2011 Best Outfield Performance (ranked by wOBA)

The outfield list has a bunch of surprises right near the top. It will be very interesting to see if players like Matt Kemp, Jacoby Ellsbury, and to a certain extent - Lance Berkman, Curtis Granderson and Alex Gordon can repeat their great 2011 performances.

Name	Team	PA	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Jose Bautista	Blue Jays	655	0.302	0.447	0.608	0.306	0.309	0.441
Ryan Braun	Brewers	629	0.332	0.397	0.597	0.265	0.35	0.433
Matt Kemp	Dodgers	689	0.324	0.399	0.586	0.262	0.38	0.419
Lance Berkman	Cardinals	587	0.301	0.412	0.547	0.246	0.315	0.402
Jacoby Ellsbury	Red Sox	732	0.321	0.376	0.552	0.23	0.336	0.402
Alejandro De Aza	White Sox	171	0.329	0.4	0.52	0.191	0.404	0.401
Allen Craig	Cardinals	219	0.315	0.362	0.555	0.24	0.344	0.399
Curtis Granderson	Yankees	691	0.262	0.364	0.552	0.29	0.295	0.394
Matt Holliday	Cardinals	516	0.296	0.388	0.525	0.229	0.33	0.393
Carlos Beltran	- - -	598	0.3	0.385	0.525	0.225	0.324	0.389
Michael Morse	Nationals	575	0.303	0.36	0.55	0.247	0.344	0.387
Justin Upton	Diamondbacks	674	0.289	0.369	0.529	0.24	0.319	0.385
Carlos Gonzalez	Rockies	542	0.295	0.363	0.526	0.231	0.326	0.383
Alex Gordon	Royals	690	0.303	0.376	0.502	0.2	0.358	0.382
Mike Stanton	Marlins	601	0.262	0.356	0.537	0.275	0.314	0.378
Hunter Pence	- - -	668	0.314	0.37	0.502	0.188	0.361	0.378
Corey Hart	Brewers	551	0.285	0.356	0.51	0.226	0.323	0.373
Shane Victorino	Phillies	586	0.279	0.355	0.491	0.212	0.292	0.372
Andruw Jones	Yankees	222	0.247	0.356	0.495	0.247	0.296	0.371
Josh Hamilton	Rangers	538	0.298	0.346	0.536	0.238	0.317	0.371
John Mayberry	Phillies	296	0.273	0.341	0.513	0.24	0.293	0.369
Lucas Duda	Mets	347	0.292	0.37	0.482	0.189	0.326	0.368
Carlos Quentin	White Sox	483	0.254	0.34	0.499	0.245	0.261	0.363
Brent Lillibridge	White Sox	216	0.258	0.34	0.505	0.247	0.31	0.362
Desmond Jennings	Rays	287	0.259	0.356	0.449	0.19	0.303	0.361
Andrew McCutchen	Pirates	678	0.259	0.364	0.456	0.198	0.291	0.36
Nick Swisher	Yankees	635	0.26	0.374	0.449	0.188	0.295	0.358
Matt Joyce	Rays	522	0.277	0.347	0.478	0.201	0.317	0.357
Seth Smith	Rockies	533	0.284	0.347	0.483	0.2	0.32	0.357
Reed Johnson	Cubs	266	0.309	0.348	0.467	0.159	0.394	0.354
Michael Cuddyer	Twins	584	0.284	0.346	0.459	0.176	0.312	0.354
Nelson Cruz	Rangers	513	0.263	0.312	0.509	0.246	0.288	0.352
Alex Presley	Pirates	231	0.298	0.339	0.465	0.167	0.349	0.35
Josh Willingham	Athletics	563	0.246	0.332	0.477	0.232	0.287	0.35
Brian Bogusevic	Astros	182	0.287	0.348	0.457	0.171	0.355	0.349
Melky Cabrera	Royals	706	0.305	0.339	0.47	0.164	0.332	0.349
Brennan Boesch	Tigers	472	0.283	0.341	0.458	0.175	0.315	0.346
Jeff Francoeur	Royals	656	0.285	0.329	0.476	0.191	0.323	0.346
Dexter Fowler	Rockies	563	0.266	0.363	0.432	0.166	0.354	0.346
Nyjer Morgan	Brewers	429	0.304	0.357	0.421	0.116	0.362	0.346
Shelley Duncan	Indians	247	0.26	0.324	0.484	0.224	0.297	0.346
Jay Bruce	Reds	664	0.256	0.341	0.474	0.217	0.297	0.346
Logan Morrison	Marlins	525	0.247	0.33	0.468	0.221	0.265	0.344
Andre Ethier	Dodgers	551	0.292	0.368	0.421	0.129	0.348	0.343
Chris Heisey	Reds	308	0.254	0.309	0.487	0.233	0.283	0.343
Nolan Reimold	Orioles	305	0.247	0.328	0.453	0.206	0.264	0.341
Craig Gentry	Rangers	153	0.271	0.347	0.346	0.075	0.33	0.341
Mike Carp	Mariners	313	0.276	0.326	0.466	0.19	0.343	0.341
Emilio Bonifacio	Marlins	641	0.296	0.36	0.393	0.097	0.372	0.341
Gerardo Parra	Diamondbacks	493	0.292	0.357	0.427	0.135	0.342	0.34
Carlos Lee	Astros	653	0.275	0.342	0.446	0.171	0.279	0.339
Adam Jones	Orioles	618	0.28	0.319	0.466	0.185	0.304	0.339
Pat Burrell	Giants	219	0.23	0.352	0.404	0.175	0.318	0.338
B.J. Upton	Rays	640	0.243	0.331	0.429	0.186	0.298	0.337
Peter Bourjos	Angels	552	0.271	0.327	0.438	0.167	0.338	0.336
Michael Bourn	- - -	722	0.294	0.349	0.386	0.091	0.369	0.336
Josh Reddick	Red Sox	278	0.28	0.327	0.457	0.177	0.318	0.335
Bryan Petersen	Marlins	241	0.265	0.357	0.387	0.123	0.333	0.334
Nick Markakis	Orioles	716	0.284	0.351	0.406	0.122	0.3	0.334
Jason Kubel	Twins	401	0.273	0.332	0.434	0.161	0.326	0.333
Eric Thames	Blue Jays	394	0.262	0.313	0.456	0.193	0.313	0.333
Jon Jay	Cardinals	503	0.297	0.344	0.424	0.127	0.34	0.333
Torii Hunter	Angels	649	0.262	0.336	0.429	0.167	0.297	0.332
Chris Young	Diamondbacks	659	0.236	0.331	0.42	0.183	0.275	0.33
Brett Gardner	Yankees	588	0.259	0.345	0.369	0.11	0.303	0.33
Casper Wells	- - -	241	0.237	0.317	0.442	0.205	0.301	0.329
Scott Hairston	Mets	145	0.235	0.303	0.47	0.235	0.264	0.329
Garrett Jones	Pirates	478	0.243	0.321	0.433	0.189	0.283	0.328
Nate Schierholtz	Giants	362	0.278	0.326	0.43	0.152	0.315	0.327
Endy Chavez	Rangers	274	0.301	0.323	0.426	0.125	0.321	0.325
Cameron Maybin	Padres	568	0.264	0.323	0.393	0.13	0.331	0.325
Shin-Soo Choo	Indians	358	0.259	0.344	0.39	0.131	0.317	0.325
Alfonso Soriano	Cubs	508	0.244	0.289	0.469	0.225	0.266	0.325
Jerry Hairston	- - -	376	0.27	0.344	0.383	0.113	0.301	0.323
Jayson Werth	Nationals	649	0.232	0.33	0.389	0.157	0.286	0.323
Domonic Brown	Phillies	210	0.245	0.333	0.391	0.147	0.276	0.322
Laynce Nix	Nationals	351	0.25	0.299	0.451	0.201	0.284	0.321
Jason Bourgeois	Astros	252	0.294	0.323	0.357	0.063	0.324	0.321
Cody Ross	Giants	461	0.24	0.325	0.405	0.165	0.279	0.321
Jerry Sands	Dodgers	227	0.253	0.338	0.389	0.136	0.319	0.32
Jose Tabata	Pirates	382	0.266	0.349	0.362	0.096	0.313	0.32
J.D. Martinez	Astros	226	0.274	0.319	0.423	0.149	0.325	0.319
Jonny Gomes	- - -	372	0.209	0.325	0.389	0.18	0.259	0.319
David Murphy	Rangers	440	0.275	0.328	0.401	0.126	0.299	0.319
Will Venable	Padres	411	0.246	0.31	0.395	0.149	0.3	0.318
Coco Crisp	Athletics	583	0.264	0.314	0.379	0.115	0.284	0.317
Chris Denorfia	Padres	340	0.277	0.337	0.381	0.104	0.314	0.317
Eric Young	Rockies	229	0.247	0.342	0.298	0.051	0.304	0.316
Jason Bay	Mets	509	0.245	0.329	0.374	0.128	0.295	0.315
Marlon Byrd	Cubs	482	0.276	0.324	0.395	0.119	0.316	0.315

Down the Stretch: The Top Outfielders of 2010

Name	Team	BB%	K%	AVG	OBP	SLG	ISO	BABIP	wOBA
Josh Hamilton	Rangers	7.20%	18.70%	0.357	0.409	0.63	0.272	0.393	0.445
Nelson Cruz	Rangers	9.40%	21.70%	0.32	0.381	0.587	0.267	0.352	0.412
Jose Bautista	Blue Jays	14.10%	21.80%	0.255	0.367	0.586	0.331	0.239	0.405
Jon Jay	Cardinals	7.70%	16.70%	0.362	0.411	0.523	0.161	0.42	0.399
Aubrey Huff	Giants	12.50%	13.80%	0.295	0.388	0.523	0.228	0.298	0.395
Jayson Werth	Phillies	13.00%	27.60%	0.299	0.392	0.52	0.221	0.369	0.392
Manny Ramirez	Dodgers	13.50%	19.00%	0.312	0.404	0.508	0.196	0.345	0.391
Carlos Gonzalez	Rockies	4.80%	23.90%	0.315	0.347	0.557	0.242	0.361	0.389
Matt Holliday	Cardinals	9.70%	16.20%	0.301	0.373	0.518	0.217	0.319	0.384
Nick Swisher	Yankees	9.40%	23.90%	0.292	0.365	0.511	0.219	0.34	0.379
Josh Willingham	Nationals	14.90%	23.00%	0.268	0.389	0.459	0.192	0.304	0.378
Andres Torres	Giants	10.80%	24.40%	0.283	0.365	0.493	0.209	0.349	0.377
Corey Hart	Brewers	7.60%	24.40%	0.289	0.343	0.538	0.249	0.328	0.376
Shin-Soo Choo	Indians	11.90%	19.80%	0.292	0.385	0.467	0.176	0.332	0.376
Magglio Ordonez	Tigers	11.00%	11.80%	0.303	0.378	0.474	0.17	0.313	0.375
Andre Ethier	Dodgers	8.90%	19.00%	0.298	0.36	0.508	0.21	0.323	0.371
Carl Crawford	Rays	7.20%	17.10%	0.301	0.352	0.478	0.177	0.334	0.37
Jason Heyward	Braves	13.80%	25.10%	0.265	0.378	0.452	0.188	0.317	0.366
Colby Rasmus	Cardinals	11.50%	32.40%	0.269	0.353	0.504	0.235	0.341	0.366
Ryan Braun	Brewers	8.00%	17.10%	0.296	0.354	0.478	0.182	0.325	0.366
Mike Stanton	Marlins	9.90%	35.20%	0.256	0.328	0.52	0.264	0.328	0.365
Delmon Young	Twins	4.10%	11.20%	0.313	0.344	0.507	0.194	0.32	0.363
David DeJesus	Royals	8.60%	13.40%	0.318	0.384	0.443	0.125	0.355	0.363
Torii Hunter	Angels	10.10%	17.90%	0.292	0.369	0.486	0.193	0.316	0.363
Marcus Thames	Yankees	11.10%	30.80%	0.3	0.386	0.431	0.131	0.393	0.363
Coco Crisp	Athletics	9.30%	18.80%	0.279	0.341	0.452	0.173	0.313	0.362
Chris Young	Diamondbacks	9.20%	23.00%	0.269	0.338	0.477	0.209	0.304	0.362
Marlon Byrd	Cubs	5.30%	14.80%	0.307	0.364	0.454	0.148	0.339	0.362
Jim Edmonds	- - -	8.80%	24.50%	0.274	0.34	0.485	0.211	0.327	0.361
Carlos Quentin	White Sox	9.40%	17.60%	0.237	0.337	0.49	0.253	0.222	0.358
Angel Pagan	Mets	8.10%	17.50%	0.295	0.351	0.452	0.157	0.336	0.358
Brett Gardner	Yankees	12.70%	19.80%	0.283	0.382	0.382	0.099	0.34	0.358
Andrew McCutchen	Pirates	9.40%	16.80%	0.281	0.352	0.442	0.161	0.312	0.354
Chris Denorfia	Padres	9.00%	19.70%	0.288	0.352	0.471	0.183	0.321	0.354
Alfonso Soriano	Cubs	7.50%	25.50%	0.26	0.319	0.499	0.239	0.299	0.353
Kosuke Fukudome	Cubs	14.50%	19.10%	0.265	0.37	0.435	0.17	0.293	0.353
J.D. Drew	Red Sox	11.80%	23.70%	0.258	0.35	0.457	0.199	0.294	0.352
Matt Joyce	Rays	15.80%	26.20%	0.223	0.354	0.462	0.238	0.253	0.352
Austin Kearns	- - -	9.60%	26.30%	0.281	0.359	0.436	0.155	0.352	0.352
Seth Smith	Rockies	8.30%	18.00%	0.261	0.325	0.488	0.226	0.271	0.351
Vernon Wells	Blue Jays	7.10%	15.90%	0.267	0.32	0.499	0.232	0.273	0.351
Tyler Colvin	Cubs	7.40%	28.80%	0.251	0.31	0.505	0.254	0.289	0.351
Pat Burrell	- - -	12.70%	28.50%	0.256	0.348	0.47	0.215	0.299	0.35
Bobby Abreu	Angels	12.30%	21.20%	0.264	0.355	0.439	0.175	0.303	0.348
Brennan Boesch	Tigers	7.60%	21.60%	0.275	0.336	0.464	0.189	0.315	0.347
Darnell McDonald	Red Sox	8.30%	27.20%	0.272	0.339	0.437	0.165	0.345	0.347
Hunter Pence	Astros	6.20%	16.80%	0.284	0.328	0.472	0.188	0.306	0.347
Ryan Ludwick	- - -	8.20%	23.00%	0.272	0.338	0.468	0.196	0.312	0.347
Nick Markakis	Orioles	11.00%	15.60%	0.285	0.364	0.425	0.14	0.322	0.346
Justin Upton	Diamondbacks	11.10%	30.70%	0.268	0.352	0.442	0.173	0.346	0.346
Austin Jackson	Tigers	6.50%	27.80%	0.308	0.358	0.411	0.103	0.424	0.345
Mike Morse	Nationals	4.40%	22.50%	0.272	0.313	0.49	0.219	0.296	0.345
Alex Rios	White Sox	5.90%	15.60%	0.29	0.336	0.464	0.174	0.309	0.345
Fred Lewis	Blue Jays	7.50%	23.90%	0.271	0.337	0.442	0.171	0.333	0.343
Johnny Damon	Tigers	11.50%	17.50%	0.27	0.355	0.409	0.139	0.312	0.343
Jason Kubel	Twins	10.50%	22.10%	0.263	0.34	0.455	0.192	0.293	0.343
Corey Patterson	Orioles	6.80%	23.30%	0.277	0.331	0.426	0.149	0.337	0.342
Andruw Jones	White Sox	12.80%	26.60%	0.207	0.313	0.461	0.253	0.204	0.342
Bill Hall	Red Sox	8.90%	30.40%	0.24	0.309	0.471	0.232	0.275	0.342
David Murphy	Rangers	10.00%	17.70%	0.273	0.344	0.42	0.147	0.306	0.342
Ryan Spilborghs	Rockies	9.40%	25.50%	0.267	0.344	0.439	0.173	0.326	0.339
Shane Victorino	Phillies	6.70%	13.90%	0.256	0.314	0.441	0.185	0.267	0.338
Ichiro Suzuki	Mariners	6.80%	13.20%	0.311	0.361	0.394	0.083	0.35	0.338
Ben Zobrist	Rays	14.20%	19.50%	0.256	0.363	0.363	0.107	0.295	0.337
B.J. Upton	Rays	11.20%	29.80%	0.237	0.325	0.411	0.174	0.309	0.337
Jason Bay	Mets	11.00%	26.10%	0.259	0.347	0.402	0.144	0.329	0.337
Brad Hawpe	Rockies	12.00%	26.30%	0.255	0.343	0.432	0.178	0.314	0.336
Eric Hinske	Braves	10.80%	27.30%	0.248	0.335	0.446	0.198	0.3	0.336
Michael Cuddyer	Twins	9.20%	15.20%	0.276	0.343	0.428	0.152	0.304	0.335
Laynce Nix	Reds	7.60%	23.90%	0.284	0.339	0.452	0.168	0.351	0.335

2010 Free Agents: Outfielders

Obviously, some of these guys won't actually become available. I think Magglio Ordonez, for example, has earned his option by hitting his target at-bat total. It seems unlikely that would opt out of the deal after his not so hot season but i suppose stranger things have happened. The big market teams will all be chasing Matt Holliday and to a slightly lesser extent Jason Bay. But there are a bunch of very solid players on this list. Bobby Abreu is aging but still a very effective player. Rick Ankiel has monster power potential. Marlon Byrd finally looks like that star player he could have been years ago. Johnny Damon isn't much on defense any longer but he's still a nice leadoff hitter. I bet Brian Giles has some years left in him if he can only escape from Petco Hell. Vlad. Manny. You could add some serious runs to your lineup picking from this collection.

Key Sleepers: Rick Ankiel, Brian Giles, Austin Kearns

Outfielders
Bobby Abreu LAA (A)
Garret Anderson ATL (B)
Rick Ankiel STL
Rocco Baldelli BOS
Jason Bay BOS (A)
Marlon Byrd TEX (B)
Mike Cameron MIL (B)
Frank Catalanotto TEX
Endy Chavez SEA
Coco Crisp * KC - The Royals bought its way out of 2010 contract option on outfielder Coco Crisp for $500,000
Carl Crawford * TB (B) - Rays executive VP Andrew Friedman said after deciding to pick up Carl Crawford's $10 million option for 2010 that the All-Star leftfielder "is a big part of what we've accomplished and what we will accomplish in the future."
Johnny Damon NYY (A)
David Dellucci CLE
Jermaine Dye * CWS (A)
Darin Erstad HOU
Cliff Floyd SD
Ryan Freel TEX
Brian Giles SD (B)
Ken Griffey Jr. SEA - The Mariners re-signed Griffey as a veteran left-handed bat off the bench and insurance
Vladimir Guerrero LAA (A)
Eric Hinske NYY
Matt Holliday STL (A)
Geoff Jenkins * PHI
Reed Johnson CHC
Andruw Jones TEX
Gabe Kapler TB
Austin Kearns * WAS
Mark Kotsay CHW
Hideki Matusi NYY (B) - The 35-year-old designated hitter has reached an agreement with the Angels on a one-year, $6.5 million contract, pending the results of a physical.
Jason Michaels CLE
Xavier Nady NYY (B)
Magglio Ordonez * DET
Scott Podsednik CHW
Manny Ramirez * LAD (A)
Dave Roberts SF
Gary Sheffield NYM
Fernando Tatis NYM (B)
Randy Winn SF (B)