With the highest 40 outfielders for 2024 fantasy baseball, we’ve completed all of the hitter recaps. We which means me, however I’ll embody you. No, that’s not a cue to attempt to maintain my hand. Why are you now patting my butt? Don’t muss my hair! The pitching recap will start subsequent. You may hardly wait. No, you! To recap, the top of the season rankings are based mostly on our Fantasy Baseball Participant Rater. I felt the best option to maintain it goal can be to go this route. This manner once I say a participant completed thirtieth and I ranked them twenty third within the preseason, it carries extra weight than Daniel Vogelbach. Anyway, right here’s the highest 40 outfielders for 2024 fantasy baseball and the way they examine to the place I initially ranked them:
21. Oneil Cruz – Already went over him within the high 20 shortstops for 2024 fantasy baseball.
22. Spencer Steer – Already went over him within the high 20 1st basemen for 2024 fantasy baseball.
23. Nick Castellanos – What’s cool about baseball (and extremely infuriating) is you take a look at a man like The Greek God of Exhausting Contact and see a 25/7/.260 hitter and he finally ends up that approach, however from month to month you get a man who’s a 3-homer/.200 hitter and also you wish to kill somebody, then he homers and will get sizzling and all of a sudden he’s a 6-homer/.310 hitter for a month. Then, he cools, and the ulcer begins once more. In huge image: You already know what to anticipate. In small image: You don’t have any thought. Preseason Rank #20, 2024 Projections: 77/27/89/.271/8 in 597 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 80/23/86/.254/6 in 606 ABs
24. Riley Greene – Have I discussed this yr I wrote a sleeper submit for Greene? I did? Oh, I see. Just about nailed his projections and rating, simply missed on his velocity. The Pitch Clock Twelve giveth, the Pitch Clock Twelve taketh away. If Greene stole 20 baggage subsequent yr, wouldn’t it shock you? Wouldn’t shock me. Steals are nearly completely contingent now on how a lot they wish to steal. They being the participant or the crew. If anybody has any higher option to venture steals than saying “plus/minus 12,” I’m all ears like Alfred E. Neuman. Preseason Rank #27, 2024 Projections: 84/21/61/.274/12 in 533 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 82/24/74/.262/4 in 512 ABs
25. Alec Burleson – Already went over him within the high 20 1st basemen for 2024 fantasy baseball.
26. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. – In direction of the top of the yr, it felt just like the DBags determined Lou-Gu-Ju was a vs. lefty-only bat, and his numbers it backs that up. He solely noticed 30 ABs in September, as they went to Pavin Smith extra, i.e., for Smith, they Gave-in. Get it? Like Pavin. No? Okay. Lou-Gu-Ju’s worth takes a large hit if he’s not enjoying on daily basis, and much more if it’s not in opposition to righties. Preseason Rank #39, 2024 Projections: 72/22/86/.274/6 in 536 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 72/18/75/.279/7 in 513 ABs
27. Wyatt Langford – This rating is 100% what I mentioned for Castellanos once more, and what I maintain saying about velocity and energy. Was Wyatt a complete shizzshow for a lot of the season? Sure, but when a man can go 6/6 in a month, it’s gonna very arduous for him to not be helpful. I’m not daft. I do know, it was a Battle Bus to roster Wyatt a lot of the yr. He certain knew how one can finish his shizzshow: In September, 8/7/.300. Additionally, on the yr with a ~20% Okay%? With a ~9% BB%? Yeah, it’s gonna be arduous to not be in once more. Additionally, I by no means would’ve guessed how a lot I nailed his preseason rating and projections. Preseason Rank #26, 2024 Projections: 78/22/71/.278/20 in 511 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 74/16/74/.253/19 in 499 ABs
28. Cody Bellinger – Already went over him within the high 20 1st basemen for 2024 fantasy baseball.
29. Taylor Ward – We’re at a crossroads with Ward. He’s now both an each different yr, Saberhagenmetrics darling or he had a random off yr in 2023 (once I referred to as him a sleeper — oops!) and he’s simply the participant we noticed in ’22 and ’24. That’s what it seems like. His ’23 down yr seems just like the outlier, however we received’t know till subsequent yr. The Angels sucking actually didn’t assist him both. If he had a 25/6/.250 season in a great lineup, he may very well be as excessive as a high 15 OF. See Ian Happ for extra on that. Preseason Rank #55, 2024 Projections: 68/20/66/.271/6 in 471 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 73/25/75/.246/6 in 585 ABs
30. Colton Cowser – This man is attention-grabbing in that once I drafted final November in my way-too-early draft, I took Cowser very early, then the additional we bought into the preseason, I pulled away from him. Exhibits that I’m additionally prone to others. Folks weren’t drafting him, and I began doubting myself. In equity, I doubted him too, as a result of I noticed why others had been apprehensive about his enjoying time. It appeared as if Cowser was about to be handed by loads of different prospects. He held them off and held his personal. Preseason Rank #121, 2024 Projections: 31/10/34/.249/7 in 236 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 77/24/69/.242/9 in 499 ABs
31. Adolis Garcia – That is why I exploit the Participant Rater and don’t year-end recap based mostly on vibes, as a result of Adolis’s vibes are rancid. I just like the man, normally, however this season was an enormous letdown. Actually! The Large Letdown feels like an EPMD tune about Adolis. Stunned a bit that his peripherals look principally the identical as previous years, however one enormous distinction that has killed him: Exhausting Contact% fell from 42.6% to barely 36%. He’s hitting a bunch of 88 MPH bloops into the left fielder’s mitt. Preseason Rank #10, 2024 Projections: 91/35/103/.247/12 in 571 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 68/25/85/.224/11 in 580 ABs
32. Tyler O’Neill – There’s a case (I’m about to make) that O’Neill is far more helpful than this rating when you had him in a league the place you can’ve simply swapped him out with a productive waiver wire add when he was injured. He’s like Ferdinand the Bull solely as a substitute of smelling flowers, he smells MRIs on his quad. Preseason Rank #44, 2024 Projections: 74/27/77/.246/7 in 466 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 74/31/61/.241/4 in 411 ABs
33. Cedric Mullins – Generally you see a hitter’s profile and it’s the completely incorrect profile for a man. It’s like Mr. Potato Head however the eyes are the place the nostril must be and the lips are on his ass. Mullins should’ve taken the Cedric HRtainer nickname critical as a result of his profile must be on Schwarber. A close to 50% fly ball charge and 21+ Launch Angle? Whatcha you doing, Mullins? You suppose you’re in a Dwelling Run Derby? He’s slowly change into reliable for 15-20 HRs, 27-35 SBs, .230-.245. Disgrace he thinks he’s a forty five/5 participant. Preseason Rank #36, 2024 Projections: 57/17/71/.229/24 in 531 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 69/18/54/.234/32 in 444 ABs
34. Lane Thomas – His commerce confirmed as a lot as Matt Chapman that steals are utterly about want. Sounding like a creepy man standing exterior a peep present, “What do you want, younger man?” Thomas desired steals in Washington, then energy in Cleveland. What he’s all the time proven now could be that he’s a 20-ish homer man with 30+ steal velocity. If he so needs… Preseason Rank #22, 2024 Projections: 78/23/68/.254/20 in 576 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 65/15/63/.237/32 in 472 ABs
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35. Ceddanne Rafaela – Already went over him within the high 20 shortstops for 2024 fantasy baseball.
36. Lawrence Butler – Wild factor about Butler is he simply stands by the door ready to open for strangers in our 800-square-foot home. There’s actually no room for him. This Butler was a foul buy. Oh, for fantasy? No, nice buy! 23-year-old with energy and velocity and a 23.9 Okay%? Not too shabby. Extra “not shabby in any respect” is his 130 wRC+, which might’ve been twenty fifth within the league if he certified, and similar as Jackson Merrill. High 30 in wOBA, and .228 ISO which might’ve been seventeenth, simply above Lindor. Butler made some extremely good contact, however why is he simply standing by the door? Nobody’s coming! Unranked, Ultimate Numbers: 63/22/.262/18 in 412 ABs
37. Steven Kwan – In my protection so far as rankings go, this man was forty second and him ending up here’s a rounding error. Distinction of 5 outfielders within the rankings is nothing. It’s extra about my emotions for a participant than something, and right here’s what I mentioned on Kwan, “There won’t be a extra aight participant who just isn’t aight aight or aight aight aight. Kwan might get up on Opening Day, exit and have an aight season with none prep. He’s Mr. Aight. Is he nice? No, you aren’t following. He isn’t nice. He’s aight! He’s so simply aight, he will get loads of his worth from staying wholesome and hitting leadoff. Plenty of runs? That’s aight! Plenty of energy? No, that’s aight aight! He’s bought aight velocity too. Is he nice at common? Must be and that’s simply one other aight class.” And that’s me aight’ing me! Preseason Rank #42, 2024 Projections: 96/5/51/.286/22 in 613 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 83/14/44/.292/12 in 480 ABs
38. Joc Pederson – Even through the yr, I didn’t need Pederson, until it was a each day league and I might platoon him because the DBacks had been. That he’s ranked this excessive within the end-of-the-year recaps is regarding, as a result of it exhibits how weak outfielders are while you want 5 of them in a league. A platoon-only outfielder shouldn’t be ranked this excessive, I say after calling into C-SPAN. Preseason Rank #111, 2024 Projections: 58/20/63/.237/2 in 389 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 62/23/64/.275/7 in 367 ABs
39. Jake McCarthy – A Saberhagenmetrics darling. Once more, by no means incorrect, simply early. See: my 2023 sleeper on McCarthy for extra. Additionally, some guys who didn’t make the reduce that had been good or unhealthy attention-grabbing: Heliot Ramos was ranked 41. Man had a helluva strong rookie yr. Or, I assume, hella good, because it’s San Fran. Little bit of a comedown within the 2nd half, but it surely was principally in BABIP, ergo, henceforth, vis-a-vis, which leads us to the query: Is he a .370 BABIP man or a .300 BABIP man or someplace in-between? .370 was his 1st half BABIP and .300 was his 2nd half. Humorous factor is, within the minors he was a .370 BABIP man one yr and a .300 BABIP man one other yr. Cut up the distinction and he has a .335 BABIP, and that also will get us to a .250 common. This can be a great distance of claiming Heliot seems actual if 25/10/.250 is actual. (Spoiler: It’s.) Different names: 43. Randy Arozarena (surprisingly disappointing), 44. Jorge Soler (predictably disappointing), 45. Fernando Tatis Jr., 47. Kyle Tucker, and 62. Michael Harris II (all brutally disappointing) and 65. Jo Adell (subsequent yr, it’s!) Preseason Unranked, Ultimate Numbers: 54/22/72/.269/6 in 475 ABs Preseason Rank #105, 2024 Projections: 41/7/43/.248/20 in 318 ABs, Ultimate Numbers: 66/8/56/.285/25 in 442 ABs
40. Willi Castro – Already went over him within the high 20 2nd basemen for 2024 fantasy baseball.
