2023 MLB outfield fantasy rankings: Is Ronald Acuña Jr. poised to overtake Aaron Judge?
New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was not only the American League MVP last season, he was the fantasy MVP as well after hitting a league-record 62 home runs -- 16 more than NL leader Kyle Schwarber. Even if he falls back a bit, Judge should still put up monster numbers ... if he stays healthy.
In the National League, good health is also essential for Ronald Acuña Jr., who flirted with a 40-homer, 40-steal season in 2019, but had a torn ACL limit his playing time the past two years. Acuña's teammate Michael Harris will look to build on his impressive rookie season (.297, 19 HR, 20 SB in 114 games), while Arizona's top prospect -- Corbin Carroll -- could potentially do something similar. As a whole, there seem to be more speed sources than power ones in the NL.
Elsewhere in the American League, Julio Rodriguez and Kyle Tucker are rare five-category players who should go in the top six overall. Luis Robert also has that potential if he can play a full season. Among the more interesting sleeper candidates: Eloy Jimenez, Taylor Ward and Riley Greene. The AL seems to offer more overall power than speed in the outfield.
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Aaron Judge, Yankees AL1
Ronald Acuña Jr., Braves NL1
Julio Rodriguez, Mariners AL2
Kyle Tucker, Astros AL3
Juan Soto, Padres NL2
Yordan Alvarez, Astros AL4
Mookie Betts, Dodgers NL3
Mike Trout, Angels AL5
Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres NL4
Michael Harris II, Braves NL5
Luis Robert, White Sox AL6
Randy Arozarena, Rays AL7
Adolis Garcia, Rangers AL8
Cedric Mullins, Orioles AL9
Kyle Schwarber, Phillies NL6
Teoscar Hernandez, Mariners AL10
Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays AL11
George Springer, Blue Jays AL12
Starling Marte, Mets NL7
Eloy Jimenez, White Sox AL13
Byron Buxton, Twins AL14
Bryan Reynolds, Pirates NL8
Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks NL9
MJ Melendez, Royals AL15
Tyler O'Neill, Cardinals NL10
Jake McCarthy, Diamondbacks NL11
Nick Castellanos, Phillies NL12
Anthony Santander, Orioles AL16
Jeff McNeil, Mets NL13
Taylor Ward, Angels AL17
Giancarlo Stanton, Yankees AL18
Seiya Suzuki, Cubs NL14
Christian Yelich, Brewers NL15
Brandon Nimmo, Mets NL16
Ian Happ, Cubs NL17
Steven Kwan, Guardians AL19
Kris Bryant, Rockies NL18
Alex Verdugo, Red Sox AL20
Andrew Vaughn, White Sox AL21
Harrison Bader, Yankees AL22
Cody Bellinger, Cubs NL19
Whit Merrifield, Blue Jays AL23
Hunter Renfroe, Angels AL24
Lourdes Gurriel, Diamondbacks NL20
Mitch Haniger, Giants NL21
Riley Greene, Tigers AL25
Ramon Laureano, A's AL26
Jesse Winker, Brewers NL22
Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox AL27
Wil Myers, Reds NL23
Oscar Gonzalez, Guardians AL28
Andrew Benintendi, White Sox AL29
Lars Nootbaar, Cardinals NL24
Austin Hays, Orioles AL30
Michael Conforto, Giants NL25
Manuel Margot, Rays AL31
Brandon Marsh, Phillies NL26
Joey Meneses, Nationals NL27
Trent Grisham, Padres NL28
Esteury Ruiz, A's AL32
Seth Brown, A's AL33
Joc Pederson, Giants NL29
Jorge Soler, Marlins NL30
Joey Gallo, Twins AL34
Mark Canha, Mets NL31
Randal Grichuk, Rockies NL32
Trey Mancini, Cubs NL33
Oscar Colas, White Sox AL35
Adam Duvall, Red Sox AL36
Max Kepler, Twins AL37
Michael Brantley, Astros AL38
Dylan Carlson, Cardinals NL34
Enrique Hernandez, Red Sox AL39
Edward Olivares, Royals AL40
Jarred Kelenic, Mariners AL41
Andrew McCutchen, Pirates NL35
Lane Thomas, Nationals NL36
Austin Meadows, Tigers AL42
Chris Taylor, Dodgers NL37
Charlie Blackmon, Rockies NL38
Tommy Pham, Mets NL39
Brendan Donovan, Cardinals NL40
Leody Taveras, Rangers AL43
Bryan De La Cruz, Marlins NL41
Myles Straw, Guardians AL44
Jake Fraley, Reds NL42
Chas McCormick, Astros AL45
A.J. Pollock, Mariners AL46
Mike Yastrzemski, Giants NL43
Jurickson Profar, Rockies NL44
Christopher Morel, Cubs NL45
Avisail Garcia, Marlins NL46
Jose Siri, Astros AL47
Nick Gordon, Twins AL48
T.J. Friedl, Reds NL47
Akil Baddoo, Tigers AL49
Alex Kirilloff, Twins AL50
Oswaldo Cabrera, Yankees AL51
Garrett Mitchell, Brewers NL48
Bubba Thompson, Rangers AL52
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fantasy baseball rankings: Top 100 outfielders for 2023