	Mets	8
8	Jose Bautista	Blue Jays	7
9	Starling Marte	Pirates	11
10	J.D. Martin ez	Tigers	10
11	Carlos Gonzalez	Rockies	9
12	Christian Yelich	Marlins	17
13	Ryan Braun	Brewers	16
14	Hanley Ramirez	Red Sox	15
15	Yasiel Puig	Dodgers	13
16	Adam Jones	Orioles	14
17	Justin Upton	Tigers	12
18	Nelson Cruz	Mariners	18
19	Miguel Sano	Twins	1 DH
20	Gregory Polanco	Pirates	33
21	Charlie Blackmon	Rockies	19
22	Michael Brantley	Indians	24
23	Mark Trumbo	Orioles	27
24	Michael Conforto	Mets	29
25	Matt Kemp	Padres	28
26	Lorenzo Cain	Royals	22
27	Jason Heyward	Cubs	20
28	Hunter Pence	Giants	30
29	Jacoby Ellsbury	Yankees	23
30	Joc Pederson	Dodgers	32
31	Marcell Ozuna	Marlins	21
32	Billy Hamilton	Reds	31
33	Curtis Granderson	Mets	35
34	Dexter Fowler	Cubs	67
35	Stephen Piscotty	Cardinals	36
36	Jay Bruce	Reds	40
37	Jorge Soler	Cubs	45
38	Randal Grichuk	Cardinals	26
39	Adam Eaton	White Sox	37
40	Khris Davis	Athletics	39
41	Odubel Herrera	Phillies	50
42	Carlos Gomez	Astros	25
43	Kole Calhoun	Angels	42
44	Domingo Santana	Brewers	44
45	Josh Reddick	Athletics	46
46	Wil Myers	Padres	51
47	Shin-Soo Choo	Rangers	38
48	Kevin Pillar	Blue Jays	34
49	Ben Revere	Nationals	43
50	Brett Gardner	Yankees	47
51	David Peralta	Diamondbacks	41
52	Corey Dickerson	Rays	49
53	Gerardo Parra	Rockies	52
54	Colby Rasmus	Astros	58
55	Matt Holliday	Cardinals	55
56	Steven Souza	Rays	59
57	Jackie Bradley Jr.	Red Sox	57
58	Melky Cabrera	White Sox	61
59	Jarrod Dyson	Royals	68
60	Oswaldo Arcia	Twins	71
61	Billy Burns	Athletics	54
62	Melvin Upton Jr.	Padres	82
63	Michael Saunders	Blue Jays	83
64	Michael Taylor	Nationals	53
65	Alex Gordon	Royals	62
66	Kevin Kiermaier	Rays	70
67	Carlos Beltran	Yankees	64
68	Brandon Moss	Cardinals	79
69	Nomar Mazara	Rangers	181
70	Denard Span	Giants	66
71	Ender Inciarte	Braves	63
72	Cameron Maybin	Tigers	72
73	Desmond Jennings	Rays	60
74	Delino DeShields Jr.	Rangers	56
75	Josh Hamilton	Rangers	85
76	Nori Aoki	Mariners	73
77	Leonys Martin	Mariners	76
78	Jayson Werth	Nationals	91
79	John Jaso	Pirates	92
80	Seth Smith	Mariners	95
81	Avisail Garcia	White Sox	74
82	Nick Markakis	Braves	77
83	Andre Ethier	Dodgers	90
84	Rajai Davis	Indians	81
85	Austin Jackson	White Sox	75
86	Aaron Hicks	Yankees	80
87	Jon Jay	Padres	86
88	Carl Crawford	Dodgers	65
89	Eddie Rosario	Twins	78
90	Kirk Nieuwenhuis	Brewers	88
91	Preston Tucker	Astros	87
92	Adam Duvall	Reds	93
93	Nolan Reimold	Orioles	129
94	Byron Buxton	Twins	69
95	Socrates Brito	Diamondbacks	84
96	Joey Gallo	Rangers	98
97	Jeremy Hazelbaker	Cardinals	186
98	Coco Crisp	Athletics	139
99	A.J. Pollock	Diamondbacks	48
100	Angel Pagan	Giants	115
101	Dalton Pompey	Blue Jays	89
102	Alexei Bell		96
103	Joey Rickard	Orioles	100
104	Steve Pearce	Rays	116
105	Chris Young	Red Sox	97
106	Brandon Guyer	Rays	114
107	Tyler Naquin	Indians	113
108	Peter Bourjos	Phillies	99
109	Scott Schebler	Reds	108
110	Hyun-Soo Kim	Orioles	117
111	Dustin Ackley	Yankees	105
112	Daniel Nava	Angels	103
113	Marlon Byrd	Indians	118
114	Gregor Blanco	Giants	107
115	Rusney Castillo	Red Sox	101
116	Aaron Altherr	Phillies	126
117	Ryan Raburn	Rockies	130
118	Hunter Renfroe	Padres	147
119	Jerry Sands	White Sox	229
120	Alex Presley	Brewers	213
121	Franklin Gutierrez	Mariners	122
122	Matt Joyce	Pirates	142
123	Keon Broxton	Brewers	94
124	Juan Lagares	Mets	120
125	Alex Rios		102
126	Tyler Goeddel	Phillies	112
127	Max Kepler	Twins	121
128	Anthony Gose	Tigers	123
129	Trayce Thompson	Dodgers	134
130	Mallex Smith	Braves	145

Dropping off: Scott Van Slyke (106th), Jake Marisnick (109th), Tommy Pham (110th), Domonic Brown (111th), Alejandro De Aza (119th), Will Venable (124th), Drew Stubbs (125th), Paulo Orlando (127th), Justin Ruggiano (128th)

No changes at the top. Harper figures to be more valuable than Trout if both play 158 games this year, but I think Trout has a considerably better chance of actually playing 158 games.

I did bow to this incredible start the Cubs are off to and move Fowler up to the 30s, but he’s still a big injury risk and it hardly seems likely that he’ll keep hitting for this kind of average (he finished last year at .250, and he was typically in the .260s even as a Coors Field player). He can still score a whole bunch of runs while hitting .250, though.

DeShields hasn’t been a disaster with his .316 OBP and 13 runs scored through 24 games, but he needs to turn it around in short order if he’s going to avoid a demotion when Choo and Hamilton come off the disabled list. The Rangers seem increasingly comfortable with Ian Desmond in center, and barring a sharp decline, they’re going to keep Mazara around.