Top 100 Outfield Dynasty Fantasy Baseball Rankings For 2024

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Our deepest positional dynasty rankings entering 2024 are here.

Baseball America ranks the Top 100 outfielders for dynasty entering 2024, a premium position loaded with some of the top players in baseball. The list includes eight of the top 10 players in Baseball America’s Dynasty Top 50. Subscribers can find the full list below plus analysis for each player in the top 50. You can also find all of our updated fantasy rankings here.

This ranking was the work of the entire team at Baseball America but was curated by Dylan White and Geoff Pontes. Our goal is to balance a variety of scoring formats and provide the best overall list of players regardless of scoring.

*updated February 7th

1. Ronald Acuna Jr., Braves (No. 1 overall)

The reigning NL MVP is fresh off hitting 41 home runs and stealing 73 bases in 2023. He’s still just 26 years old in 2024 and is at the forefront of an elite group of players with power-speed combinations at the top.

2. Julio Rodriguez, Mariners (No. 2 overall)

At age 22, Rodriguez produced his first 30 home run and 30 stolen base season while scoring 102 runs and driving in 103 RBIs. He is a slam dunk top-three pick in all dynasty formats.

3. Corbin Carroll, D-backs (No. 3 overall)

The NL Rookie of the Year and Baseball America’s Rookie of the Year led the D-Backs to the World Series and is fresh off a rookie season where he hit .285/.362/.506 with 25 home runs and 54 stolen bases. Carroll is blessed with an outlier combination of plate skills, power and speed.

4. Fernando Tatis Jr., Padres (No. 4 overall)

Despite missing all of 2022 and the beginning of 2023 with a wrist injury and an 80-game PED suspension, Tatis returned to his classic form hitting 25 home runs and stealing 29 bases. His overall slashline numbers were down but his strikeout rate was the lowest of his career.

5. Kyle Tucker, Astros (No. 6 overall)

Tucker is heading into his age-27 season in 2024. He came up one homer short of his first 30-homer, 30-steal season in 2023. Tucker has averaged 30 home runs a year over the last three seasons and has stolen 69 bases since 2021.

6. Juan Soto, Yankees (No. 7 overall)

Soto’s elite on-base ability makes him a potential category winner in OBP leagues, but his combination of hitting ability and 30+ home run power places him among the elite. Soto lacks the stolen base numbers of the names ahead of him, but he’s capable of being the No. 1 player in dynasty heading into his peak seasons.

7. Yordan Alvarez, Astros (No. 8 overall)

Alvarez joins Soto as the two players with the best combination of hitting skills and power – and it can be argued he’s the better of the two. At age 26, Alvarez is coming off his third consecutive 30-homer season and provides a high batting average floor for a premium slugger.

8. Aaron Judge, Yankees (No. 10 overall)

Judge was held to just 106 games in 2023 after slugging 62 homers in 2022. Injuries have plagued Judge’s career, but his combination of elite power and on-base skills are enough to produce a top-five fantasy season in any given year. Judge’s health and age – he’ll be 32 for most of next season – are potential risks.

9. Mookie Betts, Dodgers (No. 11 overall)

Had it not been for Acuña’s spectacular 2023, Betts may have run away with the NL MVP. Betts set a career high in home runs for a second consecutive season, while scoring 120+ runs for the fourth time in his career. Betts shows no signs of slowing down heading into his age-31 season and has gained positional eligibility at second base this season.

10. Wyatt Langford, Rangers (No. 18 overall)

Langford is neck and neck with Caminero as the top dynasty prospect. He offers a strong combination of fantasy relevant tools with plus-plus power, excellent plate skills and a potential plush landing spot in the world champion Rangers lineup.

11. Michael Harris II, Braves (No. 24 overall)

Harris can get lost in the fold because there are so many standouts in the Braves lineup. In his age-22 season, Harris nearly replicated his rookie performance despite producing a .725 OPS in this first half. Harris takes a hit in OBP leagues but his combination of power, speed and batting average provide a high floor with projection for more.

12. Luis Robert Jr., White Sox (No. 28 overall)

Robert provided the elite fantasy season in 2023 that many had anticipated would surface as he hit .264/.315/.542 with 38 home runs and 20 stolen bases. There’s still a highwire act Robert needs to walk with his low walk rate and high strikeout rate, but his combination of power and speed is extremely valuable.

13. Jackson Chourio, Brewers (No. 30 overall)

The Brewers committed $82 million over the next eight years to lock Chourio up, giving a good indication of their plans for the 19-year-old outfielder. Chourio has an explosive combination of power and speed with good underlying skills. He could rank in the top 10 a year from now.

14. Evan Carter, Rangers (No. 34 overall)

The Rangers showed supreme confidence in Carter throughout their championship run and for good reason. Carter has an extremely refined set of plate skills with 20+ stolen base speed and more power to come. Carter is 21 years old and could be a difference maker in OBP and points formats for the next decade.

15. Jordan Walker, Cardinals (No. 39 overall)

Walker hit .276/.342/.445 with 16 home runs and seven stolen bases over 117 games as a rookie despite taking a month-long detour in Triple-A. He has a high batting average floor, improving approach and plus-plus power he’s still learning to get to consistently in games. Walker could develop into one of the top hitters in fantasy if he takes another step forward in the coming years.

16. Randy Arozarena, Rays (No. 42 overall)

— After starring in the World Baseball Classic for Mexico, Arozarena set career highs in 2023 in home runs, runs and walk rate on his way to finishing as the 48th overall player in fantasy. Arozarena will be 29 entering 2024 and the late bloomer has shown no signs of slowing down as he enters his 30s.

17. Mike Trout, Angels (No. 43 overall)

Once the universal top pick in dynasty drafts for the better part of a decade, Trout is now 32 years old and hasn’t played more than 140 games in a season since 2016. Trout doesn’t run any longer but his power and hitting ability should allow him to be productive into his 30s if his health permits.

18. Riley Greene, Tigers

There were high hopes for the No. 5 pick in the 2019 draft entering his first full season in 2023. Disappointingly, a broken fibula and later Tommy John surgery in his non-throwing arm led to fewer plate appearances than he had in 2022. Still, over two partial MLB seasons, Greene has a 108 wRC+ with few holes in his game. As he heads into his age-23 season, expect solid, if not spectacular, numbers across five categories in 2024 as he hits at the top of an improved Tigers lineup.

19. Jazz Chisholm Jr., Marlins

In his first full season as an outfielder, the toolsy Bahamian performed well defensively but unfortunately had a hard time staying on the field, dealing with turf toe, an oblique injury, knee and hamstring issues. When he’s on the field, he is an electrifying blend of power and speed. Over his major league career, he’s averaged 25+ home runs and 30 stolen bases per 600 plate appearances. The 26-year-old’s aggressive approach though leads to below-average batting average and OBP.

20. Josh Lowe, Rays

Putting up a 20-homer, 30-steal season in your major league debut at 25 years old, let alone doing it over only 501 plate appearances, will cause your dynasty stock to skyrocket. The Rays will probably platoon him, at least in the near future, but his home run and stolen base rates per plate appearance—without hurting your batting average or OBP—should keep Lowe’s value sky high.

21. Jasson Dominguez, Yankees

He’ll miss a large bulk of 2024 recovering from Tommy John surgery, but after hitting four home runs in his first eight major league games—and adding a stolen base to boot—Yankee fans and his dynasty owners will be dreaming of what he can do hitting in a lineup beside Judge and Soto. Dominguez isn’t quite projected to be a 20/20 bat yet, but considering he will only be 21 years old, it won’t be long before he’s contributing at that rate yearly—and for a long time.

22. Cody Bellinger, Free Agent

After two down seasons with the Dodgers saw Bellinger drop from one of the top picks in dynasty startups to a later round afterthought, he signed a one-year challenge deal with the Cubs prior to 2023. He responded by hitting .307/.356/.525 with 26 home runs and 20 stolen bases. Despite the loud rebound season for Bellinger, there’s healthy skepticism around him heading into 2024 and beyond. Under the hood, Bellinger’s 87.9 mph average exit velocity is nearly a 2 mph drop from his career average. Bellinger’s barrel and hard-hit rates in 2023 were the lowest of his career. There were skill improvements from a bat-to-ball perspective that give some hope for only slight regression.

23. Dylan Crews, Nationals

Crews has been a well-known name for some time following a historic college career. His combination of elite on-base skills, power and feel to hit provides one of the safest profiles in the class with potential for superstar upside.

24. Nolan Jones, Rockies

It’s not really a breakout when it’s your debut, but the 25-year-old enjoyed an unexpected 20/20 season for the Rockies. Jones’ patient approach in the minors was always expected to lead to a high OBP in the majors and it carried over to the majors. He had one of the 30 lowest swing rates among players with at least 400 plate appearances in 2023. But Jones’ .401 BABIP also led to a .297 batting average. Expect something in the .260 area in 2024, but considering his barrel rate was higher than Corey Seager and Bryce Harper, 25/20 production in a full season shouldn’t be out of the question.

25. Christian Yelich, Brewers

Yelich’s 2023 campaign wasn’t on par with his MVP-level production in 2018 and 2019, but the Brewers left fielder turned in his best season since 2020 with a line of .278/.370/.447 and 19 homers to go along with 28 steals. Don’t interpret this as the beginning of positive regression back to his lofty heights of the pre-COVID era; this past season’s production was most likely driven by the rule changes. Yelich’s batting average on pulled groundballs improved by 0.070—and not due to a change in his true talent. In 2023, his groundball rate was yet again above 50%, his barrel rate was still in the single digits, and his maximum exit velocity actually dropped over three mph from 2022. As such, expect a similar 2024: above average rate stats—even better in OBP leagues—with 20/20 power/speed production.

26. Seiya Suzuki, Cubs

Fantasy tends to underrate players like Suzuki and Riley Greene (above) because they don’t excel in any one area despite providing a high floor across all roto categories. But being average in all statistical columns is not commonplace. Suzuki built off of his 2022 season in nearly every metric across the board, and actually has a better projection than Greene in 2024, though is six years older. Suzuki has shown some difficulty in holding up to the rigors of playing a full season and his fringy defense may lead to playing time concerns down the road, but he’s a solid fantasy piece.

27. Kyle Schwarber, Phillies

For three straight years, the stocky outfielder has averaged 600 plate appearances and 40 home runs. One of the most consistent home run bats in the game, Schwarber is a batting average sink—closer to average in OBP—and offers no base running value. Despite this, because of the counting stats he gives your team, he has been the No. 17 and No. 8 most valuable outfielder the last two years (in 15-team batting average league configurations).

28. Lars Nootbaar, Cardinals

With the trade of Tyler O’Neill, the Cardinals indirectly showed their faith in Nootbaar. With an extremely similar profile to Seiya Suzuki—but three years younger—Nootbaar should be a solid contributor to any fantasy team, with a boost in OBP leagues.

29. Bryan Reynolds, Pirates

Like Riley Greene and Seiya Suzuki, Reynolds is another solid-average performer at outfield across all categories. He’s now two years removed from his six-WAR season in 2021. Nearly 30 years old, Reynolds’ ceiling and upside is likely capped, but his production profile is solid and should decline relatively gracefully over the next few years, especially if he stays in the middle of an improving Pirates lineup.

30. Adolis Garcia, Rangers

Garcia burst onto the scene in 2021 hitting 31 homers and stealing 16 bases in his age-28 season. Skeptics wondered whether his production was sustainable on account of his 31% strikeout rate and sub-.300 OBP. Proving the skeptics wrong, Garcia has improved his wRC+, OBP, barrel rate, wOBA, xwOBA, SLG, xSLG, and WAR each of the next two seasons, culminating in a 39-home run season in 2023. Garcia was also a huge postseason contributor for the Rangers’ World Series championship. Turning 31 years old just before 2024 begins, the electrifying Cuban should be a 30- home run, 15-steal contributor for at least a few more years—but might moved to DH sooner rather than later to accommodate the arrival of Wyatt Langford.

31. Jorge Soler, Free Agent

Still unsigned as of publication, the Cuban slugger is one of the rare free agents where his landing spot likely won’t impact his power projection too much. Assuming health, count on him for at least 30 home runs over the next two to three years. He could easily reach 40 or more, but it’s likely he loses outfield eligibility somewhere along the way.

32. Roman Anthony, Red Sox

Anthony ranks as the No. 2 prospect in the Red Sox organization entering 2024. The teenager had a .272/.403/.466 slash line across three levels in 2023. We expect him to be a middle of the order bat who could hit 20 or more homers a year, with even more value in OBP leagues.

33. George Springer, Blue Jays

Springer had the worst year of his career in 2023 despite achieving a 20/20 season, posting a slugging percentage below .430 and an OBP below .330 for the first time. Don’t expect too much of a resurgence entering his age-34 season considering his sprint speed has declined for three straight years. Still, hitting at the top of a potent Blue Jays lineup should allow him to rank as a top-30 outfielder for at least two of his final three years of his remaining contract.

34. Eloy Jimenez, White Sox

Jimenez played 14 games in the outfield last year, so he may still be eligible to play in the grass depending on your league settings. With his litany of lower body, soft-tissue injuries, don’t be surprised if he is a full-time DH for the rest of his career. That might be in his best interest though, as it should protect his plate appearance totals. Still only 27 years old, he is a valuable contributor with above-average numbers in four categories and arguably underrated.

35. Cedric Mullins, Orioles

After stealing 30 or more bases in 2021 and 2022, Mullins’ 19 steals in 2023 were disappointing considering the new rules. We can most likely attribute the decline to two groin-related injuries rather than a sign he is past his prime years. Mullins will still only be 29 years old for the entire 2024 season, and assuming health, should bounce back to a 20/25 season in the midst of a championship-caliber lineup.

36. Walker Jenkins, Twins

One of two highly touted prep hitters at the top of the class, Jenkins enjoyed a strong debut, hitting .362/.417/.571 over 26 games across two levels. Jenkins showed advanced plate skills and plus power projection that hints at one of the top upsides in the class.

37. Pete Crow-Armstrong, Cubs

Crow-Armstrong’s elite center field defense will provide a high playing time floor. He should also produce 20 or more steals annually. The hit tool is the question mark, as he put up a higher strikeout rate in Triple-A than fellow 21 year-old Elly De La Cruz. Crow-Armstrong has surprising pop, with 90th percentile exit velocities and barrel rates that suggest 20 home runs at peak. But don’t expect batting averages further north than .250.

38. Ian Happ, Cubs

Another outfielder who should hit roughly 20 home runs with around 10 steals, Happ is a solid contributor, especially in OBP leagues. He should be in the middle of the Cubs’ lineup for the next three years and doesn’t turn 30 until the 2024 season is almost over.

39. James Wood, Nationals

The hulking outfielder had 26 home runs and 18 stolen bases across two minor league levels in 2023. There is little doubt that he will hit 30+ homers for the Nationals for years and contribute double-digit steals. But he needs to cut back on the strikeouts, especially against secondaries, if he wants to become a top-tier fantasy contributor.

40. Brandon Nimmo, Mets

Nimmo’s playing time shouldn’t change despite the Mets signing Harrison Bader, although Nimmo will likely slide over to left field. His elite OBP—he has a career .380 mark—means he is the table-setter for Francisco Lindor, Pete Alonso and Francisco Alvarez. Nimmo fits the same archetype as Bryan Reynolds, Ian Happ, et al, but is already in his 30s.

41. Anthony Santander, Orioles

The last two years have been remarkably consistent for Santander and 2024 looks to be the same: .250/.320 with 30 home runs. The 29-year-old will be a free agent after the season, and the resultant uncertainty of what his future home will be, paired with the fact that he may be signed as a DH only, lowers his value slightly from what his performance projections should imply.

42. Chas McCormick, Astros

McCormick managed 22 home runs and 19 stolen bases in only 457 plate appearances and provided above average defensive value in all three outfield spots. On the positive side, McCormick should get full-time at-bats with Dusty Baker no longer at the helm for the Astros. The counterpoint is that McCormick’s offensive track record is extremely short and, out of prudence, is a step down from Ian Happ and Brandon Nimmo.

43. Steven Kwan, Guardians

Elite contact skills and baserunning ability—not to mention above-average defense—means that Kwan’s fantasy floor is as high as it comes: .280/.360 with 20 stolen bases. His barrel rates and exit velocities don’t get much lower. Despite the single-digit home runs, he was still a top-15 outfielder as recently as 2022 in 15-team batting average leagues.

44. Jack Suwinski, Pirates

Considering he will be only 25 years old, Suwinski’s expected production of approximately 25 home runs and 10 stolen bases should give him robust dynasty value. Unfortunately, his batting average in the low .200s on account of his strikeout rate, perhaps unfairly, provides a sink to his dynasty value. The Pirates have cycled through options in the outfield in recent years, but with his above-average defense, Suwinski has a leg up to emerge as a full-time regular for the next few years.

45. Spencer Steer, Reds

The versatile Steer hit. 271/.356/.464 with 23 home runs and 15 steals in his first full major league season. In a Reds lineup with many mouths to feed, it’s not clear if he is assured of 600 plate appearances, but it’s probably a good bet considering he can play multiple positions. He should climb at least 10 spots in our rankings if he puts up a similar season to 2023.

46. Max Clark, Tigers

A long-time standout on the showcase circuit, Clark has advanced plate skills, speed and a high-motor approach to the game. Clark has the ability to grow into a multi-category asset who projects as a dynamic leadoff type.

47. Esteury Ruiz, Athletics

Ruiz is one of the most divisive players in fantasy baseball. He can win the stolen base category nearly by himself—the question is whether he will get enough plate appearances to contribute. With anemic power and an overly aggressive approach, Ruiz was barely above replacement level in 2023 despite 497 plate appearances and is not assured of a long-term major league role. On the other hand, Ruiz does have upside considering he’s just 24 years old and faces little competition in Oakland.

48. Sal Frelick, Brewers

Frelick’s plus defense, outstanding hit tool, and above-average baserunning ability puts him squarely in the Steven Kwan phylum. With seven stolen bases and zero times caught, don’t be surprised if he pilfers 20 bags in his first full season.

49. Daulton Varsho, Blue Jays

Varsho enters 2024 with low perceived value after losing catcher eligibility. He should gain roughly 600 plate appearances this season considering he’s a Gold Glove-worthy outfielder. That could be both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, it should allow him to accrue the valuable combination of approximately25 home runs and 15 steals. But on the other hand, that will more negatively impact your roster’s batting average or OBP. Heading into his age-27 season as part of a solid Blue Jays offense, the math suggests the tradeoff is worth it.

50. James Outman, Dodgers

Outman experienced a late-stage breakout as a 26-year-old rookie in 2023. Outman gains a bump in value in OBP formats, as his 12% walk rate in 2023 ranked 20th among all qualified hitters.

51. Matt Wallner, Twins

52. Jarred Kelenic, Braves

53. Brendan Donovan, Cardinals

54. Lane Thomas, Nationals

55. Kerry Carpenter, Tigers

56. Luis Matos, Giants

57. Chase DeLauter, Guardians

58. Jett Williams, Mets

59. Masataka Yoshida, Red Sox

60. Jung-Hoo Lee, Giants

61. Colton Cowser, Orioles

62. Tommy Edman, Cardinals