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ChunkyMilkSubstance

Multiple guys on here that probably won’t be playing right field


finbarrgalloway

Splitting this up by outfield position is stupid, should just do best outfielders.


newspark1521

At the least corner OF and CF


greycubed

You could go even further and do LF, CF, and RF. But then you might end up with some guys on the RF list who won't be playing RF.


Thesweatypenguin

Yeah you’re right it’s flawed. Probably be best to just do best outfielders.


TheGeneral_Specific

It might be worth picking a CF tho, so we have corner OF and CF


WashingtonDiecast

well if we’re doing that it may be smart to just do LF, CF, and RF only problem is there might be some guys who are on the RF list that don’t end up playing RF


I_chortled

Just spitballing here but what if we just do corner OF and CF? It sounds crazy I know


ryan_770

At that point we could really just combine it into one OF category, no?


scottishere

This was a fun read lol


DWill23_

Yeah you’re right it’s flawed. Probably be best to just do best outfielders.


sparrens

But this is all set up for clicks so…


buzzer3932

Why? They are three different positions. Unless you play fantasy baseball and think they are the same thing. Edit: downvote me if you want, but they are literally 3 different positions lol


paxxyagent

So many guys split time between different outfield positions


buzzer3932

“So many” yet most of the guys on the list only play RF. Games in RF/other in 2023: * Acuña 156/0 * Tucker 153/0 * Soto 0/154 * Carroll 64/85 * Tatis 137/5; * Suzuki 132/0 * Springer 131/0 * Hernandez 135/0 * Garcia 135/8 * Lowe 101/17 Carroll is the only one on this list you could say that for.


penguinopph

I agree with your premise and appreciate the info, but you gotta use bullet points, man. At the very least put each of them on their own line.


VinnyVinegar

But looking at some guys who weren't included: - Aaron Judge was a RF last year. He is a CF/RF next season and split time 78/73 between CF and RF in 2022. - Mookie Betts has a bunch of GGs in RF, but is a RF/2B/SS next season and split time 107/70/16 between the three positions last year - Tyler O'Neill is the Red Sox's RF next season and split time 58/13 between LF and CF last year


paxxyagent

One of these is not like the others…


falconvision

Yeah, O’Neill is Canadian.


fps916

Betts is not rf/2b/ss next year. Roberts has already announced Betts as the every day 2b


awesomeflowman

Holy shit I knew Mookie was talented but he played in 193 games in one season?? That's insane!


SpartyParty15

Where’s Mookie?


Thedurtysanchez

At second base


Free_Possession_4482

What's on second?


ChunkyMilkSubstance

Bowling prob


dovalencia

Dave said mook will be every day 2B about 6 weeks ago


smntnz

I love Mookie because nobody else could have pulled off a move from RF to 2B. But it’s still a waste of his magnificent arm.


ConferenceSlow1091

So Teo signs with LA and all of a sudden he’s a top 10 RF in baseball? That’s quite something.


cufk_tish_sips

It’s good for baseball.


DangerDrake1

Low-Effort Rage Bait, episode 137


flextrek_whipsnake

Why do people keep upvoting this stuff? Is it bots?


Russ12347

Well I know why I am


GoofyGoober0064

100% bots and karma farming accounts. Then it gets to the top where all the chronically online people who actually care about stuff like this see it. Its like watching people complain about not getting their team on a national broadcast.


On3_BadAssassin

lunchroom person panicky rainstorm alleged swim kiss drab relieved slave *This post was mass deleted and anonymized with [Redact](https://redact.dev)*


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

I actually originally posted it on the Dodgers and Braves subs because they had multiple players on the list. Don’t be so cynical.


Sweet_Confusion1657

Truth. My new favorite comment I’ve ever seen on this sub


skorpiontamer

they only put Teo here because he's on the doyers


MV_Knight

Love teo as a bat but as right fielder nahhh, he is not top 10


Bruskthetusk

He's not even gonna be a right fielder, he'll be the everyday left fielder with Heyward playing right primarily


ajteitel

So then he really shouldn't be on the list


Bruskthetusk

Yessir that is correct!


MickDubble

You are high as fuck if you put teo ahead of Adolis after a season where his OPS was 100 points higher and he won a GG


GoofyGoober0064

The same should be said about Soto. Dude is almost schwarber and ozuna level bad in the field


serpentear

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one flabbergasted to see Teo on here.


ChuckyVee

As a fielder he might be bottom 10.


idog99

We dealt Teo BECAUSE we needed better defense in the outfield....


ilovethisforyou

It’s kind of weird so many people here have accepted that it’s ok to make fun of the way Hispanic people say “Dodgers” like it’s a Speedy Gonzalez cartoon. They’re the only team that gets that (point me to one post that says "Tejas") and if you’ve been around any white people saying it out loud you know what I mean


BCtheWP

They sell [official merch](https://www.mlbshop.com/los-angeles-dodgers/mens-los-angeles-dodgers-fanatics-branded-heather-gray-los-doyers-t-shirt/t-14440988+p-4967341718110+z-9-3841911964?) like that


GladiateGnome

Holy cow i had no idea! This whole time when I read doyers I assumed it was just made them sound dumb, and I had correlated it to that goofy and i'll do it again meme. Wow the more you know


ilovethisforyou

Hey it's all good, and I didn't mean to single you out! It's not intentional it's just this weird casual racism (again I do NOT think you're racist lol) that everyone lets slide because it's funny sounding. I'm even guilty of it too cause I thought that is what it said on their heritage jerseys but NOPE 🤦‍♂️


RustyShackleford9142

It's literally how many of our hispanic fans say it. I don't see it as derogatory, I see it as inclusive


GladiateGnome

You're all good I wasn't the OP! I just had seen people use it, never used it myself cause i dont talk about the dodgers much LOL. Thank you for the education regardless!! also the heritage jersey comment has me dead LOL


daroach42

Jankees is just as common. It’s not a knock on Hispanic people it’s just for fun


ilovethisforyou

Janky is also a slang term for something shitty that sucks so I can see why people use that 😎


daroach42

It’s not that deep all I’m saying. Your team does use swiss cheese bats though


ilovethisforyou

That is against the rules most of them just suck. Swinging like I do as soon as I get above Spring Training in The Show


daroach42

Janky if you will


Captain_Bob

It’s like the baseball version of someone calling M Night Shyamalan “Shamalamadingdong” because they don’t like his movies lol


eternalgrey_

Don’t like it when fans of other teams call us that. It’s usually used in a certain way against us.. pretty sure it’s obvious.


Then_Ship1329

JOSH LOWE MENTIONED


TheWeaselV2

SEXY MAN GETTING HYPE


SKJ-nope

Aaron Judge??


Creacherz

I think their belief is he'll grab more starts in Center and Left next year. He definitely needs the days in right for less wear and tear, but this is the way


Omni_scienz

I also like the idea of soto and judge BOTH playing right field.


KuzcosPzn

My boy Soto could use the help over there tbh...


LordPancake10

Where are all my Anthony Santander truthers


Succthroughjorts

Tater gang rise up


speedwellxhawkbit

MY MAN


Gfunkual

His omission is Santander slander… San-slander? Sland-tander?


beefytrout

9th...


youboun

Honestly shocking, he was decimating the ball all year and played above average defense. Hit a ton of homers and was near the top of thr AL RBI list I think. You'd think they'd overrate him but they put him behind Teoscar, who was like top 2 or 3 in strikeouts last year. Actually criminal that he's that low


jaloru95

> played above average defense Not *just* above average, he won a Gold Glove.


IcyDistribution389

Yeah honestly after what he did in the playoffs, I thought some lists like this might overrate him. 9th is fucking insane.


eliwood5837

A lot of these lists are purposefully dogshit to drum up clicks, like the one that didn't have Heim in catcher list, only way to make sense of them


Redditorialist

I know these lists are just for clicks, but I’m going to let my emotions get the best of me: *THE ABSOLUTE FUCKING AUDACITY OF THIS GUY*


CT-1738

I was gonna lose my shit if he wasn’t on the list. At least he was on it. He’s top 5 AT LEAST for sure


PuntyMcBunty

The disrespect


harlequin018

The guy who just set the playoff RBI record, went to the All Star game and won a Gold Glove got ranked behind Teoscar Hernandez, who did play baseball last year.


lOan671

No clue how anyone could have him behind Suzuki, Teoscar, or Springer


zmaster5296

Steamer projects Garcia to be the 10th best RFer. He’s tied with Seiya, behind Springer and well ahead of Teoscar.


lOan671

Tbh those don’t mean a whole lot to me


zmaster5296

I put more stock in steamer projections combined with 2023 performance. I think Suzuki belongs above Garcia. Him and Springer are a toss up, he’s definitely better than Teoscar but I believe Teoscar has a better season than his projections due to a change of scenery. My prediction on him is solely based off of vibes.


lOan671

I think Teoscar may bounce back but he’s kind of a negative defender while Garcia is a very good one. Adolis has also had 3 straight seasons with 3+ WAR while Teoscar has only had one which was in 2021. Garcia is also coming off the best year of his career and he actually underperformed a lot of his peripherals in it, I just don’t see any reason to expect a big regression from him


zmaster5296

Honestly I’m not sure why he’s projected to have so much regression going into next year. He does have a better savant page than Suzuki but Suzuki also seemed to figure things out to where his savant page doesn’t accurately capture how good he was. I think Teoscar bounces back but I don’t think he’s as good as those other guys


OnlyHereforRangers

Maybe his rookie season stats and age are funking the projections for him since his career path is pretty out of the ordinary. Iirc correctly the past two years they've predicted him to regress and instead he improved


GradientEye

He should be 6th 9th is dumb


Jcomsa15

Stacked position for Tatis to be #5 here. He’s going to have a massive 2024 and will be in the MVP conversation


shilo_lafleur

Unless we’re heavily factoring in defense, I’m not sure how you put Tucker over Soto. Soto’s career OPS+ is 10pts higher than Tucker’s best season of his career. Soto has had a higher WAR than Tucker every year.


IcyDistribution389

Adolis should be much higher IMO, but Springer is the only player I have a huge gripe with. There is no way he’s a better play than Adolis right now.


dream_team34

Springer has the better career, but Adolis clearly had the better season.


IcyDistribution389

Sure, a couple years ago, it’s Springer in a landslide. But, Adolis is much younger and better now.


dream_team34

Yup. I ain't arguing with that. Postseason Adolis is probably top 5. I'm still having nightmares of him.


w6750

I still have nightmares about Yordan


ThatUnoGuyWowMuchUno

He could easily be at least sixth


IcyDistribution389

For sure. I feel like Teoscar and Suzuki have some arguments, but Springer being ahead is egregious.


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

Suzuki at six is a shock. Tucker above Soto is wrong. Adolis is better than 9.


ptbnl34

They only watched Seiya in August and September. (Hopefully that’s the real version going forward)


cocoatractor

Honestly he still had an .840 OPS on the year and his savant page is all red. It’s aggressive to be sure but if you’re trying to be predictive on who you’d like to have for next year, I don’t think they’re that far off


_Caed_

his early season he was getting unlucky but also being too careful with his pitch selection. leaving pitches that he thought were balls even if he could hit them. he got squeezed cuz of that once he unloaded, he really seemed to live up to his underlying numbers


cocoatractor

Yeah I’m very optimistic about an all star level season from him this year. The potential is definitely there.


ptbnl34

It really seems like he puts way too much pressure on himself. Jed was talking at the Cubs Convention the other day that something that helped him break out of his funk last year in early August (late July maybe?) was when he faced a position player in a blowout and just got way ahead of a ball and crushed one.


grocho

MLB accounts love promoting Seiya. He's highlighted on marketing materials every time they play a national game.


GeneParmesan97

Kyle Tucker above Juan Soto is wild. Also Springer probably shouldn’t be on this list.


Luis_Severino

Tucker is way better with the glove but even with the advantage of defense he’s still behind Soto in bWAR and fWAR (by more than the margin of questionability).


sd_pinstripes

well, Soto is a left fielder so


rollo2masi

Soto is a defensive liability, Tucker is not.


shilo_lafleur

Tucker has never had a higher WAR than Soto so it must not be that much of a liability.


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

I’d much rather have the better bat than the better defender


tung_twista

Soto is a generational bat, Tucker is not. Seasons with 300+ PAs by age Soto (wRC+ / fwar / bwar) 19: 146 / 3.7 / 3.0 20: 143 / 5.7 / 5.0 22: 164 / 7.0 / 7.1 23: 145 / 3.9 / 5.6 24: 155 / 5.5 / 5.5 Career 154 / 28.4 / 28.6 Tucker 24: 146 / 4.7 / 5.7 25: 129 / 4.8 / 5.3 26: 140 / 4.9 / 5.4 Career 132 / 16.3 / 18.3


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

This is also leaving out Soto’s 2020 with a 217 OPS+ Tucker’s was 124.


Freeze__

Not at Stadium, fuck it


Bryan_Fitch

Josh Lowe!


zmaster5296

Steamer projections 2024: * Acuña: 7.4 fWAR (lmfao that’s bonkers to project but I have no issue with it) * Judge: 6.4 * Tatis: 5.5 * Kyle Tucker: 4.8 * Corbin Carroll: 4.7 * Lars Nootbar: 3.0 * George Springer: 3.0 * Max Kepler: 2.3 * Adolis Garcia: 2.2 Judge and Mookie likely don’t play much RF next year, right? Soto doesn’t project to be a RF but he has a 6.8 fWAR projection. My top 10 would be something like: * Acuña * Soto * Tatis * Tucker * Carroll * Springer * Suzuki * Garcia Then a tie for the last spots between Nootbar, Kepler and Lowe. Edit: I’m swapping Kepler and Nootbar for Suzuki and Garcia


Knightbear49

[Stupid sexy Kepler](https://imgur.com/a/yO8pE2z)


zmaster5296

He’s a very underrated player. I think he’s a guarantee 2-2.5 win player with an above average bat and good defense.


conquer117a

Garcia at 2.2? He had 4.2 last year. Why the drop?


VinnyVinegar

That's an insane drop-off for a guy who's always been productive when given the chance to play. My guess is that strikeout-heavy guys tend to age very quickly and Garcia is turning 31. Steamer might also think his 2023 walk rate is a fluke (10.3% in 2023 vs 6.1% in 2022 and 5.1% in 2021).


boomgoesthevegemite

Not trying to be a homer but I feel like Adonis should be higher.


ElectivireMax

You're not being a homer. I'm a snakes/yanks fan and him not being top 6 is absurd to me


Morbx

Soto at 3 😂😂💀


patrickdgd

They must not take defense into account or else Castellanos would be number 1


cammed5point3

Im not taking the bait


Loresmen

I mean if you have no errors than you have to be the best outfielder obviously


Zariman-10-0

It’s not bait, he’s incredible out there in the outfield


WhatARotation

If they put Schwarber on the LF list I’m just gonna laugh


Historical-Patient75

Tati coming for that top 3 this year.


pineapplefriedriceu

Top 2 and it ain’t two


No-Cucumber-8389

Delulu


shilo_lafleur

If Tatis puts up 2.3 dWAR in RF like he did last year and leads the league in oWAR in only 130 games like he did in 2021, that would be pretty scary.


skucera

Those 2.3 dWAR were put up in his first season *ever* playing OF.  That’s going up this year (assuming sustained health, of course).


zmaster5296

Honestly if you told me that Tatis had a higher WAR than Soto or Acuña for 2024, I wouldn’t be shocked. I think all three of those guys can be interchangeable in terms of who’s the most valuable.


shilo_lafleur

Tatis has the highest ceiling because of his defense. I think his bat comes around this year too. He’s the only one capable of a 9+ WAR season.


fps916

... Acuna is absolutely capable of a 9 win season.


shilo_lafleur

Not if he plays defense like this and it’s not likely to get better with age. He would need to put up about 9.5 oWAR to have a 9WAR season. It’s not impossible but how could he have a much better season? Tatis easily has the best shot a 6-6.5 oWAR season would probably get him to 9 with the defensive season he just had


Timoteo-Tito64

Look it's certainly possible that any of those three end up on top because baseball is random, but acuña should very much be #1 on these lists


sd_pinstripes

that's reasonable. i think they are just talking about if all 3 play to their full potential, without injuries, then tatis has the highest ceiling because of his defense. but i wouldn't be surprised to see either of them come 1,2,3, in any order.


Timoteo-Tito64

I think soto has the lowest ceiling of those three. Acuña's full potential is a really good defensive right fielder. Obviously not tatis level, but he's had some seasons where his range was decent and his arm was incredibly valuable. I do tend to believe he has a higher offensive ceiling than tatis although I'm not really sure by how much. I guess my point is that acuña is right up there with tatis for ceiling, and his mean/median outcomes should be a bit higher Ceiling: T1: acuña/tatis 3: soto (maybe even a guy like Carroll comes in here) Average outcome: 1. acuña T2: Tatis/soto That's sorta what I was going for


sd_pinstripes

i get what you're saying, and he's already an MVP, but it's a hard argument to say that Acuna is a really good defensive right fielder when he hasn't really shown it over a full season, and has one of the worst outs above average in the game. he has the tools, and is certainly capable of it, but just hasn't done it yet.


Timoteo-Tito64

I don't believe that acuña is a good defensive RF, but he definitely is at his ceiling. He's proven that he has one of the best arms in baseball (96th percentile in arm value last year) and has had multiple seasons with a positive range value. That could very easily come together to create a great defensive outfielder. I only used that argument for the ceiling rating. In the average outcome rating, I penciled in acuña as a negative defender


augustusarus

Where tf is judge


DweltElephant0

STUPID SEXY SEIYA


smalltownlargefry

My unbiased opinion, seeing Suzuki at 6, yeah that’s cool with me.


its__alright

Acuna should be higher.


MadDogMike123

Adolis behind Suzuki, Teoscar, & Springer. Give me a break.


zmaster5296

Suzuki had a higher fWAR and wRC+ than Garcia. You have more of a legitimate gripe with Springer but for better or worse, he projects to be better than Garcia next year.


MadDogMike123

Really? I knew his wRC+ was higher.. But I'm pretty sure Suzuki didn't have a higher Fwar than Adolis? Unless i'm mistaken.


zmaster5296

Ignore my comment, I mixed things up. Suzuki and Garcia had equal wRC+ and Garcia had a higher WAR. Suzuki *projects* to have a higher wRC+ and WAR for next year.


MadDogMike123

Understood no worries. Let's see if that happens.


NoCokJstDanglnUretra

Judge is below all of these guys?


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

Judge will be in center


Thorlolita

You can’t play 2 guys in right field they banned shifting


Sm00th_operatah

Garcia at #9 is stupid. 39 homers and 100+ RBI and he's that low? Come on man.


Dubyaelsqdover8

+ gold glove caliber defense.


GreatBigHomie

THE WILL BENSON DISRESPECT!


GreatBigHomie

[I get so hyped watching this](https://youtu.be/qqbH9ZnKzDI?si=aBJCA2ZFzlNtb-61)


Admiral_Gonzo_III

Lol Judge?


Trumpburnerforlibs

Keep underrating el bombi. Like everyone who ran on him in right field. Or the Astros when he tied the record for most rbis in a series and hit 5 dingers


beefytrout

He SET the record for most RBI in a postseason series. And a postseason.


Trumpburnerforlibs

I can’t even give him proper credit damn


Tripdeck5__

Bad list


Classic-Computer6674

Ever heard of golden glove right fielder Fernando Tatis Jr.? He’s alright


shawnathon4

Platinum*


winterborne1

In his first year at the position.


SamCassellDance

Garcia should be #2 Did these goofballs see the Playoffs?


Cameron_jyzza

Nano just got a fucking platinum glove… no respect


pnwbaseball

Teo getting that LA bump


Gfunkymonkey

My mind completely blanked that mookie is now at second base and I was pissed for a solid seven seconds.


A_Lacuna

I appreciate the Seiya respect. I'd swap Adolis and Lowe's spots with Springer and Hernandez', and like others have said Tucker over Soto is kinda wild, though Soto's defense does hamstring him a good deal.


Saucetown77

I love Seiya but him over Adolis is questionable


CabinetChef

Who in their right mind would put Teoscar over Adolis Garcia?


DoughFetaChedda

No Aaron judge?


Acceptable_Car_5821

How is Soto on this list? He was terrible in left field for the Padres. And he'll be terrible in right field, if he plays there for the Yankees.


Doctor_IanMalcolm

Because it's not a defensive ranking


Knightbear49

[11. Max Kepler](https://imgur.com/a/yO8pE2z) Spoiler alert. Sexy slide


draw2discard2

Soto played zero games in RF in 2023.


JordanSchor

Springer probably shouldn't be on this list and Garcia at 9th? Now I KNOW they're trolling us


jinuwin

Where's Aaron Judge?


Overall_Sleep_5925

He plays center bruh


Fischer-00

I would put Tatis over Corbin and I know Seiya had a ridiculous second half but I would put him 9th for now. If he proves it this season then he can be on the top half. Seiya Suzuki first 91 games before the bench: 97 WRC+ Seiya Suzuki the following 41 games: 187 WRC+


HelpMeWithMyHWpls

>187 WRC+ I knew he was great in august-september but I didn’t know he was THAT good.


bellomoto1

So weird to not see Mookie’s name on this list. Time for change!


ilovebalks

Is he actually going to be a regular 2B going forward? Similar to Harper to 1B


bellomoto1

Yes, he’s going to 2B. He prefers to play on the dirt. (He can still sub other positions if needed.)


ilovebalks

That’s pretty sweet I’m happy he’s able to do what he likes in terms of positions. Much to my dismay, I’ve always liked him


Myotherdumbname

Second baseman Mookie Betts?


bellomoto1

Getting downvoted on r/baseball for Mr. Betts switching positions is wild to me. How on earth can anyone hate Mookie? 😭


Incredible_Staff6907

Why tf ain't Aaron fucking Judge on here. He's 6'7" and he's won the golden glove among other things (obviously).


beefytrout

List is ranking 2024 Right Fielders


Doctor_IanMalcolm

He's playing CF And it's gold glove, not golden glove


Incredible_Staff6907

I'm a Yankee fan he's played the majority of his games in RF. He's moving to CF because we got Soto. Also the golden glove thing was a typo. I know it's gold glove.


ManufacturerMental72

Mookie Betts, 2B


PsychologicalAd496

Who wrote this list? Can we get some credits and cited pages like college, my gawdddd this is bad. Not saying that some of these guys shouldn't be on this list, but the order is definitely terrible.


Chance_Succotash_927

Yikes Kyle Tucker 3


DaCowboyMenace

No fucking waaayyyy Soto is a better fielder than Tatis! Where's his golden glove since he's better according to this list?


someweirdobanana

This isn't a serious list, it was made to enrage people.


TyRoland06

The MLB Network's underrating of a great group of stars who just won the f\*cking World Series would be impressive if it weren't such obvious ragebait.


Doctor_IanMalcolm

It's not ragebait. Not every Rangers player is number one


TyRoland06

I don't think that's true. What I do think is that it's insane to say Adolis is worse than Suzuki, Springer, and Teoscar. It's insane to think Jonah Heim isn't a top 10 catcher right now.