May Outfielder Rankings

Here is the May edition of my rest-of-season position rankings and overall top 300 for 5x5 leagues. I’m using five-game eligibility, so plenty of players have added new positions since Opening Day. Because I love you, I’ve also tweaked the top 300 to include previous rankings this year.

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Outfielder ROS Rankings

May	Outfielders	Team	April
1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	Braves	1
2	Mookie Betts	Dodgers	9
3	Julio Rodriguez	Mariners	3
4	Fernando Tatis Jr.	Padres	4
5	Kyle Tucker	Astros	6
6	Juan Soto	Yankees	8
7	Aaron Judge	Yankees	5
8	Yordan Alvarez	Astros	7
9	Adolis Garcia	Rangers	13
10	Corbin Carroll	Diamondbacks	2
11	Michael Harris II	Braves	11
12	Spencer Steer	Reds	27
13	Christopher Morel	Cubs	14
14	Jarren Duran	Red Sox	18
15	Luis Robert Jr.	White Sox	12
16	Randy Arozarena	Rays	17
17	Bryan Reynolds	Pirates	22
18	Jazz Chisholm Jr.	Marlins	16
19	Tyler O’Neill	Red Sox	26
20	Riley Greene	Tigers	31
21	Cody Bellinger	Cubs	19
22	Wyatt Langford	Rangers	24
23	Teoscar Hernandez	Dodgers	29
24	Kyle Schwarber	Phillies	23
25	George Springer	Blue Jays	25
26	Steven Kwan	Guardians	36
27	Christian Yelich	Brewers	35
28	Lourdes Gurriel Jr.	Diamondbacks	38
29	Cedric Mullins	Orioles	44
30	Seiya Suzuki	Cubs	20
31	Josh Lowe	Rays	30
32	Nolan Jones	Rockies	10
33	Taylor Ward	Angels	46
34	Ian Happ	Cubs	28
35	Daulton Varsho	Blue Jays	37
36	Evan Carter	Rangers	34
37	Starling Marte	Mets	50
38	Nick Castellanos	Phillies	33
39	Jo Adell	Angels	105
40	Brandon Nimmo	Mets	43
41	Anthony Santander	Orioles	42
42	Colton Cowser	Orioles	162
43	Brandon Marsh	Phillies	59
44	TJ Friedl	Reds	58
45	Lane Thomas	Nationals	32
46	Jung Hoo Lee	Giants	53
47	Jordan Beck	Rockies	NR
48	Brendan Donovan	Cardinals	47
49	Jackson Chourio	Brewers	40
50	Lars Nootbaar	Cardinals	67
51	Alex Verdugo	Yankees	56
52	Leody Taveras	Rangers	49
53	Brenton Doyle	Rockies	64
54	Giancarlo Stanton	Yankees	61
55	Mike Trout	Angels	15
56	James Outman	Dodgers	51
57	Kerry Carpenter	Tigers	60
58	Joey Loperfido	Astros	212
59	Esteury Ruiz	Athletics	55
60	Jordan Walker	Cardinals	21
61	Jorge Soler	Giants	54
62	Trevor Larnach	Twins	188
63	Ryan O’Hearn	Orioles	106
64	Tommy Edman	Cardinals	57
65	Amed Rosario	Rays	33 SS
66	Wilyer Abreu	Red Sox	109
67	Bryan De La Cruz	Marlins	80
68	Chas McCormick	Astros	41
69	Nick Senzel	Nationals	75
70	Garrett Mitchell	Brewers	66
71	Byron Buxton	Twins	4 DH
72	Jose Siri	Rays	63
73	Jack Suwinski	Pirates	65
74	Masataka Yoshida	Red Sox	39
75	Kris Bryant	Rockies	45
76	Alex Kirilloff	Twins	82
77	Andrew Benintendi	White Sox	52
78	Luis Rengifo	Angels	81
79	Jackson Merrill	Padres	40 SS
80	Joc Pederson	Diamondbacks	78
81	Andy Pages	Dodgers	180
82	Parker Meadows	Tigers	48
83	Jarred Kelenic	Braves	69
84	Max Kepler	Twins	71
85	Johan Rojas	Phillies	77
86	Tyler Freeman	Guardians	30 3B
87	Jake Fraley	Reds	83
88	Alek Thomas	Diamondbacks	72
89	MJ Melendez	Royals	90
90	Will Benson	Reds	70
91	Charlie Blackmon	Rockies	76
92	Sean Bouchard	Rockies	79
93	Kyle Isbel	Royals	86
94	Edward Olivares	Pirates	100
95	Jasson Dominguez	Yankees	91
96	Tommy Pham	White Sox	98
97	Jeff McNeil	Mets	74
98	Mitch Haniger	Mariners	93
99	Jesse Winker	Nationals	17 DH
100	Victor Robles	Nationals	85
101	Nelson Velazquez	Royals	84
102	Sal Frelick	Brewers	87
103	Jesus Sanchez	Marlins	92
104	Ceddanne Rafaela	Red Sox	68
105	Jacob Young	Nationals	134
106	Jake McCarthy	Diamondbacks	94
107	Stone Garrett	Nationals	97
108	Seth Brown	Athletics	88
109	Richie Palacios	Rays	152
110	Victor Scott II	Cardinals	62
111	Hunter Goodman	Rockies	193
112	Gavin Sheets	White Sox	187
113	Mike Tauchman	Cubs	192
114	Davis Schneider	Blue Jays	38 2B
115	Nick Gordon	Marlins	99
116	Pete Crow-Armstrong	Cubs	149
117	Willi Castro	Twins	102
118	Dairon Blanco	Royals	104
119	LaMonte Wade Jr.	Giants	119
120	Mark Canha	Tigers	111
121	Matt Vierling	Tigers	117
122	Dylan Moore	Mariners	137
123	Whit Merrifield	Phillies	103
124	Adam Duvall	Braves	112
125	Isiah Kiner-Falefa	Blue Jays	123
126	Eddie Rosario	Nationals	89
127	Harrison Bader	Mets	122
128	Jurickson Profar	Padres	241
129	Johnathan Rodriguez	Guardians	206
130	Michael Conforto	Giants	153
131	Tyrone Taylor	Mets	114
132	Jake Meyers	Astros	115
133	Alec Burleson	Cardinals	141
134	Ezequiel Duran	Rangers	101
135	Brent Rooker	Athletics	120
136	Will Brennan	Guardians	148
137	Wenceel Perez	Tigers	82 2B
138	Hunter Renfroe	Royals	95
139	Dominic Canzone	Mariners	113
140	Lawrence Butler	Athletics	144
141	Matt Wallner	Twins	73
142	Michael A. Taylor	Pirates	127
143	Luke Raley	Mariners	108
144	Austin Hays	Orioles	116
145	James Wood	Nationals	186
146	Mike Yastrzemski	Giants	118
147	Dylan Carlson	Cardinals	138
148	Manuel Margot	Twins	110
149	Cade Marlowe	Mariners	128
150	Connor Joe	Pirates	181
151	Luis Matos	Giants	121
152	Blake Perkins	Brewers	237
153	Estevan Florial	Guardians	142
154	Miguel Andujar	Athletics	156
155	Dane Myers	Marlins	133
156	Addison Barger	Blue Jays	221
157	Mauricio Dubon	Astros	154
158	Austin Slater	Giants	143
159	Mickey Moniak	Angels	139
160	JJ Bleday	Athletics	125
161	Ramon Laureano	Guardians	107
162	Jose Azocar	Padres	130
163	David Peralta	Cubs	131
164	Kevin Kiermaier	Blue Jays	136
165	Randal Grichuk	Diamondbacks	146
166	Josh H. Smith	Rangers	242
167	Jason Heyward	Dodgers	129
168	Emmanuel Rodriguez	Twins	277
169	Joey Gallo	Nationals	124
170	Tyler Nevin	Athletics	90 3B
171	Chris Taylor	Dodgers	126
172	Adam Frazier	Royals	58 2B
173	Nick Martini	Reds	140
174	Tyler Fitzgerald	Giants	266
175	Samad Taylor	Mariners	135

Dropping off: Henry Davis (No. 96), Ji Hwan Bae (No. 132), Stuart Fairchild (No. 145), Avisaíl García (No. 147), Trent Grisham (No. 150)

• I certainly didn’t all like moving my No. 2 overall player down to No. 26 one month into the season, but it’s scary just how little authority Corbin Carroll is hitting with right now. I guess the good news is that, while his average exit velocity is down six mph from last year, his max EV of 111.5 mph is still quite good and down just two mph from last year. His plate discipline has also remained intact, and even if the power remains absent, he’ll do enough in average, runs and steals to remain fairly valuable.

• Don’t get overly excited but it’s a good sign for Mike Trout that the Angels, in need of a roster spot, chose to DFA a pitcher instead of putting the future Hall of Famer on the 60-day IL on Wednesday. Clearly, they think there’s a chance he’ll return from knee surgery within two months. Of course, a lot of things the Angels think will happen don’t end up happening.

• I give preseason projections to every prospect I think has any real chance of seeing time in the majors, but because he wasn’t very good upon moving up to Double-A last summer and the Rockies appeared to have several other young outfielders ahead of him on the depth chart, I didn’t give one to Jordan Beck. Obviously, that was a mistake. In spite of his 32% strikeout rate in Double-A, Beck was promoted to Triple-A to open this season and hit .307/.405/.594 in 25 games before joining the Rockies as a replacement for Nolan Jones this week. If he hits, one imagines he’ll overtake Hunter Goodman and/or Elehuris Montero to stick around once Jones and Kris Bryant return. I don’t think that’s any sort of lock, but Beck has an awful lot of fantasy upside in Coors Field, and I decided to place him 47th among outfielders for now. I don’t feel great about that, given that he really could be back in Triple-A in two weeks, but he has power and speed and I do like his approach at the plate. There’s a chance that he’ll be a top-30 outfielder the rest of the way.

• Joey Loperfido was more of an expected callup after hitting 13 homers in just 25 games in Triple-A. I worry about the batting average and about the Astros’ doubts in his defensive ability at first base, but the power is legit and he’s another guy who can steal bases. He’s No. 58 for now.

• It’s entirely possible that the Tigers will soon commit to Wenceel Perez in center field and send down Parker Meadows. Still, I’m pretty skeptical about Perez, especially in light of his flyball tendencies in a tough environment for power. Meadows might wind up as a bust - he’s certainly played the part thus far - but I still think he has the greater fantasy ceiling of the two. That Meadows is a true plus defender in center will help his case.