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High Fives: Outfielders

By Yahoo! Sports Staff Monday, Apr 30, 2012

Each Monday during the 2012 regular season, the Yahoo! fantasy experts will offer their quick hitters on certain positions in fantasy baseball. This week, Brandon Funston, Andy Behrens and Scott Pianowski offer their top-5 takes on outfielders. Topics include outfield objects of affection and derision, and players to target for both the shallow- and deep-league crowds.

Top 5 outfielders you are loving right now?
Brandon Funston Says: Andy Behrens Says: Scott Pianowski Says:
  1. Adam Jones – In age 26/27 season, on pace for 40/30 campaign, and he has the talent to pull it off.
  2. Jason Heyward
  3. Matt Kemp
  4. Jay Bruce
  5. Carlos Beltran
  1. Desmond Jennings – Will he go 15/40? Or 20/50? I can’t say for sure, but his HR + SB total is going to be significant.
  2. Matt Kemp
  3. Andre Ethier
  4. Jason Heyward
  5. Jay Bruce
  1. Curtis Granderson – On a 61-homer pace, laughing at the Regression Police.
  2. Adam Jones
  3. Bryan LaHair
  4. Josh Willingham
  5. Nolan Reimold
Top 5 outfielders you are hating right now?
Brandon Funston Says: Andy Behrens Says: Scott Pianowski Says:
  1. Nelson Cruz – He’s too injury prone to be able to afford to slump when healthy.
  2. Nick Markakis
  3. Shin-Soo Choo
  4. Cameron Maybin
  5. Matt Holliday
  1. Delmon Young – You can be either a slumping hitter *or* a bag of [expletive], Delmon, but not both.
  2. Jose Tabata
  3. Lorenzo Cain
  4. Carl Crawford
  5. Alfonso Soriano
  1. Drew Stubbs – Hack Man (24 whiffs, four walks) has no right hitting near top of order.
  2. Giancarlo Stanton
  3. Shin-Soo Choo
  4. Coco Crisp
  5. Every non-Trout Angel
Top 5 outfielders to target on the waiver wire?
Brandon Funston Says: Andy Behrens Says: Scott Pianowski Says:
  1. Cody Ross – Run production comes easier in middle of BoSox’s No. 3 offense – top 15 among OFs in HR, RBI and Runs.
  2. Brennan Boesch
  3. Mike Trout
  4. Jason Kubel
  5. Allen Craig
  1. Bryan LaHair – I’m just gonna keep tossing this name out there until his percent ownership makes sense to me. Dude is hitting .382.
  2. Jason Kubel
  3. Dexter Fowler
  4. Lucas Duda
  5. Jordan Schafer
  1. Gerardo Parra – Speed demon, a little pop, excellent defense; Rico Suave should have been starting all along.
  2. Jon Jay
  3. Mike Trout
  4. Dexter Fowler
  5. Allen Craig
Top 5 outfielders to target on the wire for deep leaguers?
Brandon Funston Says: Andy Behrens Says: Scott Pianowski Says:
  1. Michael Saunders – Post-hyper finally flashing ability to draw walks and hit lefties.
  2. Ty Wigginton
  3. Josh Reddick
  4. Kirk Nieuwenhuis
  5. Alex Presley
  1. Ty Wigginton – Coming off a 13-game hit streak, acceptable lineup spot, eligible at 1B-3B-OF.
  2. Alex Presley
  3. Garrett Jones
  4. Michael Saunders
  5. Dayan Viciedo
  1. Tony Campana – One trick pony, but it’s a nifty trick.
  2. Kirk Nieuwenhuis
  3. David Murphy
  4. Josh Reddick
  5. Eric Thames
In honor of 80s band The Outfield, top 5 flash-in-the-pan bands of the 80s (excluding The Outfield)?
Brandon Funston Says: Andy Behrens Says: Scott Pianowski Says:
  1. The Cult – “She Sells Sanctuary” kicked off more than a few party-in-the-hills weekends back in my youth.
  2. Quiet Riot
  3. Midnight Oil
  4. Yaz
  5. Wang Chung
  1. After the Fire – Singing “Der Kommissar” right now. Shut up.
  2. Big Country
  3. Dexys Midnight Runners
  4. Laid Back
  5. Musical Youth
  1. The Nails – Bobbie joined a new wave band, changed her name to Bobbie Sox.
  2. Tracy Chapman
  3. The Primitives
  4. Midnight Oil
  5. The Knack

Updated Monday, Apr 30, 2012
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