Top 30 Outfielders 21-30 For 2014

Since there are three outfield positions and players seem to swap between left, right, and center all the time im just going to bunch all the outfielders together. Also I know many of the people who read this website play fantasy baseball, and outfield is a general position in the draft. There are not any significant players switching positions to the outfield, but defense and previous seasons are always considered in the list. Followed by each player's name is their current team and their OPS+ for the 2013 season.

21. Matt Kemp - Los Angeles Dodgers       105 OPS+

22. Jose Bautista - Toronto Blue Jays         132 OPS+

23. Domonic Brown - Philadelphia Phillies  126 OPS+   

24. Yasiel Puig - Los Angeles Dodgers       160 OPS+ 

25. Wil Myers - Tampa Bay Rays                     132 OPS+

26. Nelson Cruz - Free Agent                           123 OPS+

27. Yoennis Cespedes - Oakland Athletics          105 OPS+

28. Alex Rios - Texas Rangers                          102 OPS+

29. Michael Cuddyer - Colorado Rockies            137 OPS+   

30. Curtis Granderson - New York Mets             97 OPS+

Top 30 Outfielders 11-20 For 2014

Since there are three outfield positions and players seem to swap between left, right, and center all the time im just going to bunch all the outfielders together. Also I know many of the people who read this website play fantasy baseball, and outfield is a general position in the draft. There are not any significant players switching positions to the outfield, but defense and previous seasons are always considered in the list. Followed by each player's name is their current team and their OPS+ for the 2013 season.

11. Jay Bruce - Cincinnati Reds                 118 OPS+
12. Justin Upton - Atlanta Braves               122 OPS+
13. Hunter Pence - San Francisco Giants  136 OPS+
14. Jacoby Ellsbury - New York Yankees    114 OPS+
15. Torii Hunter - Detroit Tigers                  114 OPS+
16. Josh Hamilton - Los Angeles Angels     108 OPS+
17. Carlos Beltran - New York Yankees      128 OPS+
18. Carlos Gomez - Milaukee Brewers        126 OPS+
19. Allen Craig - St. Louis Cardinals            131 OPS+   
20. Jason Heyward - Atlanta Braves            111 OPS+   

Top 30 Outfielders 1-10 for 2014

Since there are three outfield positions and players seem to swap between left, right, and center all the time im just going to bunch all the outfielders together. Also I know many of the people who read this website play fantasy baseball, and outfield is a general position in the draft. There are not any significant players switching positions to the outfield, but defense and previous seasons are always considered in the list. Followed by each player's name is their current team and their OPS+ for the 2013 season.

1. Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels            179 OPS+
2. Andrew McCutchen - Pittsburg Pirates   158 OPS+
3. Adam Jones - Baltimore Orioles              115 OPS+
4. Carlos Gonzalez - Colorado Rockies       144 OPS+
5. Ryan Braun - Milaukee Brewers             134 OPS+
6. Matt Holliday - St. Louis Cardinals         144 OPS+
7. Shin Soo Choo - Texas Rangers            143 OPS+
8. Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals     133 OPS+
9. Alex Gorden - Kansas City Royals          103 OPS+
10. Giancarlo Stanton - Miami Marlins      
 131 OPS+

Top 10 Short Stops for 2014

Throwback Jose Reyes

Most of the players at short stop in 2013 will remain at short stop in 2014. One player who may fair better at third base would be Hanley Ramirez, but the Dodgers are focused on him playing short stop. Derek Jeter was injured for almost all of the 2013 season, and some new competition has come to the show at short. Followed by each player is their current team and their OPS+. Defense and previous seasons are always considered.

1. Troy Tulowitzki - Colorado Rockies          140 OPS+
2. Hanley Ramirez - Los Angeles Dodgers     190 OPS+
3. Jose Reyes - Toronto Blue Jays                113 OPS+
4. JJ Hardy - Baltimore Orioles                     97 OPS+
5. Elvis Andrus - Texas Rangers                   81 OPS+
6. Erick Aybar - Los Angeles Angels             93 OPS+
7. Everth Cabrerea - San Diego Padres          113 OPS+
8. Jean Segura - Milaukee Brewers               103 OPS+
9. Starlin Castro - Chicago Cubs                   72 OPS+
10. Derek Jeter - New York Yankees            114 OPS+ in 2012

Top 10 Third Basemen for 2014

There are two new players joining the crew at third base, and one that is leaving. Matt Carpenter and Carlos Santana are moving to third base in the 2014 season and Miguel Cabrera will be moving back to first base. Following each player's name is their corresponding team and their OPS+ for the 2013 season. Defense and previous seasons are considered.



1. Adrian Beltre - Texas Rangers                     137 OPS+
2. David Wright - New York Mets                   156 OPS+
3. Evan Longoria - Tampa Bay Rays                134 OPS+
4. Ryan Zimmerman - Washington Nationals     121 OPS+
5. Manny Machado - Baltimore Orioles             99 OPS+
6. Pedro Alvarez - Pittsburgh Pirates                116 OPS+
7. Matt Carpenter - St. Louis Cardinals             143 OPS+
8. Kyle Seager - Seattle Mariners                     118 OPS+
9. Carlos Santana - Cleveland Indians               137 OPS+
10. Chase Headley - San Diego Padres             116 OPS+

Top 10 Second Basemen for 2014

One of my top second basemen is moving to third base: that is Matt Carpenter. Second base is a position that does not provide much offense, but there are several players that provide significant offense given their position at second base. Each player is followed by their team and their OPS+ for the 2013 season. Defense and previous seasons are always considered.





1. Robinson Cano - Seattle Mariners          145 OPS+
2. Dustin Pedroia - Boston Red Sox           116 OPS+
3. Jason Kipnis - Cleveland Indians            133 OPS+
4. Ben Zobrist - Tampa Bay Rays              113 OPS+
5. Daniel Murphy - New York Mets           108 OPS+
6. Omar Infante - Kansas City Royals        113 OPS+
7. Howie Kendrick - Los Angeles Angels    118 OPS+
8. Aaron Hill - Arizona Diamondbacks        124 OPS+
9. Ian Kinsler - Detroit Tigers                    105 OPS+
10. Chase Utley - Philadelphia Phillies         125 OPS+

Top 10 First Basemen for 2014

Miguel Cabrera will be moving back to first base for the 2014 season after the trade of Prince Fielder. Joe Mauer will also be taking first as his primary position. Following each player's name is their corresponding team and their OPS+ for the 2014 season. Previous seasons and defense are considered on the placement on the list. Two of the greatest first basemen of the last 10 years failed to make the list due to injuries, position changes of other players, and overall decline. See who made it.


1. Miguel Cabrera - Detroit Tigers                     187 OPS+
2. Joey Votto - Cincinnati Reds                         154 OPS+
3. Paul Goldschmidt - Arizona Diamondbacks     160 OPS+
4. Chris Davis - Baltimore Orioles                      165 OPS+
5. Prince Fielder - Texas Rangers                      120 OPS+
6. Adrian Gonzalez - Los Angeles Dodgers          126 OPS+
7. Freddie Freeman - Atlanta Braves                   144 OPS+
8. Eric Hosmer - Kansas City Royals                  118 OPS+
9. Joe Mauer - Minnesota Twins                        144 OPS+
10. Mike Napoli - Boston Red Sox                      129 OPS+

Top 10 Catchers for 2014

Unfortunately Joe Mauer will be moving to first base this season, which will make it more difficult for me to pick my top 10 catchers, but there are still plenty of good catchers out there. Here is the list, use it as you please, fantasy baseball is on the horizon. Following each player is their current team and their OPS+ for 2013. Defense and previous seasons are considered in the determination of position on the list.


1. Buster Posey - San Francsico Giants     138 OPS+
2. Yadier Molina - St. Louis Cardinals       131 OPS+
3. Brian McCann - New York Yankees      115 OPS+
4. Salvador Perez - Kansas City Royals     105 OPS+
5. Wilin Rosario - Colorado Rockies          105 OPS+
6. Matt Weiters  - Baltimore Orioles           88 OPS+
7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia - Miami Marlins   118 OPS+
8. AJ Pierzynski - Boston Red Sox            94 OPS+
9. Evan Gattis - Atlanta Braves                  106 OPS+
10. Russel Martin - Pittsburgh Pirates         100 OPS+

Top 10 by Position

I have evaluated all the teams and now I will do my top 10 by position. The name of the player followed by their team. Both offense and defense are considered for the player's rank. I base the rankings on the player's past three seasons to get a large enough sample size, also accounting for age.

Catcher

1. Buster Posey - San Francisco Giants
2. Joe Mauer - Minnesota Twins
3. Yadiar Molina - St. Louis Cardinals
4. Miguel Montero - Arizona Diamond Backs
5. AJ Pierzynski - Texas Rangers
6. Matt Wieters - Baltimore Orioles
7. Carlos Santana - Cleveland Indians
8. JP Arencibia - Toronto Blue Jays
9. Jared Saltalmaccia - Boston Red Sox
10. Jesus Montero - Seattle Mariners

"I'm the hero San Francisco deserves." 

First Base

1. Joey Votto - Cincinnati Reds
2. Albert Pujols - Los Angeles Angels
3. Prince Fielder - Detroit Tigers
4. Adrian Gonzalez - Los Angeles Dodgers
5. Paul Konerko - Chicago White Sox
6. Mark Teixeira - New York Yankees
7. Ryan Howard - Philadelphia Phillies
8. Adam Laroach - Washington Nationals
9. Chris Davis - Baltimore Orioles
10. Justin Morneau - Minnesota Twins

"Hey Brandon, look at what I can do!"

Second Base

1. Robinson Cano - New York Yankees
2. Dustin Pedroia - Boston Red Sox
3. Brandon Phillips - Cincinnati Reds
4. Jason Kipnis - Cleveland Indians
5. Ian Kinsler - Texas Rangers
6. Aaron Hill - Arizona Diamond Backs
7. Jose Altuve - Houston Astros
8. Danny Espinosa - Washington Nationals
9. Marco Scuttaro - San Francisco Giants
10. David Murphy - New York Mets

"#Swag"

Third Base

1. Miguel Cabrera - Detroit Tigers
2. Adrian Beltre - Texas Rangers
3. David Wright - New York Mets
4. Evan Longoria - Tampa Bay Rays
5. Pablo Sandoval - San Francisco Giants
6. Aramis Ramirez - Milwaukee Brewers
7. Chase Headly - San Diego Padres
8. Ryan Zimmerman - Washington Nationals
9. Mike Moustakis - Kansas City Royals
10. Kevin Youkilis - New York Yankees

"You can call me King Cabrera"

Short Stop

1. Troy Tulowitzki - Colorado Rockies
2. Starlin Castro - Chicago Cubs
3. Jose Reyes - Toronto Blue Jays
4. Derek Jeter - New York Yankees
5. Hanley Ramirez - Los Angeles Dodgers
6. Elvis Andrus - Texas Rangers
7. Ian Desmond - Washington Nationals
8. JJ Hardy - Baltimore Orioles
9. Alexi Ramirez - Chicago White Sox
10. Erick Aybar - Los Angeles Angels

"I play for which team?"

Left Field

1. Ryan Braun - Milwaukee Brewers
2. Josh Hamilton - Los Angeles Angels
3. Carlos Gonzalez - Colorado Rockies
4. Matt Holliday - St. Louis Cardinals
5. Michael Morse - Seattle Mariners
6. Justin Upton - Atlanta Braves
7. Alex Gordon - Kansas City Royals
8. Josh Willingham - Minnesota Twins
9. Jason Kubel - Arizona Diamond Backs
10. Bryce Harper - Washington Nationals

"Spittin seeds like I'm hittin homers."

Center Field

1. Matt Kemp - Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Andrew McCutchen - Pittsburgh Pirates
3. Mike Trout - Los Angeles Angels
4. Adam Jones - Baltimore Orioles
5. Curtis Granderson - New York Yankees
6. BJ Upton - Atlanta Braves
7. Shin-Soo Choo - Cincinnati Reds
8. Jacoby Ellsbury - Boston Red Sox
9. Angel Pagan - San Francisco Giants
10. Austin Jackson - Detroit Tigers

"What did Cano say?"

Right Field

1. Giancarlo Stanton - Miami Marlins
2. Jason Heyward - Atlanta Braves
3. Jay Bruce - Cincinnati Reds
4. Nick Swisher - Cleveland Indians
5. Andre Ethier - Los Angeles Dodgers
6. Jose Baustista - Toronto Blue Jays
7. Carlos Beltran - St. Lewis Cardinals
8. Hunter Pence - San Francisco Giants
9. Nick Markakis - Baltimore Orioles
10. Ichiro Suzuki - New York Yankees

"Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one on the field."

Designated Hitters - Top 5

1. David Ortiz - Boston Red Sox
2. Edwin Encarnacion - Toronto Blue Jays
3. Billy Butler - Kansas City Royals
4. Victor Martinez - Detroit Tigers
5. Kendrys Morales - Seattle Mariners

"Hitting singles is too mainstream" 

Starting Pitcher

1. Clayton Kershaw - Los Angeles Dodgers
2. Justin Verlander - Detroit Tigers
3. Felix Hernandez - Seattle Mariners
4. Jered Weaver - Los Angeles Angels
5. David Price - Tampa Bay Rays
6. RA Dickey - Toronto Blue Jays
7. Matt Cain - San Francisco Giants
8. Stephan Strasburg - Washington Nationals
9. CC Sabathia - New York Yankees
10. Cole Hamels - Philadelphia Phillies

"Koufax said he liked my stuff!"

Closers

1. Craig Kimbrel - Atlanta Braves
2. Aroldis Chapman - Cincinnati Reds
3. Mariano Rivera - New York Yankees
4. Fernando Rodney - Tampa Bay Rays
5. Johnathon Papelbon - Philadelphia Phillies
6. Sergio Romo - San Francisco Giants
7.  Kenley Jansen - Los Angeles Dodgers
8.  Rafael Soriano - Washington Nationals
9. Steve Cishek - Maimi Marlins
10. Jim Johnson - Baltimore Orioles

"Right handed Billy Wagner? How about non left handed Craig Kimbrel?"

Remember it isn't just the players that make a team good. It is how they play together and they players around them.