Outfielder Shuffle Up: The ageless Carlos Beltran
The idea is 5×5 value for rest of season. What’s happened to this point is merely an audition. I didn’t rank anyone on the DL, or anyone in the minors. Everyone seems to be more optimistic on injury returnees and hot prospects (hi, Buxton) than I am.
This week, we sort the fantasy outfielders.
The prices are unscientific in nature, and players at the same price are considered even. I’m just looking for a way to show the pockets of value as I see them. I don’t look at old prices when I construct these — it’s all from scratch. I don’t even see the point of looking back there; live in the present, look to the future.
I welcome your respectful disagreement. Obviously you will feel passionate about what you don’t agree with, that’s why we have a game. The discussion can be deep and illuminating if you want it to be.
And remember the golden rule — a player doesn’t gain value because you like him, nor does he lose value because you don’t like him.
Prices now, comments later today. I reserve the right to make changes in this list during the first 24 hours. Win the debate, win the rank.
If I missed someone, let me know. I’m on Twitter, @scott_pianowski.
$33 Mike Trout
$32 Mookie Betts
$30 Kris Bryant
$28 Bryce Harper
$26 Charlie Blackmon
$26 Ian Desmond
$25 Carlos Gonzalez
$24 Wil Myers
$23 George Springer
$22 Nelson Cruz
$21 Chris Davis
$20 Adam Jones
$20 Adam Duvall
$20 Mark Trumbo
$20 Ben Zobrist
$19 Yoenis Cespedes
$18 Jay Bruce
$18 Carlos Beltran
$18 Lorenzo Cain
$18 Starling Marte
$17 Marcell Ozuna
$17 Gregory Polanco
$17 Andrew McCutchen
$16 Danny Valencia
$16 Melvin Upton
$16 Matt Kemp
$16 Ryan Braun
$15 Kole Calhoun
$15 Brandon Belt
$15 Giancarlo Stanton
$14 Jackie Bradley
$14 Matt Holliday
$14 Jacoby Ellsbury
$13 Mike Napoli
$13 Adam Eaton
$13 Justin Upton
$13 Odubel Herrera
$13 Hanley Ramirez
$12 Michael Saunders
$12 Rajai Davis
$12 Stephen Piscotty
$12 Christian Yelich
$11 Brett Gardner
$11 Whit Merrifield
$11 Kevin Pillar
$11 Khris Davis
$11 Leonys Martin
$10 Jayson Werth
$10 Carlos Gomez
$10 Billy Hamilton
$10 Shin-Soo Choo
$10 Yasiel Puig
$9 Curtis Granderson
$9 Melky Cabrera
$9 Brandon Moss
$7 Jose Ramirez
$7 Mark Reynolds
$7 Jason Heyward
$7 Nomar Mazara
$7 Josh Harrison
$7 Alex Gordon
$6 Brad Miller
$6 Tyler Naquin
$6 Byron Buxton
$5 Ryan Rua
$5 Colby Rasmus
$5 Ben Revere
$5 Cameron Maybin
$5 Angel Pagan
$5 Corey Dickerson
$4 Marwin Gonzalez
$4 Ichiro Suzuki
$4 Robbie Grossman
$4 Franklin Gutierrez
$4 Ender Inciarte
$4 Nick Markakis
$4 Max Kepler
$4 Hyun Soo Kim
$4 Trayce Thompson
$4 Kolten Wong
$3 Lonnie Chisenhall
$3 Adonis Garcia
$2 Derek Dietrich
$2 Howie Kendrick
$2 Denard Span
$2 Joc Pederson
$2 Yasmany Tomas
$2 Eduardo Escobar
$2 Travis Jankowski
$2 Oswaldo Arcia
$1 Jon Jay
$1 Michael Bourn
$1 Peter Bourjos
$1 Cody Asche
$1 Seth Smith
$1 Sean Rodriguez
$1 Michael Taylor
$1 Matt Joyce
$1 Steven Moya
$1 Ryan Raburn
$1 Jake Smolinski
$1 Peter O’Brien
$1 Chris Owings
$0 Coco Crisp
$0 Gregor Blanco
$0 Ryan Flaherty
$0 Ezequiel Carrera
$0 Jacob Marisnick
$0 Chris Coghlan
$0 Desmond Jennings
$0 Avisail Garcia
$0 Mike Aviles
$0 Brandon Drury
$0 Enrique Hernandez
$0 Jarrod Dyson
$0 Jeff Francoeur
$0 Kelly Johnson
$0 Aaron Hicks
$0 Daniel Santana