2020 Outfielders

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by Doug Gruber

BABS loves the outfield pool, and so should you. Owners can find everything in the outfield…from five-category superstars to multi-skilled reserve round speculations.

We know that an extreme skills rating from BABS is both scarce and valuable. The outfield pool contains 12 mid/full-time players who carry the coveted BABS (+) rating. Further, BABS has identified 11 triple-asset outfielders as well as an additional 34 double-asset outfielders, 13 of which have ADP’s outside the Top 200.

Worth noting also is that the outfield is a reliable place for some of your biggest investments. For the players comprising the top dozen asset groups, only two come with an INJ designation, and almost all are experienced players.

Let’s look closer at the BABS ratings for the 2020 outfielders:

ASSETS LIABILITIES
ADP R$ Outfielders Pos Tm PT Pw Sp Av * Pk Rg Sk Inj Ex Nw Pk Ag Rg
55 $19 Realmuto,Jacob 2 PHI F p s AV     inj-        
647 $(6) Allen,Austin 2 OAK P PW AV       EX Nw    
116 $11 Garver,Mitch 2 MIN M PW a *       e      
121 $11 Contreras,Willson 2 CHC F p a     inj-        
486 $(3) Vogt,Stephen 2 ARI P p a         Nw    
246 $4 Molina,Yadier 2 STL M AV     INJ       Ag  
85 $14 Sanchez,Gary 2 NYY M PW     INJ        
211 $5 Kelly,Carson 2 ARI M PW *       e      
738 $(7) Nunez,Dom 2 COL P PW       EX      
199 $6 Vazquez,Christian 2 BOS M a              
273 $3 Posey,Buster 2 SF F a     INJ        
292 $2 Suzuki,Kurt 2 WAS P a             Ag  
389 $(1) Caratini,Victor 23 CHC P a     inj- e      
96 $13 Grandal,Yasmani 23 CHW F p *         Nw    
180 $7 Perez,Salvador 2 KC F p     INJ        
179 $7 Ramos,Wilson 2 NYM F AV     -P          
391 $(1) Astudillo,Willians 2 MIN P AV     -P INJ EX      
231 $4 Murphy,Sean 2 OAK M     inj- EX      
242 $4 Mejia,Francisco 2 SD M     inj- EX      
253 $4 D Arnaud,Travis 23 ATL M         Nw    
285 $2 Jansen,Danny 2 TOR M   Rg   EX      
311 $2 McCann,James 2 CHW P             Rg
449 $(2) Romine,Austin 2 DET P         Nw   Rg
486 $(3) McGuire,Reese 2 TOR P       EX      
150 $9 Smith,Will 2 LA M PW     -A   EX      
271 $3 Murphy,Tom 2 SEA P PW     -A   e      
443 $(2) Castro,Jason 2 LAA M PW *     -A     Nw    
215 $5 Narvaez,Omar 2 MIL F a *     -P     Nw    
217 $5 Alfaro,Jorge 2 MIA M p     -A   e     Rg
316 $1 Chirinos,Robinson 2 TEX M p *     -A     Nw   Ag  
437 $(2) Gomes,Yan 2 WAS P p     -A          
447 $(2) Zunino,Mike 2 TAM M p   Rg -A INJ        
450 $(2) Sisco,Chance 2 BAL P p     -A   EX      
489 $(3) Flowers,Tyler 2 ATL P p     -A          
513 $(3) Castillo,Welington 20 FAA P p     -A inj-   Nw    
678 $(6) Avila,Alex 2 MIN P p *     -A INJ   Nw    
371 $(0) Barnhart,Tucker 2 CIN M *     -P inj-        
513 $(3) Stallings,Jacob 2 PIT M     -P   EX      
526 $(4) Wolters,Tony 2 COL M     -P          
288 $2 Perez,Roberto 2 CLE M *     -A inj-       Rg
436 $(2) Severino,Pedro 2 BAL P     -A   e      
594 $(5) Phegley,Joshua 2 CHC P     -A          
607 $(5) Maldonado,Martin 2 HOU P     -A     Nw    
607 $(5) Hedges,Austin 2 SD P     -A          
682 $(6) Barnes,Austin 2 LA P *   Rg -A   e      
693 $(6) Rogers,Jake 2 DET P     -A   EX      
736 $(7) Greiner,Grayson 2 DET P     -A INJ EX      
709 $(7) Higashioka,Kyle 2 NYY PW a       EX      
746 $(7) Jackson,Alex 2 ATL P+ s     -A inj- EX      
517 $(3) Bart,Joey 2 SF AV       EX      
749 $(7) Freitas,David 2 MIL AV       EX      
999 $(10) Dini,Nick 2 KC AV       EX      
749 $(7) Leon,Sandy 2 CLE P     -PA     Nw    
999 $(10) Maile,Luke 2 PIT P     -PA INJ e Nw    
741 $(7) Garneau,Dustin 2 HOU P+     -A   EX      
999 $(10) Haase,Eric 2 DET P+     -A   EX Nw    
999 $(10) Zavala,Seby 2 CHW P+     -A   EX      
999 $(10) Read,Raudy 2 WAS a       EX      
697 $(6) Wieters,Matt 2 STL p              
634 $(5) Knizner,Andrew 2 STL s a     -P   EX      
690 $(6) Lucroy,Jonathan 2 FAN     inj-        
702 $(6) Ruiz,Keibert 2 LA a     -P inj- EX      
747 $(7) Garcia,Aramis 2 SF p     -A   EX      
999 $(10) Rivera,Rene 2 NYM p     -A         Ag  
594 $(5) Diaz,Elias 2 FAN     -P inj- e      
751 $(7) Viloria,Meibrys 2 KC     -P   EX      
999 $(10) Sucre,Jesus 2 BAL     -P   e      
739 $(7) Nottingham,Jacob 2 MIL     -A   EX      
746 $(7) Perez,Michael 2 TAM *     -A INJ EX      
999 $(10) Lobaton,Jose 2 LA     -A          
999 $(10) Joseph,Caleb 2 ARI     -A          
999 $(10) Murphy,John 2 PIT     -A          
717 $(7) Stubbs,Garrett 2 HOU s     -PA   EX      
678 $(6) Trevino,Jose 2 TEX     -PA   EX      
683 $(6) Kiner-Falefa,Isiah 25 TEX     -PA inj- e      
750 $(7) Nido,Tomas 2 NYM     -PA   EX      
751 $(7) Wynns,Austin 2 BAL     -PA inj- EX      
999 $(10) Baron,Steven 2 PIT     -PA   EX      
999 $(10) Bemboom,Anthony 2 LAA     -PA INJ EX      
999 $(10) Federowicz,Tim 2 TEX     -PA   EX Nw    
999 $(10) Holaday,Bryan 2 MIA *     -PA   e      
16 $31 Freeman,Freddie 3 ATL F PW A+ *     inj-        
67 $17 Olson,Matt 3 OAK F P+ a     inj-        
385 $(1) White,Evan 3 SEA P SB AV       EX      
337 $1 Kendrick,Howie 34 WAS M A+     inj-       Ag Rg
30 $24 Alonso,Pete 3 NYM F P+ *       e      
466 $(2) Thames,Eric 3 WAS M P+ *         Nw    
67 $17 Goldschmidt,Paul 3 STL F PW a *              
194 $6 Voit,Luke 30 NYY F PW a *     inj- e      
194 $6 Encarnacion,Edwin 30 CHW F PW a *     inj-   Nw   Ag  
448 $(2) Tellez,Rowdy 30 TOR M PW a       EX      
479 $(3) Choi,Ji-Man 3 TAM M PW a *       e      
78 $15 Abreu,Jose 30 CHW F p AV              
90 $14 Bell,Josh 3 PIT F p AV *              
264 $3 Votto,Joey 3 CIN F p AV *             Ag  
144 $9 Santana,Carlos 30 CLE F p a *              
268 $3 Cron,C.J. 3 DET F p a     inj-   Nw    
456 $(2) Smith,Dominic 3o7 NYM P p a     INJ e      
597 $(5) Ford,Mike 3 NYY P p a *       EX      
619 $(5) Moreland,Mitch 3 BOS M p a     INJ        
651 $(6) Zimmerman,Ryan 3 WAS P p a     INJ        
999 $(10) Shaw,Chris 3 SF P p a       EX      
62 $17 Rizzo,Anthony 3 CHC F AV *              
117 $11 Gurriel,Yulieski 35 HOU F AV             Ag  
237 $4 Murphy,Daniel 3 COL F AV     inj-        
115 $11 Hoskins,Rhys 3 PHI F PW *              
453 $(2) Belt,Brandon 3 SF F PW *              
533 $(4) Cron,Kevin 3 ARI M PW       EX      
221 $5 Hosmer,Eric 3 SD F a              
270 $3 Lowe,Nate 3 TAM P a *       EX      
370 $(0) Cooper,Garrett 3o9 MIA P a     INJ e     Rg
422 $(1) Cabrera,Miguel 3 DET M a             Ag  
573 $(4) Beaty,Matt 3o7 LA P a       EX      
644 $(6) Osuna,Jose 3o9 PIT P a     inj- e      
203 $6 Walker,Christian 3 ARI M p       e      
397 $(1) Aguilar,Jesus 3 MIA P p *         Nw    
273 $3 Nunez,Renato 3 BAL F       e      
341 $1 Tsutsugo,Yoshitomo 3 TAM M *       EX      
493 $(3) Pujols,Albert 30 LAA F             Ag  
622 $(5) Diaz,Aledmys 34 HOU P     INJ        
655 $(6) Guzman,Ronald 3 TEX P     inj- e      
748 $(7) Walker,Neil 35 MIA P *              
479 $(3) Smoak,Justin 30 MIL P PW *   Rg -A     Nw    
748 $(7) Davis,Chris 3 BAL P PW *     -A          
127 $10 Santana,Daniel o38 TEX F s     -A         Rg
233 $4 Chavis,Michael 34 BOS M p     -A inj- EX      
462 $(2) Vogelbach,Daniel 3 SEA F p *     -A   e      
628 $(5) O Hearn,Ryan 3 KC P p   Rg -A   e      
694 $(6) Bird,Gregory 3 FAA P p     -A INJ        
751 $(7) Morrison,Logan 3 MIL PW AV         Nw    
537 $(4) Nola,Austin 3 SEA P     -A   EX     Rg
999 $(10) Forsythe,Logan 35 FAA P *     -A          
430 $(2) Mountcastle,Ryan 3 BAL p AV       EX      
701 $(6) Adams,Matt 3 FAN PW     inj-        
741 $(7) Cuthbert,Cheslor 35 CHW P     -PA          
749 $(7) Travis,Sam 3 TEX P     -PA   EX Nw    
750 $(7) Pearce,Steve 3 BOS P     -PA         Ag  
742 $(7) Rios,Edwin 3 LA P+     -A   EX      
999 $(10) Alonso,Yonder 3 COL *   Rg          
745 $(7) Walsh,Jared 3 LAA PW     -A   EX      
999 $(10) Noll,Jake 3 WAS a     -P   EX      
743 $(7) Wisdom,Patrick 3 SEA p     -A   EX Nw    
999 $(10) Court,Ryan 3 SEA p     -A   EX      
32 $24 Altuve,Jose 4 HOU F s A+     INJ        
41 $21 Albies,Ozzie 4 ATL F SB AV              
51 $19 Merrifield,Whit 4o9 KC F SB AV              
170 $7 Hampson,Garrett 4o8 COL P S+       EX      
66 $17 LeMahieu,DJ 453 NYY F A+              
77 $15 Muncy,Max 435 LA F P+ *              
43 $21 Hiura,Keston 4 MIL F PW a       EX      
197 $6 Lowe,Brandon 4 TAM F PW s     INJ EX     Rg
272 $3 Gordon,Dee 4 SEA M S+ a     -P inj-        
159 $8 Lux,Gavin 4 LA M p a       EX      
381 $(0) Schoop,Jonathan 4 DET F p a         Nw    
287 $2 La Stella,Tommy 45 LAA P AV     INJ        
291 $2 Castro,Starlin 45 WAS F AV Pk       Nw    
344 $1 Cano,Robinson 4 NYM F AV     INJ       Ag  
370 $(0) Dubon,Mauricio 4 SF F AV   Rg   EX      
588 $(5) Flores,Wilmer 4 FAN P AV     INJ       Rg
743 $(7) Hechavarria,Adeiny 46 ATL P AV              
282 $3 Madrigal,Nick 4 CHW M SB AV     -P   EX      
36 $23 Villar,Jonathan 46 MIA F SB         Nw Pk  
233 $4 Arraez,Luis 4o7 MIN F A+     -P   EX      
334 $1 Profar,Jurickson 4 SD F a *   Rg     Nw    
516 $(3) Gennett,Scooter 4 SF P a     INJ        
186 $7 McMahon,Ryan 45 COL F p       e      
580 $(5) Dozier,Brian 4 FAN M p *              
729 $(7) Brosseau,Michael 4 TAM P p       EX      
132 $10 Biggio,Cavan 4 TOR F PW s *     -A   EX      
392 $(1) Peraza,Jose 46o7 BOS P s a     -P     Nw    
567 $(4) Barreto,Franklin 4 OAK P p s     -A   EX      
468 $(2) Frazier,Adam 4 PIT F AV     -P          
518 $(3) Hernandez,Enrique 4o8 LA M     inj-        
672 $(6) Kipnis,Jason 4 FAA P              
725 $(7) Perez,Hernan 46 CHC P              
744 $(7) Kemp,Anthony 4o7 OAK P              
233 $4 Odor,Rougned 4 TEX F PW     -A inj-        
220 $5 Wong,Kolten 4 STL F a     -P          
381 $(0) Alberto,Hanser 45 BAL F a     -P   e     Rg
533 $(4) Lopez,Nicky 46 KC F a     -P   EX      
680 $(6) Castro,Harold o48 DET P a     -P   EX     Rg
738 $(7) Holt,Brock 4 BOS P a     -P INJ       Rg
747 $(7) Solano,Donovan 4 SF P a     -P          
748 $(7) Panik,Joe 4 TOR P a     -P          
285 $2 Hernandez,Cesar 4 CLE F s     -P     Nw    
527 $(4) Wendle,Joe 45 TAM P s   Rg -P INJ        
474 $(3) Rodgers,Brendan 4 COL P     -P INJ EX     Rg
611 $(5) Sogard,Eric 4 MIL M     -P     Nw   Rg
711 $(7) Rengifo,Luis 4 LAA P     -P inj- EX      
740 $(7) Sanchez,Yolmer 4 CHW M     -P          
750 $(7) Zobrist,Ben 4 FAN P     -P         Ag  
999 $(10) Garcia,Greg 4 SD P *     -P          
526 $(4) Diaz,Isan 4 MIA M *     -A   EX      
615 $(5) Russell,Addison 46 CHC P     -A          
627 $(5) Neuse,Sheldon 4 OAK P     -A   EX      
741 $(7) Garcia,Robel 4 CHC P+       EX      
747 $(7) Valaika,Pat 4 ARI p a       e      
750 $(7) Owings,Christopher 4 COL p a              
492 $(3) Mateo,Jorge 4 OAK SB       EX      
499 $(3) Long,Shed 4 SEA P     -PA   EX      
999 $(10) Estrada,Thairo 4 NYY a       EX      
999 $(10) Leyba,Domingo 4 ARI a       EX      
999 $(10) Mathias,Mark 4 MIL a       EX      
726 $(7) Vargas,Ildemaro 4 ARI s AV     -P   EX      
999 $(10) Valera,Breyvic 4 TOR AV     -P   EX      
729 $(7) Dietrich,Derek 43 FAN   Rg          
751 $(7) Velazquez,Andrew 4 CLE       EX      
999 $(10) Ngoepe,Gift 4 PHI PW     -A   EX      
999 $(10) Rondon,Jose 4 BAL SB     -A   EX      
749 $(7) Solarte,Yangervis 4 ATL a     -P          
751 $(7) Sosa,Edmundo 4 STL a     -P   EX      
999 $(10) Colon,Christian 4 CIN a     -P   EX      
999 $(10) Wong,Kean 4 SF a     -P   EX      
999 $(10) Descalso,Daniel 4 CHC p *     -A inj-        
738 $(7) Wade,Tyler 4o NYY     -P   EX      
751 $(7) Hernandez,Marco 4 BOS     -P INJ EX Nw    
694 $(6) Rodriguez,Ronny 46 MIL     -A   e Nw    
744 $(7) Farmer,Kyle 4 CIN     -A inj- EX      
999 $(10) Alvarez,Eliezer 4 TEX *     -A   EX      
999 $(10) Blandino,Alex 4 CIN *     -A   EX      
999 $(10) Lin,Tzu-Wei 4 BOS s     -PA INJ EX      
19 $29 Ramirez,Jose 5 CLE F p s AV     inj-        
13 $33 Arenado,Nolan 5 COL F PW AV              
21 $28 Rendon,Anthony 5 LAA F PW AV *         Nw    
168 $8 Turner,Justin 5 LA F PW AV              
135 $10 Edman,Tommy 54 STL F p SB a       EX      
130 $10 Sano,Miguel 5 MIN F P+ *     INJ        
999 $(10) Green,Zach 5 SF P P+ *     inj- EX      
59 $18 Suarez,Eugenio 5 CIN F PW a *              
108 $12 Donaldson,Josh 5 MIN F PW a *              
9 $36 Bregman,Alex 56 HOU F p AV *              
23 $27 Devers,Rafael 5 BOS F p AV              
56 $18 Bryant,Kris 5o97 CHC F p a *     inj-        
60 $18 Machado,Manny 56 SD F p a              
112 $12 Moustakas,Mike 54 CIN F p a         Nw    
117 $11 Escobar,Eduardo 54 ARI F p a              
250 $4 Anderson,Brian 5o9 MIA F p a     inj-        
427 $(2) Cabrera,Asdrubal 54 WAS P p a              
67 $17 Moncada,Yoan 5 CHW F p s     inj-       Rg
57 $18 Guerrero Jr.,Vladimir 50 TOR F AV       e      
246 $4 Urshela,Giovanny 5 NYY M AV     inj- e     Rg
87 $14 Chapman,Matt 5 OAK F PW              
182 $7 Dozier,Hunter 5o9 KC F PW              
354 $0 Carpenter,Matt 5 STL M PW *     inj-        
499 $(3) Lamb,Jacob 53 ARI M PW *   Rg          
219 $5 Diaz,Yandy 53 TAM M a *     INJ e      
493 $(3) Bohm,Alec 5 PHI P a       EX      
511 $(3) Moran,Colin 5 PIT F a     inj-        
311 $2 Seager,Kyle 5 SEA F p     INJ        
449 $(2) Longoria,Evan 5 SF F p     inj-        
318 $1 Fletcher,David 546o7 LAA F AV     -P   e      
735 $(7) Lugo,Dawel  5 DET P AV     -P   EX      
459 $(2) Franco,Maikel 5 KC M         Nw Pk  
528 $(4) Candelario,Jeimer 53 DET P *     INJ        
660 $(6) Drury,Brandon 5o TOR M   Rg          
661 $(6) Toro,Abraham 5 HOU P       EX      
662 $(6) Lowrie,Jed 5 NYM P   Rg INJ       Ag  
735 $(7) Gyorko,Jedd 5 MIL P   Rg INJ   Nw    
578 $(5) Frazier,Todd 5 TEX M p Pk   -A inj-   Nw    
594 $(5) Dalbec,Bobby 5 BOS P p     -A   EX      
670 $(6) Adrianza,Ehire 563 MIN P     -P          
391 $(1) Shaw,Travis 5 TOR M *   Rg -A inj-   Nw    
678 $(6) Ruiz,Rio 5 BAL M     -A   e      
725 $(7) Paredes,Isaac 5 DET A+     -P   EX      
999 $(10) Rodriguez,Sean 5 PHI P+     -A inj-        
579 $(5) France,Ty 54 SD a       EX      
999 $(10) Torres,Ramon 5 KC a       EX      
653 $(6) Healy,Ryon 5 MIL p   Rg INJ   Nw    
704 $(6) Thaiss,Matt 5 LAA p   Rg   EX      
725 $(7) Munoz,Yairo o5 STL s a     -P   e      
558 $(4) Bote,David 54 CHC *       e      
748 $(7) Sandoval,Pablo 53 SF     INJ       Rg
750 $(7) Chang,Yu 5 CLE       EX      
999 $(10) Goins,Ryan 5 OAK         Nw Pk  
737 $(7) Duffy,Matt 5 FAA a     -P INJ        
999 $(10) Gutierrez,Kelvin 5 KC s     -P INJ EX      
672 $(6) Miller,Bradley 5 PHI p     -A          
999 $(10) Rivera,T.J. 5 WAS     -A          
749 $(7) Robertson,Daniel 54 TAM *     -PA INJ e      
18 $29 Tatis Jr.,Fernando 6 SD F PW S+ AV     INJ EX     Rg
10 $35 Turner,Trea 6 WAS F S+ AV     inj-        
12 $33 Story,Trevor 6 COL F PW SB a              
75 $15 Bichette,Bo 6 TOR F p SB AV       EX      
8 $37 Lindor,Francisco 6 CLE F p s AV     inj-        
96 $13 Anderson,Tim 6 CHW F SB AV     inj-       Rg
40 $22 Mondesi,Adalberto 6 KC F S+     INJ e      
40 $22 Baez,Javier 6 CHC F p s a     inj-        
37 $22 Bogaerts,Xander 6 BOS F p AV              
153 $9 Seager,Corey 6 LA F p AV     INJ        
234 $4 Berti,Jon 6o85 MIA F S+ a     -P INJ EX      
29 $25 Torres,Gleyber 64 NYY F p a              
91 $14 Correa,Carlos 6 HOU M p a *     INJ        
608 $(5) Straw,Myles 6 HOU P S+     -P   EX      
84 $14 Semien,Marcus 6 OAK F a              
152 $9 Polanco,Jorge 6 MIN F a     inj-        
210 $5 Gregorius,Didi 6 PHI F a   Rg INJ   Nw    
653 $(6) Camargo,Johan 6 ATL P a              
187 $7 Segura,Jean 6 PHI F s AV     -P          
196 $6 Newman,Kevin 64 PIT F s AV     -P inj- e      
344 $1 Simmons,Andrelton 6 LAA F s AV     -P INJ        
293 $2 Goodrum,Niko 6o47 DET F s     inj-        
192 $6 DeJong,Paul 6 STL F p              
306 $2 Kieboom,Carter 6 WAS P p       EX      
740 $(7) Beckham,Tim 6 SEA P p              
130 $10 Rosario,Amed 6 NYM F SB a     -P          
128 $10 Andrus,Elvis 6 TEX F s a     -P inj-        
706 $(6) Moore,Dylan o67 SEA P p s     -A   EX      
384 $(1) Hoerner,Nico 6 CHC P AV     -P   EX      
524 $(4) Rojas,Miguel 6 MIA F AV     -P inj-        
568 $(4) Iglesias,Jose 6 BAL M AV     -P     Nw    
253 $4 Swanson,Dansby 6 ATL F     inj-        
289 $2 Adames,Willy 6 TAM F       e      
310 $2 Urias,Luis 64 MIL F Pk   inj- EX Nw    
365 $(0) Galvis,Freddy 64 CIN F              
375 $(0) Ahmed,Nick 6 ARI F              
595 $(5) Crawford,Brandon 6 SF F              
745 $(7) Mercer,Jordy 6 FAA P     INJ        
623 $(5) Castro,Willi 6 DET M s     -P   EX      
717 $(7) Martin,Richie 6 BAL P SB     -PA   EX      
749 $(7) Gonzalez,Erik 6 PIT P SB     -PA INJ EX      
508 $(3) Crawford,J.P. 6 SEA M s *     -PA inj- e      
557 $(4) Arcia,Orlando 6 MIL P     -PA          
999 $(10) Rivera,Yadiel 65 TEX s       EX Nw    
751 $(7) Torreyes,Ronald 6 PHI s a     -P   e      
999 $(10) Arteaga,Humberto 6 KC s a     -P   EX Nw    
999 $(10) Avelino,Abiatal 6o7 SF s a     -P   EX      
999 $(10) Walton,Donnie 6 SEA AV *     -P   EX      
751 $(7) Mayfield,Jack 6 HOU       EX      
742 $(7) Gimenez,Andres 6 NYM SB     -P   EX      
999 $(10) Guillorme,Luis 64 NYM a *     -P   EX      
999 $(10) Urena,Richard 6 BAL a     -P   EX Nw    
635 $(5) Tucker,Cole 6 PIT s     -P inj- EX      
741 $(7) Difo,Wilmer 6 WAS     -P          
3 $47 Yelich,Christian 9o MIL F PW s A+ *     inj-        
5 $42 Bellinger,Cody o938 LA F P+ s AV *              
5 $42 Betts,Mookie o9 BOS F PW SB AV *              
2 $51 Trout,Mike 8o LAA F P+ AV *     inj-        
24 $27 Martinez,J.D. 0o9 BOS F P+ AV *              
12 $33 Soto,Juan o7 WAS F PW s AV *              
1 $58 Acuna,Ronald o879 ATL F PW SB a              
28 $25 Judge,Aaron o9 NYY F P+ a *     INJ        
36 $23 Meadows,Austin o907 TAM F PW AV     inj- e      
113 $11 Castellanos,Nick o9 CHC F PW AV              
148 $9 Dahl,David o879 COL F PW AV     inj- e     Rg
33 $24 Marte,Starling 8o PIT F SB AV              
45 $20 Marte,Ketel o84 ARI F SB AV     inj-       Rg
205 $6 Eaton,Adam o9 WAS F SB AV *              
161 $8 Buxton,Byron 8o MIN F S+     INJ        
422 $(1) Margot,Manuel 8o SD M S+              
127 $10 Brantley,Michael o70 HOU F A+              
345 $1 Hernandez,Teoscar o87 TOR F P+              
81 $15 Laureano,Ramon o8 OAK F p s a     inj- e      
205 $6 Adell,Jo 8 LAA M p s a       EX      
239 $4 Pollock,A.J. o8 LA M p s a     INJ        
324 $1 Carlson,Dylan 9 STL P p s a       EX      
26 $26 Harper,Bryce o9 PHI F PW a *              
116 $11 Conforto,Michael o98 NYM F PW a *              
510 $(3) Cespedes,Yoenis 7 NYM P PW a     INJ        
707 $(6) Davis,Jaylin o9 SF P PW a *       EX      
42 $21 Springer,George o89 HOU F p AV *     inj-        
45 $20 Blackmon,Charlie o9 COL F p AV              
57 $18 Jimenez,Eloy o7 CHW F p AV     inj- e      
242 $4 Braun,Ryan o7 MIL F p AV             Ag  
320 $1 Dickerson,Corey o7 MIA F p AV     INJ   Nw Pk  
383 $(0) Tauchman,Mike o7 NYY P p AV     inj- EX      
64 $17 Robles,Victor o8 WAS F SB a       e      
435 $(2) Taylor,Chris o7648 LA M p SB     inj-        
104 $12 Robert,Luis 8 CHW M p S+     -A   EX      
731 $(7) Phillips,Brett o8 KC P p S+ *     -A   EX      
71 $16 Pham,Thomas o70 SD F s a *     inj-   Nw    
107 $12 Benintendi,Andrew o7 BOS F s a              
92 $13 Rosario,Eddie o7 MIN F p a              
105 $12 Mancini,Trey o93 BAL F p a              
107 $12 Ozuna,Marcell o7 STL F p a   Rg INJ        
144 $9 Kepler,Max o98 MIN F p a              
159 $8 Gurriel,Lourdes o7 TOR F p a     INJ        
176 $7 Davis,J.D. o75 NYM M p a       e     Rg
202 $6 McCutchen,Andrew o7 PHI F p a *     INJ        
590 $(5) Luplow,Jordan o97 CLE P p a *     inj- EX     Rg
592 $(5) Dickerson,Alex o7 SF M p a     INJ EX      
719 $(7) Cave,Jake o98 MIN P p a       e      
130 $10 Tucker,Kyle o HOU M p s       EX      
166 $8 Kingery,Scott o85 PHI F p s     inj-        
268 $3 Myers,Wil o78 SD F p s              
371 $(0) Nimmo,Brandon o87 NYM M p s *     INJ        
85 $14 McNeil,Jeff o7945 NYM F AV     inj- e     Rg
193 $6 Reynolds,Bryan o798 PIT F AV     inj- e      
223 $5 Verdugo,Alex o897 LA M AV     INJ EX      
267 $3 Peralta,David o7 ARI F AV     INJ        
329 $1 Winker,Jesse o78 CIN F AV *     INJ e      
350 $0 Akiyama,Shogo 8o CIN F AV     inj- EX      
488 $(3) Markakis,Nick o9 ATL M AV     inj-       Ag  
492 $(3) Martinez,Jose o9 TAM P AV     inj-   Nw    
55 $19 Stanton,Giancarlo o NYY F PW *     INJ       Rg
83 $14 Soler,Jorge 0o9 KC F PW *              
148 $9 Reyes,Franmil o90 CLE F PW       e      
151 $9 Schwarber,Kyle o7 CHC F PW *             Rg
203 $6 Pederson,Joc o793 LA M PW              
260 $3 Renfroe,Hunter o97 TAM F PW     inj-   Nw    
290 $2 Grichuk,Randal o98 TOR F PW              
307 $2 Hilliard,Sam o COL P PW       EX      
345 $1 Yastrzemski,Mike o79 SF F PW       EX      
488 $(3) Tapia,Raimel o7 COL P SB AV     -P   e      
117 $11 Mercado,Oscar o87 CLE F SB       EX      
327 $1 Gardner,Brett o87 NYY F SB             Ag  
158 $8 Smith,Mallex o89 SEA F S+     -P          
80 $15 Gallo,Joey o87 TEX F P+ *     -A INJ       Rg
112 $12 Puig,Yasiel o9 FAA F a              
252 $4 Garcia,Avisail o90 MIL F a     inj-   Nw    
298 $2 Pillar,Kevin o89 FAN F a              
360 $0 Gonzalez,Marwin o953 MIN M a     inj-        
578 $(5) Pache,Cristian 8 ATL P a       EX      
672 $(6) Naylor,Josh o79 SD M a       EX      
733 $(7) Naquin,Tyler o9 CLE P a     INJ e      
184 $7 Cain,Lorenzo 8o MIL F s AV     -P          
190 $6 Senzel,Nick 8o CIN M s     INJ EX      
185 $7 Haniger,Mitch o98 SEA M p     INJ        
279 $3 Canha,Mark o89 OAK M p *             Rg
339 $1 Calhoun,Kole o9 ARI F p         Nw    
425 $(2) Bradley,Jackie o8 BOS F p              
484 $(3) VanMeter,Josh o7 CIN P p       EX      
489 $(3) Frazier,Clint o9 NYY P p     inj- EX      
510 $(3) Hicks,Aaron 8o NYY P p *     INJ        
543 $(4) Fowler,Dexter o98 STL M p *              
546 $(4) Goodwin,Brian o78 LAA P p     inj- e      
622 $(5) Pinder,Chad o794 OAK P p              
479 $(3) Garcia,Leury o897 CHW F SB a     -P          
435 $(2) Bader,Harrison 8o STL M p SB     -A   e      
341 $1 Inciarte,Ender 8o ATL M s a     -P INJ        
393 $(1) Reyes,Victor o87 DET M s a     -P   e      
727 $(7) Taylor,Michael o8 WAS P p s     -A          
161 $8 Calhoun,Willie o7 TEX F     inj- EX      
248 $4 Mazara,Nomar o9 CHW F         Nw    
252 $4 Choo,Shin-Soo o097 TEX F *     inj-       Ag  
259 $3 Hays,Austin 8o BAL F       EX      
306 $2 Grisham,Trent o8 SD P *       EX Nw Pk  
328 $1 Polanco,Gregory o9 PIT M     INJ        
352 $0 Santander,Anthony o978 BAL F       e      
388 $(1) Piscotty,Stephen o9 OAK M     INJ        
453 $(2) Heyward,Jason o98 CHC F              
490 $(3) Desmond,Ian o87 COL M              
623 $(5) Gordon,Alex o7 KC F             Ag  
685 $(6) Ervin,Phillip o78 CIN P       e      
697 $(6) Maybin,Cameron o79 NYY P *     inj-       Rg
715 $(7) Smith,Dwight o7 BAL P       e      
751 $(7) Slater,Austin o9 SF P       e      
999 $(10) Bishop,Braden o8 SEA P     INJ EX      
235 $4 Upton,Justin o7 LAA F PW *     -A INJ        
262 $3 Riley,Austin o7 ATL M PW   Rg -A inj- EX      
365 $(0) Happ,Ian o CHC P PW *     -A   e      
408 $(1) Lewis,Kyle o SEA P PW     -A   EX      
574 $(4) Bruce,Jay o79 PHI P PW   Rg -A INJ        
711 $(7) Duvall,Adam o7 ATL P PW     -A          
323 $1 Kiermaier,Kevin 8o TAM M SB     -P inj-        
719 $(7) Allen,Greg o7 CLE P SB     -P   e      
660 $(6) Zimmer,Bradley o CLE P SB     -A INJ EX      
692 $(6) Marisnick,Jake 8o NYM P SB     -A     Nw Pk  
587 $(5) Dyson,Jarrod o89 ARI M S+     -PA          
643 $(6) Quinn,Roman o8 PHI P S+     -PA INJ EX      
565 $(4) Haseley,Adam o87 PHI M a     -P inj- EX      
595 $(5) Reddick,Josh o97 HOU M a     -P          
648 $(6) Ramirez,Harold o798 MIA P a     -P   EX      
732 $(7) Almora,Albert 8o CHC P a   Rg -P          
629 $(5) Arozarena,Randy o TAM P s     -P   EX     Rg
504 $(3) Jones,JaCoby 8o DET F s     -A INJ        
630 $(5) Brown,Seth o7 OAK P s     -A   EX      
675 $(6) Brinson,Lewis o8 MIA P s     -A   e      
695 $(6) Demeritte,Travis 9o DET P s     -A   EX      
999 $(10) Engel,Adam 8o CHW M s     -A          
154 $8 Aquino,Aristides 9o CIN F p     -A   EX      
323 $1 Santana,Domingo o79 SEA F p     -A inj-        
482 $(3) O Neill,Tyler o7 STL P p     -A   e      
519 $(3) Souza,Steven 9 CHC P p     -A INJ        

ASSETS: PT (Playing time), Pw (Power), Sp (Speed), Av (Batting Effectiveness), * (OBP help), Pk (Park help), Rg (Regression help). LIABILITIES: Sk (Skills risk), Inj (Injury), Ex (Inexperience), Nw (New team), Pk (Park hurt), Ag (Age decline), Rg (Regression hurt)

The outfielders in the top-rated asset groups require no introduction and all possess tremendously cherished skill sets. Christian Yelich (PW,s,A+|inj-) and Cody Bellinger (P+,s,AV) are both triple asset prizes, each possessing one extreme skill. Mookie Betts (PW,SB,AV) remains a BABS favorite…he has a rare combination of Top 25% skills in ALL hitting categories. The next group contains Mike Trout (P+,AV|inj-) and JD Martinez (P+,AV), followed by another pair of triple-asset performers in Juan Soto (PW,s,AV) and Ronald Acuna (PW,SB,a). BABS agrees that any of these superstars make for rock solid roster anchors in the first round, or second round in Martinez’s case. But we knew that.

What we might not know is that the (PW,AV) group offers our first substantial leverage opportunities among the outfielders. Austin Meadows (PW,AV|inj-,e) who is coming off a breakout 2019 season, has seen this recency bias push his price into the early third round, while looking past his risks. BABS has identified two other comparable skill sets which are available much later in the draft. Reds newcomer Nick Castellanos (PW,AV) moves to a very friendly hitters park and can be acquired in the 7-8 round range. In the 10th round, the Rockies David Dahl (PW,AV|inj-,e) brings similar assets, tempered by a history of missed playing time.

A similar market play exists in the (SB,AV) group. The Marte “brothers” Starling (SB,AV) and Ketel (SB,AV|inj-), are being drafted in the 2-3 round range. BABS lists Adam Eaton (SB,AV) as possessing the same skill set but more than 10 rounds later. BABS thinks Eaton is a great value at this price.

The next three groups include players who are in the rare company of extreme skills, yet all are being somewhat overlooked by the market. Byron Buxton (S+|INJ) and Manuel Margot (S+) possess impressive speed skills, uncommon in today’s game. Buxton’s injury history and Margot’s uncertain role have discounted their price, especially Margot who is generally available in the reserve rounds.

Michael Brantley (A+) was fully healthy in 2019 and proved that his extreme batting effectiveness rating was again deserved, yet his draft position is lower heading into 2020 than a year ago. Teoscar Hernandez (P+) demonstrated elite power skills, which the market is currently ignoring given his twenty-third round ADP. BABS sees Hernandez as a late round outfield target.

Ramon Laureano (p,s,a|inj-,e) has seen his stock rise to the early 6th round, despite injury and experience concerns. His triple-asset portfolio is appealing, but BABS has found a similar asset collection in Angel rookie Jo Adell (p,s,a|EX) and Dodgers outfielder AJ Pollock (p,s,a|INJ). Playing time for these two is uncertain, and both contain significant risk, however the market price is nearly 10 rounds after Laureano.

Once again in 2020 BABS suggests that Bryce Harper (PW,a) and Michael Conforto (PW,a) are essentially the same player, both carrying identical skill ratings. Conforto, however, can be acquired six rounds later than the second-round pick needed to obtain Harper.

In the (p,AV) group, the top three names are closely bunched by the market. George Springer (p,AV|inj-), Charlie Blackmon (p,AV) and Eloy Jimenez (p,AV|inj-,e) are all being selected in the 3-4 range. Available 200 picks later, BABS says Ryan Braun (p,AV) brings comparable skills, as does Marlin new arrival Corey Dickerson (p,AV|INJ), who isn’t being selected until beyond round 20.

BABS has identified Thomas Pham (s,a|inj-) and Andrew Benintendi (s,a) as having identical speed and batting skills. The market is lowering Benintendi into the ninth round, who a year ago was a 2nd round selection. BABS thinks the market view has created a buying opportunity.

The largest double asset class is the (p,a) group. Bunched at the top according to the market are Eddie Rosario (p,a), Trey Mancini (p,a) and Atlanta newcomer Marcell Ozuna (p,a|INJ), all of whom are being selected in the 6th or 7th round. BABS has identified four other players with equals skill sets who can be purchased several rounds later…Max Kepler (p,a), Lourdes Gurriel (p,a|INJ), JD Davis (p,a|e) and Andrew McCutchen (p,a|INJ).

In the last of the double asset groups, both Kyle Tucker (p,s|EX) and Scott Kingery (p,s|inj-) are being selected more than 100 slots before Wil Myers (p,s) and over 200 picks before Brandon Nimmo (s,a|INJ). An end game acquisition of Nimmo may yield ample profit.

Speaking of the end game, BABS continues to identify many players who possess great talents but have uncertainty surrounding their playing time. Every year skills often lead to opportunities, and some perform at levels that contribute markedly to our fantasy teams. In 2018 for example, Luis Soto emerged from nowhere. Last year it was players like Yordan Alvarez, Oscar Mercado and Keston Hiura who went from largely undrafted to top fantasy performers.

BABS has identified more than 20 multi-asset outfielders, listed as either part-time or no-time, several of which are being bypassed in early drafts. Who knows what this year could bring…a late round pick from names like Jaylin Davis (PW,a|EX), Yonathan Daza (A+|EX), Daniel Johnson Jr. (p,AV|EX) or Tim Lopes (SB,a|EX) could help propel your fantasy teams to greater success.

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