2026 Outfield Preview, Part 1

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Eno and DVR continue their 2026 position preview series in the outfield -- digging into early average draft position (ADP) to look for potentially overvalued and undervalued players at the position for the upcoming season. This episode is one part of a four-part series covering the position, and focuses mostly on outfielders being drafted in the Top 100 overall of recent NFBC drafts.

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Rundown

3:24 ADP Tier 1a -- Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Corbin Carroll, Ronald Acuña Jr., Julio Rodríguez & Fernando Tatis Jr.

28:23 ADP Tier 1b -- Kyle Tucker, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong & James Wood

47:03 ADP Tier 2 -- Wyatt Langford, Brent Rooker, Roman Anthony, Jackson Merrill, Riley Greene, Jarren Duran & Byron Buxton

1:08:28 ADP Tier 2b -- Cody Bellinger, Randy Arozarena, Oneil Cruz, Seiya Suzuki, Michael Harris II & George Springer

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