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TGIF: 2009 OF Rankings

Aaaahhhh finally, a position with some depth. It can be argued that you should address your shallower positions (2B, 3B, SS) in the first rounds and wait on the outfielders. This is actually a great way to draft. With more power than any other place on the diamond, the outfield has the luxury of hefty amount of home runs and speed during the late rounds. So, without further delay…

The best OF for the 2009 season…

1. Grady Sizemore, Cleveland Indians
2. Ryan Braun, Milwaukee Brewers
3. Josh Hamilton, Texas Rangers
4. Carlos Beltran, New York Mets
5. Carlos Lee, Houston Astros
6. Alfonso Soriano, Chicago Cubs
7. Carlos Quentin, Chicago White Sox
8. B.J. Upton, Tampa Bay Rays
9. Manny Ramirez, L.A. Dodgers
10. Jason Bay, Boston Red Sox
11. Carl Crawford, Tampa Bay Rays
12. Nick Markakis, Baltimore Orioles
13. Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners
14. Vladimir Guerrero, L.A. Angels
15. Curtis Granderson, Detroit Tigers,
16. Matt Holliday, Oakland A’s
17. Matt Kemp, L.A. Dodgers
18. Nate McLouth, Pittsburgh Pirates
19. Corey Hart, Milwaukee Brewers
20. Jacoby Ellsbury, Boston Red Sox
21. Shane Victorino, Philadeplphia Phillies
22. Jermaine Dye, Chicago White Sox
23. Adam Dunn, Washington Nationals
24. Magglio Ordonez, Detroit Tigers
25. Alex Rios, Toronto Blue Jays
26. Bobby Abreu, L.A. Angels
27. Ryan Ludwick, St. Louis Cardinals
28. Raul Ibanez, Philadelphia Phillies
29. Andre Ethier, L.A. Dodgers
30. Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers

What I’ve Seen So Far

I have completed two baseball drafts with a third coming up this Sunday (The SoB Friends and Family Draft). In those two drafts I have seen 30-HR outfielders drop as far as round nine. The urge to pick your slugging outfielder early is not as important as you think.

The big name OF that go in round one are usually: Grady Sizemore, Ryan Braun, and Josh Hamilton. This isn’t like the SS position where the big three are gone in Round 1 and you are almost screwed out of a quality player. Take advantage of this depth and just be patient. Plus, there are plenty of OF with enormous upside (Nelson Cruz, Cameron Maybin, Justin Upton, etc.) who are available late.

To sum it up: Have patience Daniel son.

Check out my previous rankings: 2009 Fantasy Baseball Rankings

Tags: Alfonso Soriano, B.J. Upton, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Lee, Carlos Quentin, Fantasy, Grady Sizemore, Jason Bay, Josh Hamilton, Manny Ramirez, Ryan Braun, TGIF