OFFSEASON OVERVIEW St. Louis had a quiet offseason with only one major move – picking up Dexter Fowler from the rival Chicago Cubs for five years and $82.5 million. Fowler’s set to leadoff for the Cardinals and should continue to put up quality numbers that fantasy owners have become accustomed

There are several rookie outfielders making fantasy waves throughout the summer of ’16. They’re contributing in power, average and on the bases, and I think several of them have the potential to be contributors in the future. Tyler Naquin leads all rookie outfielders in WAR at 2.7 and in wRC+

Riser: Christian Yelich – Yelich has the eighth-best wRC+ among outfielders over the last 30 days, and he’s been absolutely killing it in July: .377/.410/.610 with six doubles and four home runs. Yelich is currently in the middle of his third-best power hitting streak of his young career, and his

Max Kepler: Kepler ranks near the top of points-league outfield leaderboards over the past month as he’s hit eight homers and seven doubles as well as two steals. His 31 RBI over the past month rank second among all hitters and are seven more than any other outfielder in that

If I have a player listed above another player in the same tier it doesn’t necessarily mean I rank that player higher than the player below him. The reason for using tiers is because the wide variety of leagues (roto, categories, points) and sizes. The tiers give you a better idea

Regular All-Stars These are the nine outfielders drafted highly who are performing as they should be. Bryce Harper – Harper’s second in OBP among all outfielders at .403, but he’s first among outfielders in walk to strikeout rate at 1.19 walks for every strikeout, which blows away any other competitor. Mike

Joe Ross has probably thrown under the radar his entire life. Younger brother to Tyson and now in a rotation with Stephen Strasburg and Max Scherzer, Ross has wrongfully received less praise than he deserves. I wrote a little about Ross last year late in the season as he was

Stock Up: Carlos Gonzalez – CarGo leads all outfielders in wOBA and is, even more impressively, tied for the lead in wRC+ over the past 30 days at .200 with Michael Saunders. He’s hit 10 homers with a .381 average in that time span, and despite an almost career-low walk

The following players are available in at least 50 percent of ESPN and/or Yahoo! leagues Khris Davis: Davis has seven homers and 18 RBI in the last 30 days, and while he hasn’t gotten off to the best start in June, he killed it in May: .920 OPS, .380 Isolated

Just because I have a player listed above another player in the same tier doesn’t mean I rank that player higher than the player below him. The reason for using tiers is because the wide variety of leagues (roto, categories, points) and sizes. The tiers give you a better idea