Ranking the projected starting right fielders in the American League in 2019

Finishing sixth and second in American League MVP voting in 2017 and 2016 respectively, Betts won the award in 2018. During his stellar season, he led the league with a .346 average, .640 slugging percentage, and 129 runs. The 26-year-old also connected on 32 homers and 47 doubles while stealing 30 bags. It's not just offense for him either as he won a Gold Glove for the third straight year in 2018. NBC Sports believes Betts should be the second pick in fantasy after Mike Trout.

The 2017 American League Rookie of the Year (and MVP runner-up that season, Judge had another superb season in 2018, albeit one with less games due to injuries. In 112 appearances, the 26-year-old ended with a .278 average to go along with 27 homers, 22 doubles, and 76 walks. While he has struck out 402 times in his career in his 1,271 plate appearances (31.6 percent), he also owns a .398 on-base percentage. His arm and instincts in the outfield make him one of the better at his position.

Haniger was wonderful in 2018 as he made his first All-Star team and finished 11th in American League MVP voting. The 28-year-old played in 157 games and ended the year with a .285 average, 26 home runs, and 38 doubles. He now has 42 homers, 63 doubles, and an .853 OPS since 2017. While his eight errors last year were a lot, he was also amongst the leaders with 12 outfield assists.

A subpar 2017 season was followed up by a solid campaign last year more along the lines of Piscotty's first two years in the big leagues (2015-16). The 28-year-old batted .267 with 27 home runs and 41 doubles in 151 games during his first year with Oakland in 2018. He isn't great in the field but is put out there due to Khris Davis being the full-time designated hitter.

While he may be better suited as a designated hitter, Castellanos has become the Tigers' best hitter for the past couple seasons. The 27-year-old appeared in 157 games last year and batted .289 with 23 home runs and 46 doubles. He now has 49 homers and 82 doubles over the last two years.

In his fifth season and first with Toronto in 2018, Grichuk finished with career-bests in home runs (25) and doubles (32). He went on to hit .245 but walked just 27 times. He doesn't excel with plate discipline with a near 5-to-1 strikeout to walk ratio in his career (537 strikeouts, 108 walks). The 27-year-old will also likely make spot starts at the other two outfield positions as well.

Reddick saw his batting average decrease by 72 points last year (.242 compared to .314 in 2018) and could potentially cede playing time to get youngster Kyle Tucker in the lineup. The 32-year-old played 134 games in 2018 and also hit 17 homers and 13 doubles. His .314 average in 2017 seems like an outlier as he never hit higher than .281 in any other year. He won a Gold Glove in 2012 and still remains above-average in the field.

It's hard to find a player who has been more consistent than the 23-year-old Mazara has been in his first three seasons. He has hit exactly 20 homers in all three years. He hit .258 with a .753 OPS. That's awfully close to the .253 average and .745 OPS he posted in 2017 and the .266 average and .739 OPS he finished with in 2016. He's not among the elite in the field though and will at times be used as the designated hitter.

The 31-year-old Calhoun really scuffled at the plate in 2018. He played in 137 games and hit just .208 with 19 home runs and 18 doubles. While he's never been a very high average player, Calhoun at least entered last season with a career .261 mark. A Gold Glove winner in 2015, he still performs well in right field.

The 26-year-old Kepler hit 20 homers last year and has 56 over the last three seasons. He also only hit .224 in 2018 and owns a .233 average since 2016. Kepler also had 30 doubles and 71 walks which helped his on-base percentage to at least climb to .319. He has a strong arm and rates as above-average in right field.

Making his big league debut in May of 2018, the 23-year-old Meadows played in 59 games (for the Pirates and Rays). he ended with a .287 average, six homers, nine doubles, and five stolen bases. The once highly-touted prospect (ranked #6 by Baseball America in 2017) has hit .264 with 22 home runs, 50 doubles, and 31 steals in 178 games at Triple-A.

Since finishing third in American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2016, Naquin hasn't made much of an impact. He was held to 61 games last year after his season ended due to hip surgery. The 27-year-old ended the year hitting .264 with three homers and seven doubles. He has spent much of his career in center field, but he seems to be more of a fit in right.

The White Sox will be Jay's sixth team since 2015. Turning 34 on March 15, he finished 2018 with a .268 average, three home runs, and 19 doubles in 143 games for the Royals and Diamondbacks. A center fielder for much of his career, he has slowly transitioned away as he has gotten older and now performs adequately as a corner outfielder.

The 28-year-old Goodwin joined the Royals in late July of last year. On the season, he played in 75 games with the Nationals and Royals. He ended the year with a .239 average, six homers, and six doubles in 180 plate appearances. He had 13 home runs and 21 doubles for Washington in 2017.

The 23-year-old Hays did not appear in the majors last year, and his only 20 appearances in the big leagues came in 2017. He went 13-60 (.217) that season with one home run and three doubles. In 66 games playing at Double-A in 2018, Hays batted .242 with 12 homers and 12 doubles.