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Ranking The Top Outfielders in Baseball

Found December 24, 2011 on Off The Bench: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Carlos Beltran,  Matt Kemp,  Jose Bautista,  Jacoby Ellsbury,  Justin Upton,  Carlos Gonzalez,  Josh Hamilton,  Shane Victorino,  Curtis Granderson,  Hunter Pence,  Carl Crawford,  Andrew McCutchen,  Shin-Soo Choo,  Torii Hunter,  Brett Gardner,  Nick Markakis,  Grady Sizemore,  BJ Upton
TEAMS: St. Louis Cardinals,  Los Angeles Dodgers,  Toronto Blue Jays,  Boston Red Sox,  Arizona Diamondbacks,  Colorado Rockies,  Texas Rangers,  Philadelphia Phillies,  New York Yankees,  Pittsburgh Pirates,  Cleveland Indians,  Los Angeles Angels,  Baltimore Orioles,  Tampa Bay Rays

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Today’s ESPN trivia question was about Carlos Beltran. It asked how high the voter thought Beltran ranked among the ranks of MLB outfielders. I voted for “The Top Half” but was outvoted by “The Top 20″ and “The Top 10″ had a pretty good showing as well. This got me thinking, who are the top 20 outfielders in the game and in what order? Is Carlos Beltran one of them? So, without further ado, here are my rankings of the top 20 outfielders in baseball, in order. Matt Kemp Ryan Braun Jose Bautista Jacoby Ellsbury Justin Upton Carlos Gonzalez Josh Hamilton Shane Victorino Curtis Granderson Hunter Pence Ichiro Carl Crawford Andrew McCutchen Mike Stanton Shin-Soo Choo Torii Hunter Adam Jones Brett Gardner Nick Markakis Nelson Cruz (Honorable Mention: Matt Holiday, Carlos Beltran, Grady Sizemore, BJ Upton, Chris Young and Michael Bourne) There you have it, the top 20 outfielders in ...
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