Finally, we make it to our last position preview, the OF! Due to the amount of time it took for me to fully design and launch the website, I am running behind on my schedule with some in-person drafts as well, and I won’t be able to produce full write-ups for each OF player like I did for prior articles.

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2023 Outlook

The OF in 2023 is certainly worse than I have seen it prior, with more and more platoon options and the fact we are coming off a pitching heavy year where we didn’t have a rich middle class of OF as we normally do. That is not to fear, because we can aim to get one of the top tier OF options, and ideally one or even two more of the next tier or two down, and have 3 OF rocks to rely on and not overspend in the process.

Typically in an NFBC league, I will be must-starting 3 OF options each period unless they only get 2 games Mon-Thurs. The other 2 spots will be rotated based on volume of games, matchups and playing the hot hand. This will allow me to get a few big heavy hitting OF options, and then wait on that position until the 250s range of ADP where there begins to be more values popping up based on my ranks.

I would say the OF position starts out with high quality, and by the end of the Platinum Tier, it does begin to tail off slightly. That being said, the Gold Tier is still high quality, but you can notice the issues cropping up earlier than normal. The Silver Tier is a group that could downright scare some, so look for your favorite options accordingly.

Some drafters will push up OF to get a guy in a range where he isn’t a good value on paper to feel more secure but there is a nice pocket of OF as the draft progresses, like I said in the 250s range of ADP. Be sure to grab 2-3 legit OF options that you can feel good about their ceiling and floor, and then relax and focus on other positions until the 250ish range of the draft, that is how I am attacking this position in 5OF 15 team leagues.

Tier 1 – Diamond Tier 💎

1	Ronald Acuna Jr.	ATL	OF
2	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF
3	Julio Rodriguez	SEA	OF
4	Kyle Tucker	HOU	OF
5	Mookie Betts	LAD	OF
6	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	OF

The absolute cream of the crop at the position, clearly these players are unbelievably elite and most of them provide steals on top of their high counting stats, great AVG base and good power. Alvarez is a player I would carefully monitor the news on him, but my concern level isn’t too high – yet.

Tier 2 – Platinum Tier 👑

7	Juan Soto	SD	OF
8	Fernando Tatis Jr.	SD	SS/OF
9	Mike Trout	LAA	OF
10	Michael Harris	ATL	OF
11	Randy Arozarena	TB	OF
12	Corbin Carroll	ARI	OF
13	Luis Robert	CWS	OF
14	George Springer	TOR	OF
15	Kyle Schwarber	PHI	OF

This is a very wide ranging tier, obviously Soto and Schwarber are at different levels, but I am only sticking with 7 tiers for this article. I still think Soto is worthy of a 1st round selection given his opportunity for a 30 HR, 10 SB year with 110+ runs and an elite AVG. Tatis and Trout all depend on how you view their injuries and will change from manager to manager based on how much you want them. I am willing to get more aggressive with Corbin Carroll, since he could honestly be a game-changer with his steals upside.

Tier 3 – Gold Tier 🥇

16	Cedric Mullins	BAL	OF
17	Eloy Jimenez	CWS	OF
18	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	OF
19	Teoscar Hernandez	SEA	OF
20	Christian Yelich	MIL	OF
21	Adolis Garcia	TEX	OF
22	Byron Buxton	MIN	OF
23	Starling Marte	NYM	OF
24	Taylor Ward	LAA	OF
25	Tyler O’Neill	STL	OF
26	Steven Kwan	CLE	OF
27	Ian Happ	CHC	OF
28	Anthony Santander	BAL	OF
29	Hunter Renfroe	LAA	OF
30	Andrew Vaughn	CWS	1B/OF
31	Giancarlo Stanton	NYY	OF
32	Kris Bryant	COL	OF
33	Jordan Walker	STL	3B/OF

Another very large tier, we have a bit of everything, and I do view most of these players as potential building block types that you can feel happy as an OF2 in 15-teamers.

Tier 4 – Silver Tier 🥈

34	Alex Verdugo	BOS	OF
35	Andrew Benintendi	NYY	OF
36	Mitch Haniger	SF	OF
37	Ramon Laureano	OAK	OF
38	Riley Greene	DET	OF
39	Seiya Suzuki	CHC	OF
40	Harrison Bader	NYY	OF
41	Lars Nootbaar	STL	OF
42	Oscar Gonzalez	CLE	OF
43	Brandon Nimmo	NYM	OF
44	Jeff McNeil	NYM	2B/OF
45	Jake McCarthy	ARI	OF
46	Nick Castellanos	PHI	OF
47	Jesse Winker	MIL	OF
48	Masataka Yoshida	BOS	OF
49	Jorge Soler	MIA	OF
50	Manuel Margot	TB	OF
51	Chris Taylor	LAD	2B/OF
52	Austin Meadows	DET	OF
53	Christopher Morel	CHC	2B/OF

There are still a lot of very exciting and useful players left in the OF, and you can really pack on the OF3 to OF5 types here onto your team if you want to be aggressive in filling that OF with quality.

Tier 5 – Bronze Tier 🥉

54	Trey Mancini	CHC	1B/OF
55	Whit Merrifield	TOR	2B/OF
56	Cody Bellinger	CHC	OF
57	Brandon Marsh	PHI	OF
58	Trent Grisham	SD	OF
59	Charlie Blackmon	COL	OF
60	Jake Fraley	CIN	OF
61	Seth Brown	OAK	1B/OF
62	Wil Myers	CIN	1B/OF
63	Joc Pederson	SF	OF
64	Mark Canha	NYM	OF
65	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	OF
66	Nick Gordon	MIN	2B/OF
67	Jose Siri	TB	OF
68	Michael Conforto	SF	OF
69	Lourdes Gurriel	ARI	OF
70	Bryan De La Cruz	MIA	OF
71	Mike Yastrzemski	SF	OF
72	Enrique Hernandez	BOS	OF
73	Avisail Garcia	MIA	OF
74	Juan Yepez	STL	OF
75	Adam Duvall	BOS	OF

Now we begin to start seeing mix and match types of OF options, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with those players assuming we are willing to play that matchup HW. Ideally my OF is pretty well rounded out by the time this tier is fully off the board.

Tier 6 – Copper Tier 🪙

76	Oswaldo Cabrera	NYY	OF
77	Jarred Kelenic	SEA	OF
78	Joey Meneses	WAS	1B/OF
79	Edward Olivares	KC	OF
80	Brendan Donovan	STL	2B/3B/OF
81	Chas McCormick	HOU	OF
82	Lane Thomas	WAS	OF
83	Alex Kirilloff	MIN	OF
84	Esteury Ruiz	OAK	OF
85	Alek Thomas	ARI	OF
86	Tommy Pham	NYM	OF
87	Jack Suwinski	PIT	OF
88	Austin Hays	BAL	OF
89	Max Kepler	MIN	OF
90	Harold Ramirez	TB	1B/OF
91	Sal Frelick	MIL	OF

A lot of very interesting spec plays, there are some fascinating targets to view in this tier, but I hope I have my team’s OF filled up by the time this tier rolls around. That being said, there are options in this tier to put on your bench and see if they can pop in terms of upside.

Tier 7 – Fool’s Gold Tier 🙍

92	Jesus Sanchez	MIA	OF
93	Jurickson Profar	FA	OF
94	Marcell Ozuna	ATL	OF
95	TJ Friedl	CIN	OF
96	Michael Brantley	HOU	OF
97	Trevor Larnach	MIN	OF
98	Kerry Carpenter	DET	OF
99	Brian Anderson	MIL	3B/OF
100	Dylan Carlson	STL	OF
101	Josh Lowe	TB	OF
102	JJ Bleday	OAK	OF
103	Will Brennan	CLE	OF
104	Drew Waters	KC	OF
105	Corey Dickerson	WAS	OF
106	AJ Pollock	SEA	OF
107	Will Benson	CLE	OF
108	Tony Kemp	OAK	2B/OF
109	Nolan Jones	COL	OF
110	LaMonte Wade	SF	1B/OF
111	Eddie Rosario	ATL	OF
112	Gavin Sheets	CWS	OF
113	David Peralta	LAD	OF

A prospect and crusty veteran laden tier, this is a bargain bin section to go shopping for cheap PT or cheap upside. Be cautious to not overvalue this tier, since our bench spots should be churned early and often to take advantage of weekly matchups!