2026 Position Previews: Outfield, Part 2
An in-depth look at the outfield position for fantasy baseball leagues in 2026
Check out the rest of the series here
Part one is here:
Tim and I also talked about a ton of outfielders in this podcast:
So there’s plenty of information we’re giving you! But let’s finish it out with this written post, tiering the rest of the top 100 (ish) in my rankings.
Last time, I stopped that one after tier three. Do the math, we’re starting with tier four today.
Tier Four
Tier 4.1
Ceddanne Rafaela
Noelvi Marte
Jose Altuve
Taylor Ward
Andy Pages
We are thin on “safe bets” at this point. But there’s a mixture of upside, category-standouts, and some veterans who you know will at least play a lot and not be terrible.
I think the prices on Ceddanne Rafaela are pretty wild. You can read my full thoughts on him here. All 30 team previews are posted now, so you can get way more information about all of these players through those links.
With Rafaela, you have a guy who is subject to massive cold streaks because of his lack of plate discipline. He’ll also hit at the bottom of the lineup, and his raw power is really nothing special when you look into it. So I’m not sure what the appeal is.
Noelvi Marte stands out in this mini-tier as the young guy with a ton of upside. He played at an easy 20-20 pace once he got settled in last year. The hesitation I have is that we just haven’t seen it from him to the point. The power + speed skills are there, but the batted ball profile is mediocre, and we can’t say that he’s locked in for 140+ starts because of the questions about how his offensive consistency and his defensive abilities. He was weirdly pushed out to right field with the Ke’Bryan Hayes signing, and now they’ve brought in Eugenio Suarez as well. So Noelvi will have to at least hold his own out there to stay in the lineup daily. But there’s 25-25 ceiling, for sure.
Jose Altuve just keeps doing it, but for how much longer? And is this the worst team the Astros have started a season with? It might be. If you took the discount on Altuve last year, it worked out fine, but I don’t think the upside is enough to justify taking on the age-related downside.
Andy Pages was extremely good last year in roto leagues, at least at times, and it would seem that he’ll get the majority of the starts in center for the Dodgers. Even hitting 7th or 8th for that stacked lineup is a pretty good outcome. I’m just not sure if he can repeat what he did last year, and we saw some rough stretches for him as well last year. Tommy Edman is around to take some reps in center as well, so there’s no guarantee that Pages is an everyday player.
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