| Outfielder Rankings |
| Rank |
Team |
Player |
Avg. |
Runs |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
| 16 |
 |
Manny Ramirez |
.296 |
84 |
20 |
88 |
0 |
|
Ramirez is coming off one of the worst seasons of his career. But considering he could be a free agent after this season, Manny might be motivated to return to All-Star status.
|
| 17 |
 |
Corey Hart |
.295 |
86 |
24 |
81 |
23 |
|
Hart came into his own last season, and looks like a candidate to hit 20 homers and steal 20 bases again this season. |
| 18 |
 |
Torii Hunter |
.287 |
94 |
28 |
107 |
18 |
Hunter saved his best season for his last as a Minnesota Twin. He should continue to put up good numbers for the Angels, and might even get a chance to steal more bases because of manager Mike Scioscia's aggressive style.
|
| 19 |
 |
Chris Young |
.237 |
85 |
32 |
68 |
27 |
Young has definite 30-30 potential, and at age 24 should only improve in his second season. He's certainly not about to become a .300 hitter though.
|
| 20 |
 |
Hunter Pence |
.322 |
57 |
17 |
69 |
11 |
|
Pence put up big numbers after being called up to the bigs last April. Unfortunately, he's recovering from an off-season wrist injury. |
| 21 |
 |
Delmon Young |
.288 |
65 |
13 |
93 |
10 |
|
Still just 22 years old, Young appears to be growing into a superstar. After a solid rookie season in Tampa, his numbers should improve across the board in his first season as a Twin.
|
| 22 |
 |
Adam Dunn |
.264 | 101 | 40 | 106 | 9 |
|
It's the same old story for Dunn. He has big-time power. But since he strikes out so often (165 times last season), he won't hit for average.
|
| 23 |
 |
Jeff Francoeur |
.293 |
84 |
19 |
105 |
5 |
|
Francoeur continues to develop more patience at the plate, which should help his batting average. And even though his HR total from last season was disappointing (Francoeur hit 29 in 2006), he hit a career-high 40 doubles, showing that his power isn't going away. |
| 24 |
 |
Vernon Wells |
.245 |
85 |
16 |
80 |
10 |
|
Wells was a huge disappointment last season after hitting .303 with 32 homers and 106 RBIs in 2006. Still just 29 years old, Wells has a chance to turn things around though. He just needs to hit more line drives an fewer fly balls.
|
| 25 |
 |
Nick Swisher |
.262 |
84 |
22 |
78 |
3 |
|
Swisher should make a big jump going now that he's out of Oakland. The A's play in one of baseball's most pitcher-friendly parks, while Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field is one of the kindest to hitters. Expect Swisher to end up with somewhere around 35 homers, the same total he had two seasons ago.
|
| 26 |
 |
Shane Victorino |
.281 |
78 |
12 |
46 |
37 |
|
Victorino became a top-notch base stealer under the guidance of coach Davey Lopes, one of baseball's all-time greatest base running thieves. Expect him to continue to run wild, and Victorino will score a lot of runs hitting in front of superstars Chase Utley and Ryan Howard.
|
| 27 |
 |
Hideki Matsui |
.285 |
100 |
25 |
103 |
4 |
|
Matsui continues to hit very well, and his run and RBI numbers benefit from being in New York's high-scoring offense. But Matsui has become increasingly injury-prone over the past two seasons.
|
| 28 |
 |
Brad Hawpe |
.291 |
80 |
29 |
116 |
0 |
|
Hawpe has developed into one of baseball's most consistent power hitters. He'll get plenty of RBI opportunities in Colorado's offense.
|
| 29 |
|
Willy Taveras |
.320 |
64 |
2 |
24 |
33 |
|
Taveras had a career year in 2007 despite missing 65 games because of injury. With his speed and the strength of Colorado's lineup, Taveras could be among the league leaders in steals and runs this season. Just don't expect anything when it comes to power numbers.
|
| 30 |
|
Johnny Damon |
.270 |
93 |
12 |
63 |
27 |
|
Damon was solid last season even though he always seemed to be dealing with nagging injuries. Of course, at age 34, he'd be lucky to make it through 2008 100 percent healthy.
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