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The big decisions come early at OF in the form of when to draft super sophomores Ronald Acuna Jr. and Juan Soto. It’s not unusual to see second-year players decline slightly or plateau in relation to their first season, but most fantasy owners are drooling the potential of these two, so they’ll likely be drafted early. If you’d rather have proven veterans like Charlie Blackmon instead of Acuna or George Springer instead of Soto, that’s fine, too. All have major upside.

2019 Fantasy Baseball Sleepers:Catcher | First | Second | Third | Short | Outfield | Starter | Each team

From there, it’s all about power vs. power/speed. Big-time sluggers like Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Khris Davis are tough to pass on, but so are more balanced players like Starling Marte, Andrew Benintendi, and Tommy Pham.

2019 Fantasy Baseball Rankings:Catcher | First | Second | Third | Short | Starter | Reliever | Top 300

In the mid-tiers, you’ll continue to have your choice of power hitters, 20/20 threats, and even a few pure speedsters. Again, it’s all about what you need. There are so many potential breakouts (and busts) that you’ll want to grab as many possible. 

2019 Fantasy Baseball Rankings Tiers, Draft StrategyCatcher | First | Second | Third | Short | Outfield | Starter | Closer

As you’ll see in our OF rankings tiers breakdown, there really isn’t that much difference between a lot of these OFs once you get outside the elite options. It comes down to some batted-ball luck and RBI/run-scoring opportunities. There’s only so much you can do to control that, so making sure you’re building a balanced team and giving yourself options is more important.

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Fantasy Baseball Rankings: OF

These rankings are for standard 5x5, non-keeper leagues. Eligibility based on Yahoo default settings.

  • = Player not eligible at that position on draft day but expected to play there during the season **= Only UTIL-eligible