Spring Training is also Best Ball season at DraftKings with drafts happening throughout the next several weeks leading up to Opening Day. DraftKings is offering a huge set of Best Ball contests at a variety of entry costs a league sizes. While you work on your draft prep, check out these top Best Ball outfield targets in 2025 from the American League based on current ADP (average draft position).
In the Best Ball Lobby on DraftKings, you can find both Tournaments and Sit & Go contests. Most of the big contests are 12-player format, but there are also quick 3-player and 6-player Sit & Go’s available. If you’re unfamiliar with the Best Ball offering from DraftKings, check out this helpful information sheet that explains all the rules, terms and scoring.
I highlighted three outfielders I like at their current ADP from the National League earlier this week in a companion piece to this post. It’s important to remember that hitters in Best Ball have just two positions–infield and outfield. Automatically, the top three infielders and top three outfielders each week are your starters. As a result, your team needs depth in both positions. Since the infield bucket includes more positions, the outfield is shallower as a general rule. However, you’ll need to be sure you’re as deep as possible no matter what size league you are drafting in. Based on their ADP, these three players stand out as my top Best Ball outfield targets from the AL.
Brent Rooker, Athletics (ADP: OF14, 25.6 overall)
Locking up Rooker at the end of 3-player Sit & Go’s or as a third outfielder in 6-player drafts is a great option. He could even work as a top OF for your 12-player leagues given how good he was last season. He has a relatively high floor and will let you swing for the fences later. If you are grabbing him the third round of 12-player drafts, that should allow you to secure a top pitcher and infielder by the time to snag Rooker.
The Twins drafted Rooker and traded him to the Padres, who traded him to the Royals, who waived him after the 2022 season. He has proven to be a late bloomer, though, turning his career around after arriving in Oakland. In 2023, he smashed 30 home runs and hit .245 with a .348 wOBA. He was even better in 2024, hitting 39 homers and raising his average to .293 with a .392 wOBA. He ranked in the 97th percentile in barrel rate and the 92nd percentile in hard-hit rate last season.
Rooker agreed to an extension with the A’s this offseason and will anchor the team’s lineup as they play in Sacramento this season. Here’s what he had to say about the new home at Sutter Health Park: “I think it’s going to be more offensive than the Coliseum was, just because of how pitcher-friendly it was there… I played six games here in 2022 and I did hit two homers, so hopefully that trend continues and we’ll be in a good spot.”
Rooker is a little off the radar since he plays for the Athletics, but he is truly an elite offensive option that comes at a bit of a discount, making him one of my top best ball outfield targets.
Jasson Dominguez, New York Yankees (ADP: OF37, 90.7 overall)
Near the end of 6-player leagues or in the middle of 12-player leagues, Dominguez has an extremely high ceiling as a third or fourth outfielder. He could end up hitting leadoff at the top of the Yankees order in an ideal scenario for the rookie, but even if he doesn’t, his power and speed combo should keep him posting fantasy points all summer long.
Dominguez has been hyped to be the Yankees’ next big star for several years. He was limited by injury in 2024 but was productive when on the field. In 58 games in the minors, he hit .314 with 11 home runs, 16 stolen bases, and a .392 wOBA. He struggled in his MLB cameo, hitting only .179 with a 28.4% strikeout rate, but he did hit two home runs with five stolen bases in 18 games.
“The Martian” has all the raw tools to be a fantasy star with the potential to hit 20 homers with 20 stolen bases and be in the mix for the AL Rookie of the Year award.
He is high-risk since his playing time and job aren’t 100% locked in, so be sure to build depth behind him. However, he’s one of my top best ball outfield targets since he brings such an extremely high ceiling
Heston Kjerstad, Baltimore Orioles (ADP: OF93, 223.8 overall)
At the end of 12-player drafts, Kjerstad is going undrafted in almost all leagues, but the young slugger can be a great last-round pick. He’s one of my top best ball outfield targets for late in drafts since he’s going so cheap but brings so much upside.
The Orioles are ready to give the 26-year-old lefty regular playing time, according to Executive VP/GM Mike Elias. He crushed 21 homers in Double-A and Triple-A in 2023 while hitting .303 with a .397 wOBA and .225 ISO. He hit his first two MLB home runs, but only hit .233 (7-for-30) with a 30.3% strikeout rate. In 2024, he started the year back in Triple-A where he hit .303 for the second straight year while hitting 16 dingers and a .423 wOBA.
Kjerstad had a quick cameo in May but struggled once again. He looked much better, though, after rejoining Baltimore in late June. He caught on and went 14-for-37 (.378) with three home runs and a .479 wOBA. His success was brought to a screeching halt, though, by a hit-by-pitch.
He was hit in the helmet by a Clay Holmes pitch and landed on the seven-day concussion IL. He returned briefly but still dealt with symptoms before landing back on the IL until mid-September. When he did return, Kjerstad went 7-for-30 (.233) with a home run and .287 wOBA over 11 games.
Kjerstad’s minor-league success and potential role in a productive lineup make him a great “swing for the fences” pick at the end of best ball drafts to round out your team and give you some spike potential if his power finally translates to the MLB.
