Top 120 Outfielders In Keeper Dynasty League

When creating this rankings, I assumed this keeper / dynasty fantasy baseball league would be around for at least 7 or 8 years. Emphasis was placed on the potential for excellence, and players were evaluated based on how many projected top-10 percent seasons they had in ‘em.

This is why Manny Ramirez, who realistically has 2 or 3 good seasons left in him, falls far behind Cameron Maybin who’ll either boom or bust.  Depending on how you weigh risk, this may change.  The easiest way, and I’m not saying it’s the best way, is to just average it out: Maybin will either have 8 great seasons, or 0 great seasons in the next 8 or 9 years.  Therefore, we’ll assume he has 4 great seasons which puts him in line with guys nearing the end of their career like Carlos Lee, Carlos Beltran, Jason Bay, etc.

The First Group of Players (1 in the table) are proven performers who shouldn’t see a decline in the next 3-4 years.  The next Group of Players are proven performers (2 in the table) who will probably see a noticeable drop off in the next 3-4 years. The final group of draft eligible players (3 in the table) are young players with very limited major league experience.  They’re the toughest to place, as they all could potentially be boom or bust players. The Final group of players (4 in the table) are elite prospects that aren’t in the player pool yet.  At least with my keeper league, a player must start the year in the player pool in order for them to be kept.  Is Jason Heyward a top-50 player? Probably.  You should keep an eye on these guys and if they’re available, they’re probably worth a draft pick.

After browsing through the Yahoo Player Pool, it appears as though a few very talented kids snuck in, and they’ll make terrific keepers.  The inclusion of Austin Jackson and Fernando Martinez, leads me to believe that Yahoo may be biased towards New York….naww.

If you can wait a year or two, I’d slot Martinez between LaPorta and McCutchen, and Jackson can be dropped anywhere after about 60-65, depending on how you feel about him.