September Outfielder Rankings

Here are some final-month rankings. Please try not to get too bent out of shape if your star player isn’t listed where you like ... anything can happen in a month. Heck, there was a month this year in which Owen Miller compiled a 1.166 OPS and Madison Bumgarner had a 1.17 ERA.

As always, players are ranked by position and then combined into an overall top 300 list.

Click to see other September rankings:

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

Outfielder rankings

Sept	Outfielders	Team	2022	Aug
1	Aaron Judge	Yankees	9	2
2	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	6	3
3	Kyle Tucker	Astros	3	5
4	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	4	7
5	Juan Soto	Padres	1	4
6	Mike Trout	Angels	8	21
7	Bryce Harper	Phillies	10	28
8	Teoscar Hernández	Blue Jays	12	8
9	Ronald Acuña Jr.	Braves	2	1
10	Starling Marte	Mets	17	10
11	Luis Robert	White Sox	5	6
12	Julio Rodriguez	Mariners	52	12
13	Randy Arozarena	Rays	18	15
14	Cedric Mullins	Orioles	13	13
15	Kyle Schwarber	Phillies	21	14
16	Nick Castellanos	Phillies	16	17
17	George Springer	Blue Jays	27	19
18	Adolís Garcia	Rangers	81	24
19	Tyler O’Neill	Cardinals	11	20
20	Alex Verdugo	Red Sox	19	26
21	Eloy Jimenez	White Sox	14	23
22	Ian Happ	Cubs	38	27
23	Andrew Benintendi	Yankees	35	29
24	Corbin Carroll	Diamondbacks	149	105
25	Christian Yelich	Brewers	28	18
26	Ketel Marte	Diamondbacks	23	22
27	Bryan Reynolds	Pirates	34	34
28	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	Blue Jays	26	25
29	Tommy Edman	Cardinals	39	31
30	Trey Mancini	Astros	n/a	33
31	Amed Rosario	Guardians	n/a	37
32	Anthony Santander	Orioles	54	40
33	Giancarlo Stanton	Yankees	36	41
34	Michael Harris II	Braves	186	45
35	Mitch Haniger	Mariners	42	54
36	J.D. Martinez	Red Sox	24	16
37	Jeff McNeil	Mets	93	49
38	Andrew Vaughn	White Sox	82	39
39	Luis Arraez	Twins	74	35
40	Tommy Pham	Red Sox	53	46
41	Seiya Suzuki	Cubs	41	38
42	Jesse Winker	Mariners	45	43
43	Daulton Varsho	Diamondbacks	59	44
44	Josh Rojas	Diamondbacks	105	64
45	Jon Berti	Marlins	n/a	78
46	Byron Buxton	Twins	7	11
47	Taylor Ward	Angels	85	32
48	Charlie Blackmon	Rockies	37	36
49	Hunter Renfroe	Brewers	47	48
50	Brandon Drury	Padres	NR	63
51	Jake Fraley	Reds	123	140
52	Leody Taveras	Rangers	136	56
53	Brandon Nimmo	Mets	61	55
54	Manuel Margot	Rays	58	115
55	Steven Kwan	Guardians	68	62
56	Ryan Mountcastle	Orioles	33	59
57	Óscar González	Guardians	NR	71
58	Joey Gallo	Dodgers	63	74
59	Cody Bellinger	Dodgers	25	47
60	Max Kepler	Twins	57	57
61	Randal Grichuk	Rockies	51	70
62	Avisail Garcia	Marlins	44	73
63	Josh Naylor	Guardians	111	61
64	Franmil Reyes	Cubs	DH 2	108
65	Riley Greene	Tigers	118	65
66	Austin Hays	Orioles	66	68
67	Whit Merrifield	Blue Jays	15	42
68	Nick Senzel	Reds	32	53
69	Lars Nootbaar	Cardinals	173	171
70	Trent Grisham	Padres	40	60
71	LaMonte Wade Jr.	Giants	77	100
72	Jorge Mateo	Orioles	107	106
73	Lane Thomas	Nationals	67	91
74	Harold Ramirez	Rays	125	147
75	AJ Pollock	White Sox	50	76
76	Jake McCarthy	Diamondbacks	182	142
77	Jose Siri	Rays	103	67
78	Eddie Rosario	Braves	29	77
79	Andrew McCutchen	Brewers	83	69
80	Victor Reyes	Tigers	94	104
81	Bubba Thompson	Rangers	NR	176
82	Garrett Cooper	Marlins	90	83
83	Jo Adell	Angels	86	107
84	Alek Thomas	Diamondbacks	116	58
85	Ramón Laureano	Athletics	60	50
86	Jurickson Profar	Padres	134	72
87	Seth Brown	Athletics	114	123
88	Garrett Mitchell	Brewers	NR	NR
89	Nick Gordon	Twins	135	121
90	MJ Melendez	Royals	n/a	87
91	Austin Slater	Giants	109	88
92	Joc Pederson	Giants	108	103
93	JJ Bleday	Marlins	NR	117
94	Jorge Soler	Marlins	73	89
95	Thairo Estrada	Giants	n/a	116
96	Brian Anderson	Marlins	n/a	114
97	Trayce Thompson	Dodgers	183	113
98	Mike Yastrzemski	Giants	80	85
99	Kyle Stowers	Orioles	NR	194
100	Myles Straw	Guardians	30	80
101	Christopher Morel	Cubs	NR	86
102	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	70	81
103	Joey Meneses	Nationals	NR	158
104	Chas McCormick	Astros	178	183
105	Marcell Ozuna	Braves	31	30
106	Will Benson	Guardians	NR	122
107	Robbie Grossman	Braves	87	157
108	David Peralta	Rays	122	111
109	Wil Myers	Padres	102	170
110	Gavin Sheets	White Sox	4 DH	151
111	Franchy Cordero	Red Sox	131	202
112	Brandon Marsh	Phillies	91	97
113	Sam Haggerty	Mariners	NR	127
114	Oswaldo Cabrera	Yankees	n/a	n/a
115	Dylan Carlson	Cardinals	43	51
116	Victor Robles	Nationals	113	92
117	Tyrone Taylor	Brewers	121	90
118	Jack Suwinski	Pirates	NR	110
119	Corey Dickerson	Cardinals	127	149
120	Drew Waters	Royals	176	201
121	Kris Bryant	Rockies	22	66
122	Michael A. Taylor	Royals	97	118
123	Christian Arroyo	Red Sox	n/a	163
124	Adam Frazier	Mariners	n/a	124
125	Brendan Donovan	Cardinals	n/a	174
126	Kerry Carpenter	Tigers	NR	NR
127	Greg Allen	Pirates	128	156
128	Austin Meadows	Tigers	49	99
129	Jace Peterson	Brewers	180	207
130	Nelson Velazquez	Cubs	NR	119
131	Mark Canha	Mets	129	137
132	Josh Lowe	Rays	64	98
133	Luis Gonzalez	Giants	NR	128
134	Eric Haase	Tigers	154	126
135	Trevor Larnach	Twins	158	133
136	Jarren Duran	Red Sox	72	75
137	Ben Gamel	Pirates	172	185
138	Hunter Dozier	Royals	138	120
139	Enrique Hernandez	Red Sox	100	146
140	Kyle Isbel	Royals	132	109
141	Harrison Bader	Yankees	79	144
142	Aaron Hicks	Yankees	104	84
143	Kyle Garlick	Twins	NR	134
144	Josh Harrison	White Sox	106	129
145	Akil Baddoo	Tigers	55	131
146	Connor Joe	Rockies	89	96
147	Kole Calhoun	Rangers	152	169
148	Tyler Naquin	Mets	76	150
149	Patrick Wisdom	Cubs	n/a	94
150	Romy Gonzalez	White Sox	NR	NR
151	Tucupita Marcano	Pirates	n/a	NR
152	Jarred Kelenic	Mariners	46	125
153	Edward Olivares	Royals	101	102
154	Matt Vierling	Phillies	145	136
155	Brad Miller	Rangers	95	143
156	Willi Castro	Tigers	n/a	179
157	Mark Mathias	Rangers	NR	NR
158	Cal Stevenson	Athletics	NR	210
159	Sean Bouchard	Rockies	NR	NR
160	TJ Friedl	Reds	155	NR
161	Peyton Burdick	Marlins	NR	NR
162	Garrett Hampson	Rockies	115	138
163	Zach McKinstry	Cubs	NR	193
164	Aristides Aquino	Reds	133	166
165	Vidal Bruján	Rays	75	152
166	Nolan Jones	Guardians	n/a	82
167	Cal Mitchell	Pirates	NR	164
168	Kyle Lewis	Mariners	99	79
169	Orlando Arcia	Braves	168	101
170	Darin Ruf	Mets	84	145
171	Cristian Pache	Athletics	151	184
172	Nick Solak	Rangers	n/a	154
173	Michael Conforto		62	168
174	Richie Palacios	Guardians	n/a	NR
175	Sam Hilliard	Rockies	88	159
176	Alex Call	Nationals	NR	NR
177	Jerar Encarnacion	Marlins	NR	NR
178	Juan Yepez	Cardinals	n/a	135
179	Tony Kemp	Athletics	110	177
180	Dylan Moore	Mariners	92	148
181	Stuart Fairchild	Reds	200	NR
182	Matt Carpenter	Yankees	n/a	52
183	Rob Refsnyder	Red Sox	NR	NR
184	Aledmys Diaz	Astros	n/a	192
185	Jake Cave	Twins	NR	197

Dropped off: Fernando Tatis Jr. (ninth), Jesus Sanchez (93rd), Jake Meyers (95th), Michael Brantley (112th), Yadiel Hernandez (130th), Luke Raley (132nd), Alex Kirilloff (139th), Josh H. Smith (141st), Magneuris Sierra (153rd), Jorge Alfaro (155th), Albert Almora (160th)

• Ronald Acuña Jr. had a nice August at the plate (.319/.410/.451 in 99 PA), but soreness in his surgically repaired knee took a toll on his basestealing and now has kept him out of the lineup for three straight games. It doesn’t sound like an IL situation, but it’s something that will need to be managed the rest of the way. It certainly wouldn’t seem worth it for him to do much more basestealing, at least during the regular season.

• Corbin Carroll checks in at No. 24 after getting the call on Monday. I don’t know that he’ll post big power numbers right away, but he should be at least solid offensively and there’s a good chance he’ll steal several bases this month. He is 31-for-36 there in 93 games in the minors this year.

• Brewers 2020 first-round pick Garrett Mitchell was a rather surprising callup last week, but he was hot in Triple-A and it’s carried over thus far, as he homered and drove in four runs in his first two starts for Milwaukee. He’s also swiped a base already. In the minors this year, he was 17-for-18 as a basestealer, including 9-for-9 in his 20 games in Triple-A. It doesn’t seem likely that Mitchell will keep hitting for power in the short term, and batting average is also a question, given his rather high strikeout rates in the minors. Still, the steals could make him interesting if he can stay in the lineup. I have him 88th here.