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 2012 Player Rankings:
NL Only Outfield (OF)
Last update: 03/25/12

You wanted them, so you got them.  We have compiled the top 350 National 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.

NL only fantasy rankings:
SP RP C 1B 2B

Outfield 1 - 50
Rank
 Player
 Team
 Pos
 Age
 Comments
1
Matt Kemp
LAD
OF
27
2nd(RBI) 2nd(HR) 2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
6
Justin Upton
ARI
OF
24
2nd(HR)
8
Carlos Gonzalez
COL
OF
26

14
Andrew McCutchen
PIT
OF
25

15
Ryan Braun
MIL
OF
28
2nd(RBI) 2nd(HR) 2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
22
Matt Holliday
STL
OF
32

26
Mike Stanton
MIA
OF
22
2nd(HR)
30
Hunter Pence
PHI
OF
28
2nd(AVE)
35
Michael Bourn
ATL
OF
29
$ 2nd(AVE) 2nd(SB)
36
Shane Victorino
PHI
OF
31
$
38
Jay Bruce
CIN
OF
24

41
Lance Berkman
STL
OF/1B
36
2nd(AVE)
48
Corey Hart
MIL
OF
30
2nd(HR)
52
Chris B. Young
ARI
OF
28

61
Drew Stubbs
CIN
OF
27
2nd(SB)
65
Martin Prado
ATL
OF/3B
28

67
Jayson Werth
WAS
OF
32

69
Cameron Maybin
SD
OF
24
2nd(SB)
70
Andre Ethier
LAD
OF
29
$
75
Melky Cabrera
SF
OF
27
$ 2nd(AVE)
76
Michael Cuddyer
COL
OF/1B
33

81
Jason Heyward
ATL
OF
22

85
Angel Pagan
SF
OF
30
2nd(SB)
92
Carlos Beltran
STL
OF
34
2nd(AVE)
94
Logan Morrison
MIA
OF
24

98
Jose Tabata
PIT
OF
23

100
Brandon Belt
SF
OF/1B
23
2ndYrPl
105
Yonder Alonso
SD
OF
24
rookie 2ndYrPl
117
Lucas Duda
NYM
OF/1B
26
2ndYrPl 2nd(AVE)
119
Jason Kubel
ARI
OF
29

128
Dexter Fowler
COL
OF
26
2nd(SB)
132
Carlos Quentin
SD
OF
29
$
138
Nyjer Morgan
MIL
OF
31

140
Alfonso Soriano
CHC
OF
36
2nd(RBI)
143
Alex Presley
PIT
OF

Zzz
144
Jason Bay
NYM
OF


145
Allen Craig
STL
OF


146
Will Venable
SD
OF

2nd(SB)
147
John Mayberry
PHI
OF


148
David DeJesus
CHC
OF


149
Andres Torres
NYM
OF

2nd(SB)
150
Marlon Byrd
CHC
OF


152
Chris Heisey
CIN
OF


155
Gerardo Parra
ARI
OF


159
Cody Ross
SF
OF


161
Garrett Jones
PIT
OF


162
Ryan Ludwick
CIN
OF


163
Juan Rivera
LAD
OF

2nd(RBI)
164
Jon Jay
STL
OF


173
Jerry Sands
LAD
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 2012, so they might be a little more motivated in 2012.

Zzz – These players could be undervalued sleepers at your fantasy baseball draft.

2ndYrPl – These players were hot rookies going into last season, but they may have been forgotten this year due to poor play.  Look for a possible rebound.

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

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, Roy Halladay is your man. You passed over the positional players ranked above Halladay because they were all in the same tier as Halladay.


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