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 2012 Player Rankings:
NL Only Outfield (OF)
Last update: 01/30/12

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 51 plus
Rank
 Player
 Team
 Pos
 Age
 Comments
179
Raul Ibanez
PHI
OF


181
Norichika Aoki
MIL
OF


186
Chris Coghlan
MIA
OF


194
Kyle Blanks
SD
OF


199
Bryan LaHair
CHC
OF


205
Nate McLouth
PIT
OF


207
Matt Diaz
ATL
OF


212
Aaron Rowand
MIA
OF


213
Scott Hairston
NYM
OF


214
Carlos Gomez
MIL
OF


215
Mike Cameron
WAS
OF


216
Tony Gwynn
LAD
OF

2nd(SB)
222
Ryan Spilborghs
COL
OF


223
Rick Ankiel
WAS
OF


224
Laynce Nix
WAS
OF


225
Nate Schierholtz
SF
OF


228
Tony Campana
CHC
OF

2nd(SB)
230
Roger Bernadina
WAS
OF


231
Corey Patterson
STL
OF


233
Eric Hinske
ATL
OF


236
Willie Harris
NYM
OF


238
Chris Denorfia
SD
OF


240
Reed Johnson
CHC
OF


242
Jeremy Hermida
SD
OF


243
Marcus Thames
LAD
OF


244
Tyler Colvin
COL
OF


245
Eric Young
COL
OF


247
Mark Kotsay
MIL
OF


252
Blake DeWitt
CHC
OF


253
Jose Constanza
ATL
OF

rookie
255
Delwyn Young
PHI
OF


261
Ryan Church
ARI
OF


266
Eric Patterson
SD
OF


270
Willy Taveras
COL
OF


272
Domonic Brown
PHI
OF


277
Xavier Paul
PIT
OF


278
Jason Michaels
WAS
OF


282
Gabe Kapler
LAD
OF


283
Oscar Salazar
SD
OF


286
Charlie Blackmon
COL
OF

rookie
293
Jay Gibbons
LAD
OF


296
Brandon Moss
PHI
OF


300
Collin Cowgill
ARI
OF

rookie
302
Bryan Petersen
MIA
OF


307
Wladimir Balentien
CIN
OF


308
Trent Oeltjen
LAD
OF


309
Rusty Ryal
ARI
OF


311
Brett Carroll
MIL
OF


313
Jason Pridie
NYM
OF


316
Chris Duncan
WAS
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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