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How Your Outfield Can Make Or Break Your Season

July 18th, 2011 | by admin |

When strategizing for your upcoming fantasy baseball draft it is natural to become overwhelmed by all of the positions that you need to fill. While you may think that it is most important to draft a stellar pitching staff, or get the best hitting first baseman available, the secret to building a good fantasy baseball team is getting a deep and solid outfield.

The main reason why it is important to draft a solid outfield is because you will need to draft and start three outfielders, which compares to just one player for each other position. Furthermore, since most major league baseball teams rotate outfielders in and out during the season, the amount of quality fantasy options is low.Is this new to you? Catch up here This compares to other positions where you could grab a quality fantasy producer in much lower rounds.

While quality outfielders are limited, the top tiered outfielders are often among the league leaders in homeruns, RBIs, stolen bases, and OPS. Because of this, it would be a huge advantage if you could grab two of the top tiered outfielders. When planning your draft it would be ideal to have two of your top four picks spent on outfielders and have your third picked by round 8.