Outfielder Tier Rankings part 2

In the first part of our outfielder tiers we looked at the first two tiers of fantasy baseball outfielders. These guys will all be gone before the end of the 5th round. You should make it a point to grab at least one from the first two tiers. After that the 3rd tier is fairly deep but has plenty of upside. You should be able to wait well into the 6th round before grabbing one of these guys.

Tier 3.

11. Jason Bay. (32/110/105/.290/5)
After getting traded to the Red Sox last year Bay tore it up! He was great, some feel this is because he got traded straight across (pretty much) for one of the greatest hitters of all time, Manny. Look for more RBI's this year and a few more HR's. If you can get him after round 6 then be happy!

12. Carlos Quentin. (34/100/100/.280/8)
Everyone and there mother is big on Carlos in fantasy baseball 2009. I am not a believer just yet. He is a great choice for your #2 outfielder but don't expect him to carry your team.

13. Vladimir Guerro. (24/90/80/.295/1)
Age. It finally is catching up to him. Look for Vlad to be a consistent 25 HR's and 90 RBI's.

14. Alex Rios. (22/85/105/.295/30)
This guy exploded last year. A 20/20 candidate that will hit around .300. Sign me up! Rios will be a five toll fantasy contributor for years to come.

15. Curtis Granderson. (25/75/110/.275/15)
He plays for the tigers and if you have not figured it out yet i am big on the tigers offense scoring 1000 runs this year.

16. Nate McLouth. (24/90/100/.275/25)
Nate had an Unbelievable first half. It was so unbelievable he couldn't continue on that pace. However look for Nate to start of the same way during this fantasy baseball season. If he gets hot, trade him.

17. Carlos Lee. (28/100/85/.295/3)
30 homerun potential this late, go for it! Don't forget the guarantee of 100 RBI's. Lee will make a great #2 outfielder in 2009.

18. Ichiro Suzuki. (5/50/105/.300/45)
He used to be in the top 10, but why? Ichiro is a one trick pony. If you need steals I suggest you look somewhere else, like maybe Jacoby?

19. Jacoby Ellsbury. (12/55/105/.280/55)
He wont have to share time with Coco this year. Look for Ellsbury to improve his 2008 stats. I see a lot of upside with Jacoby.

20. Bobby Abreu. (17/100/100/.300/15)
A 20/20 candidate. Not much upside here but a consistent ball player. He also got moved to the angels which have a great offense this year.



That is the end of the 3rd tier for fantasy baseball outfielders in 2009. The next tier of Outfielders are great sleeper candidates. You may be able to find a few #2 outfielders in my list.