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BaseballDocs
 2008 Player Rankings:
AL Only Outfield (OF)
Last update:03/26/08

You wanted them, so you got them.  We have compiled the top 350 American League players and grouped them into color tiers that provide more flexibility when drafting.  These color tiers provide a quick, visual means of comparing players at different positions with similar fantasy value. Comments have also been added to give you those extra little pieces of information that may help sway your decision between two seemingly, equal players.

Outfield 1 - 50
Rank
 Player
 Team
 Pos
 Age
 Comments
10
Carl Crawford
TB
OF
26
2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
11
Grady Sizemore
Cle
OF
25

17
Vladimir Guerrero
LAA
OF/DH
31
INJ REC 2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
25
Ichiro Suzuki
Sea
OF
34
2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
26
Alex Rios
Tor
OF
26
2nd(AVE)
27
Magglio Ordonez
Det
OF
33
2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
32
Manny Ramirez
Bos
OF
35

34
Curtis Granderson
Det
OF
26
2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
45
Nick Markakis
Bal
OF
24
2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
48
Bobby Abreu
NYY
OF
33
2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
56
Torii Hunter
LAA
OF
32

80
Vernon Wells
Tor
OF
29

97
Hideki Matsui
NYY
OF/DH
33
2nd(RBI)
103
Delmon Young
Min
OF
22
2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
116
Jermaine Dye
CWS
OF
33

127
Johnny Damon
NYY
OF/DH
34
2nd(SB)
148
Raul Ibanez
Sea
OF
35
2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
150
Josh Hamilton
Tex
OF
26

168
Jacoby Ellsbury
Bos
OF
24
rook
171
Michael Cuddyer
Min
OF
28

184
Jose Guillen
KC
OF
31
2nd(RBI)
199
J.D. Drew
Bos
OF
32

207
Mark Teahen
KC
OF
26

215
Gary Matthews Jr.
LAA
OF
33

217
Coco Crisp
Bos
OF
28
2nd(SB)
236
Melky Cabrera
NYY
OF
23

238
Garret Anderson
LAA
OF/DH
35
2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
244
Rocco Baldelli
TB
OF
26
xINJ CON
264
Milton Bradley
Tex
OF
29

266
David DeJesus
KC
OF
28

268
Luke Scott
Bal
OF
29

269
Adam Jones
Bal
OF
22

283
Jack Cust
Oak
OF/DH
29

284
Carlos Quentin
CWS
OF
25

302
Travis Buck
Oak
OF
24

310
Reggie Willits
LAA
OF
26

314
Jonny Gomes
TB
OF/DH
27

318
Jason Kubel
Min
OF/DH
25

321
Marlon Byrd
Tex
OF
30
2nd(RBI)
323
Jerry Owens
CWS
OF
27
2nd(SB)
332
Franklin Gutierrez
Cle
OF
25

342
Jacque Jones
Det
OF
32
2nd(RBI) 2nd(AVE)
349
Cliff Floyd
TB
OF
35

355
Carlos Gomez
Min
OF
22

384
Joey Gathright
KC
OF
26

400
Kevin Mench
Tex
OF
29

403
Juan Rivera
LAA
OF
29

407
Frank Catalanotto
Tex
OF
33

408
Adam Lind
Tor
OF
24

416
Freddie Bynum
Bal
OF
27


Comments:
The comments are provided to give you a little extra insight into the players.   Some are positive and some are negative.   Here is the legend for the comments:

NOTE: – Increased production can often be seen in players that hit the ages of 27 or 28.   Others will see a marked decline in production with age (let’s say past 30).   Consequently, we have added all the players’ ages to our rankings.

rook – These players are hot rookies to keep an eye on this season.

$ – These players are scheduled for new contracts after 2008, so they might be a little more motivated in 2008.

INJ REC – These players are former stars that are looking to rebound from injuries.

xINJ CON – These players have injury issues that are cause for concern.

2nd(RBI) – These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in runs batted in production.  They had 45 or more home RBIs in the second half of last season.

2nd(HR) – These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in home run production.  They had 14 or more home runs in the second half of last season.

2nd(AVE) – These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in batting average. They had a .300 average or better the second half of last season with at least 200 second half at bats.

2nd(SB) – These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in stolen base production.  They had 10 or more stolen bases in the second half of last season.

2nd(SV) – These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in saves production. They had 10 or more saves in the second half of last season.

2nd(K) – These players finished the second half of last season as a leader in pitching strikeouts production.  They had 70 or more strikeouts in the second half of last season.

xIP – These players either experienced a drastic increase in their innings pitched last year or they just flat out threw a ton of innings last year.   They could be an injury or decreased production risk.

Color Tiers:
The color bands are provided to highlight players that are in the same tier of fantasy value.   This is done to create flexibility in your draft strategy relative to your particular team need.   For example, if all of the first tier players are gone (highlighted with a black background), none of the second tier are gone (highlighted with a maroon background), and you want a pitcher, Jake Peavy is your man. You passed over the positional players ranked above Peavy because they were all in the same tier as Peavy.


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