| Outfielder Rankings |
| Rank |
Team |
Player |
Avg. |
Runs |
HR |
RBI |
SB |
| 1 |
 |
Matt Holliday |
.340 |
120 |
36 |
137 |
11 |
|
Holliday has emerged as a true MVP candidate, leading the National League in batting average and RBIs last season. Last year, 12 of his homers came in the final month of the season.
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| 2 |
 |
Magglio Ordonez |
.363 |
117 |
28 |
139 |
4 |
|
In just about any other season, Ordonez's 2007 campaign would have earned him the AL MVP (Instead, he was beat out by A-Rod's monster year). He led the majors in batting average and was second in RBIs. |
| 3 |
 |
Grady Sizemore |
.277 |
118 |
24 |
78 |
33 |
The 25-year-old Sizemore is still improving. He could be poised for a 30-30 season hitting leadoff in Cleveland's powerful lineup.
|
| 4 |
 |
Alfonso Soriano |
.299 |
97 |
33 |
70 |
5 |
Even though he was held back by injuries in his first season as a Cub, Soriano still put up impressive numbers. If he can stay healthy, he could return to the top of the outfield rankings.
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| 5 |
 |
Carlos Beltran |
.276 |
93 |
33 |
112 |
23 |
|
Beltran still has to prove his knees are healthy enough to steal bases. But even at a little less than 100 percent, Beltran has one of baseball's best combinations of speed and power. |
| 6 |
 |
Vladimir Guerrero |
.324 |
89 |
27 |
125 |
2 |
|
Guerrero doesn't steal bases like he used to, but he's still one of baseball's elite hitters. The addition of free agent Torii Hunter should mean more pitches to hit for Vlad.
|
| 7 |
 |
Carlos Lee |
.303 | 93 | 32 | 119 | 10 |
|
Lee put up his usual huge numbers in his first year with Houston. The only question is how many RBI opportunities he'll see with a weak top of the order for the Astros.
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| 8 |
 |
Ichiro Suzuki |
.351 |
111 |
6 |
68 |
37 |
|
Ichiro will contend for the AL batting title as usual, and will be a threat to steal 40 bases again. |
| 9 |
 |
Eric Byrnes |
.286 |
103 |
21 |
83 |
50 |
|
Byrnes had a career year last season thanks to a little more patience at the plate. He might not be able to match his 2007 numbers, but even if Byrnes is a little bit worse this year he'll still be very valuable.
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| 10 |
|
Curtis Granderson |
.302 |
122 |
23 |
74 |
26 |
|
Granderson emerged as a star last season, showing a great combination of power and speed. If only he could hit left-handed pitching better (.160 last season).
|
| 11 |
 |
Carl Crawford |
.315 |
93 |
11 |
80 |
50 |
|
One of baseball's elite speedsters, Crawford should sit among the league leaders in stolen bases again. He also might score 100 runs in Tampa's improving young lineup.
|
| 12 |
 |
Bobby Abreu |
.283 |
123 |
16 |
101 |
25 |
|
Abreu is a lock to put up big numbers in runs and RBIs hitting between Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. Even though he hasn't shown the 30-homer power he had a couple of seasons ago, Abreu has become more aggressive on the basepaths.
|
| 13 |
 |
Nick Markakis |
.300 |
97 |
23 |
112 |
18 |
|
Just 24 years old, Markakis is emerging as a star in Baltimore. He was outstanding in the second half of last season, hitting .325 with 14 homers and 61 RBIs after the All-Star break.
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| 14 |
 |
Alex Rios |
.297 |
114 |
24 |
85 |
17 |
|
Rios is a do-everything star in Toronto. He may not dominate any single category, but he'll contribute with good numbers across the board.
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| 15 |
|
B.J. Upton |
.300 |
86 |
24 |
82 |
22 |
|
Upton still has to cut back on his strikeouts (154 in 129 games last season), but he's developing into a true star. Upton is just 23 years old, and has the potential for a 30-30 season in 2008.
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