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 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 51 - plus
Rank
 Player
 Team
 Pos
 Age
 Comments
434
Jay Payton
Bal
OF
35

437
Craig Monroe
Min
OF
30

453
Reed Johnson
Tor
OF
31

465
Emil Brown
Oak
OF
33

481
Wladimir Balentien
Sea
OF
23

482
Jason Michaels
Cle
OF
31

490
David Dellucci
Cle
OF
34

502
Jay Gibbons
Bal
OF/DH
30

522
Jason Botts
Tex
OF
27

553
Carlos Gonzalez
Oak
OF
19
rook
572
Nelson Cruz
Tex
OF
27

590
Ryan Raburn
Det
OF


610
Tike Redman
Bal
OF


638
Ben Francisco
Cle
OF


640
Shannon Stewart
Tor
OF


662
Chris Denorfia
Oak
OF
27

681
Jason Tyner
Cle
OF
30

703
David Murphy
Tex
OF


705
Jeremy Reed
Sea
OF
26

736
Shin-Soo Choo
Cle
OF
25

788
Justin Ruggiano
TB
OF


810
Curtis Pride
LAA
OF



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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