Fantasy Baseball 2010 Rankings: Outfielders

The FanHouse staff has had some time to ponder over our initial fantasy baseball rankings (which you can view by clicking here), so now it's time for the updated version -- no drawn out tables, just down and dirty rankings. We will elaborate on significant moves after the ranks.

I've said outfield is a deep position several times, but please don't go overboard. Remember, you need three times as many outfielders than any infield position (and many leagues have five OFs with just MI and CI positions), so while the position is deep, it's not incredibly so.

Once again, our top choice was unanimous. And I'm guessing the other members of our FanHouse staff found it just as easy as I did to put him there.

1. Ryan Braun, Brewers
2. Matt Kemp, Dodgers
3. Carl Crawford, Rays
4. Matt Holliday, Cardinals
5. Justin Upton, Diamondbacks

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6. Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox
7. Grady Sizemore, Indians
8. Jayson Werth, Phillies
9. Jason Bay, Mets
10. Adam Lind, Blue Jays
11. Curtis Granderson, Yankees
12. Carlos Lee, Astros
13. Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners
14. Shane Victorino, Phillies
15. Andre Ethier, Dodgers
16. Nelson Cruz, Rangers
17. B.J. Upton, Rays
18. Manny Ramirez, Dodgers
19. Adam Dunn, Nationals
20. Nick Markakis, Orioles
21. Bobby Abreu, Angels
22. Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
23. Shin-Soo Choo, Indians
24. Ben Zobrist, Rays
25. Torii Hunter, Angels
26. Carlos Quentin, White Sox
27. Hunter Pence, Astros
28. Josh Hamilton, Rangers
29. Jay Bruce, Reds
30. Nate McLouth, Braves
31. Adam Jones, Orioles
32. Alex Rios, White Sox
33. Raul Ibanez, Phillies
34. Alfonso Soriano, Cubs
35. Michael Cuddyer, Twins
36. Carlos Beltran, Mets
37. Denard Span, Twins
38. Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies
39. Michael Bourn, Astros
40. Jason Kubel, Twins
41. Corey Hart, Brewers
42. Brad Hawpe, Rockies
43. Johnny Damon, Tigers
44. Vernon Wells, Blue Jays
45. Nyjer Morgan, Nationals
46. Juan Pierre, White Sox
47. Julio Borbon, Rangers
48. Dexter Fowler, Rockies
49. Garrett Jones, Pirates
50. Nolan Reimold, Orioles
51. Rajai Davis, A's
52. Chris Coghlan, Marlins
53. Ryan Ludwick, Cardinals
54. Nick Swisher, Yankees
55. J.D. Drew, Red Sox
56. Jermaine Dye, free agent
57. Franklin Gutierrez, Mariners
58. Colby Rasmus, Cardinals
59. Delmon Young, Twins
60. Cody Ross, Marlins
61. Mike Cameron, Red Sox
62. David DeJesus, Royals
63. Kyle Blanks, Padres
64. Travis Snider, Blue Jays
65. Mark DeRosa, Giants
66. Marlon Byrd, Cubs
67. Josh Willingham, Nationals
68. Cameron Maybin, Marlins
69. Conor Jackson, Diamondbacks
70. Chris Young, Diamondbacks
71. Juan Rivera, Angels
72. Brett Gardner, Yankees
73. Matt Diaz, Braves
74. Melky Cabrera, Braves
75. Lastings Milledge, Pirates
76. Drew Stubbs, Reds
77. Jason Heyward, Braves
78. Jeff Francoeur, Mets
79. Milton Bradley, Mariners
80. Jack Cust, A's
81. Carlos Gomez, Twins
82. Seth Smith, Rockies
83. Coco Crisp, A's
84. Magglio Ordonez, Tigers
85. Scott Podsednik, Royals
86. Scott Hairston, Padres
87. Kosuke Fukudome, Cubs
88. Ryan Sweeney, A's
89. Luke Scott, Orioles
90. Mark Teahen, White Sox
91. Nate Schierholtz, Giants
92. Jose Guillen, Royals
93. Carlos Guillen, Tigers
94. Ryan Raburn, Tigers
95. Aaron Rowand, Giants
96. Austin Jackson, Tigers
97. Chris Dickerson, Reds
98. Xavier Nady, Cubs
99. Eugenio Velez, Giants
100. Randy Winn, Yankees

• We did see quite a bit more shuffling in terms of three-four slot moves for players, and most was due to age. Meaning, the younger players tended to rise a bit while guys who were older (or more injury-prone like Josh Hamilton) fell a few spots. This shows as we get closer to drafts we're thinking more about lessening risk in our selections.

• It seems that Jay Bruce has been sold by R.J. White to the rest of us, because he's seen a spike into the top 30. You can read R.J.'s argument by clicking here.

• Jason Heyward would have moved up about six to eight slots if it wasn't for one hard-headed member of the staff: me. I'm still guarding against what I believe will be excessive hype. If you disagree with me, that's OK. Bump him up on your own draft board. You are building your own fantasy team, after all, not mine.

• Keep an eye on Jermaine Dye. We'll do a final set of rankings here in the next few weeks and if he still remains unsigned, he'll plummet. In the meantime, we're expecting him to find meaningful work somewhere.

• Ryan Raburn fell 13 spots. Not because we don't like his potential, but because the Tigers have spent a lot of time raving about Carlos Guillen and Magglio Ordonez this Spring, in addition to the Damon signing -- meaning we're worried about a lack of playing time ... again.