An outfielder with a batting average of .257 on top of 49 runs batted in and 21 homeruns sounds like someone that should be owned in every fantasy baseball league. But, because that player is 41-year-old Raul Ibanez, that is not the case.

Ibanez is currently available in 54 percent of Yahoo! leagues, but is owned in roughly 90 percent of ESPN leagues. However, that ESPN number was inflated after he was picked up in 47 percent of leagues in the past week. Still, that number should be at 100 percent.

Through 64 games, Ibanez has 62 hits and is slugging .564, which if he keeps it up would be a career-high. The journeyman has spent time with the New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals before returning to the Seattle Mariners, who he started his career with. Even though he is in his 17th season in the major leagues, Ibanez leads the Mariners in home runs and RBI. Despite his solid numbers at the plate, Ibanez continues to be overlooked in many fantasy leagues because of his age.

Ibanez is never going to be a high-volume run scorer because he is incredibly slow on the base paths. But he has still scored 34 runs through the halfway point of the season after only scoring 50 with the Yankees in 130 games last season. Even though the runs and steals aren’t there, his power numbers are still impressive and he is getting on base 30 percent of the time.

Compared to other players in fantasy baseball right now, Ibanez deserves to be owned in every league. Fellow outfielder Nick Markakis of the Baltimore Orioles is owned in 82 percent of Yahoo! leagues, has six less RBI and 13 less homers than Ibanez, but does have a slightly higher batting average and has significantly more runs scored, so they should be considered about even, but Markakis is owned in far more leagues.

Even Adam Dunn, who virtually does nothing but hit home runs, has a much lower average than Ibanez along with only two more homeruns is owned in in five percent more of ESPN leagues. If that wasn’t evidence enough, Justin Upton, who held a pretty high value heading into drafts this March and April, is owned in 98 percent of Yahoo! leagues. Upton has scored 53 runs, more than Ibanez, but has less homeruns and RBI and has a lower batting average. Not to mention that Upton’s numbers are with him in a much better lineup than the one that Ibanez is a part of in Seattle.

Ibanez shouldn’t be held on to in keeper leagues, because he is 41. But there are definitely players who are worth a drop to pick up Ibanez instead given his numbers at the halfway mark fo the season. He also doesn’t have a history of injury, and has played in 130 games or more in the past eight seasons. His age is certainly a deterrent, but don’t hesitate to pick up Ibanez and give him a roster spot immediately.