Who Should I Draft?
Aaron Judge or Manny Machado (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Aaron Judge RF - NYY  | Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD  | |
Expert |
53% Recommended by 24 of 45 experts |
47% Recommended by 21 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 37 | # 36 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 19 |
| Worst Rank | # 118 | # 82 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 51 | # 57 |
| Best Rank | # 41 | # 40 |
| Worst Rank | # 76 | # 63 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 34 | 31 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 12 |
| RBI | 30 | 35 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .275 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 33 | # 54 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 58 | # 61 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 28 | # 41 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 53 | # 56 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 19 | # 31 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 30 | # 35 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 18 | # 33 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 19 | # 40 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 17 | # 82 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 18 | # 42 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 40 | # 42 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 30 | # 40 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 19 | # 40 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 31 | # 65 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 18 | # 50 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 16 | # 43 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 35 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 19 | # 42 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 19 | # 42 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 24 | # 39 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 31 | # 33 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 17 | # 35 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 35 | # 42 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 35 | # 42 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 28 | # 19 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 29 | # 27 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 40 | # 33 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 28 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 41 | # 34 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 42 | # 39 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 44 | # 35 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 44 | # 36 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 46 | # 39 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 50 | # 36 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 53 | # 35 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 55 | # 34 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 56 | # 26 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 59 | # 32 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 60 | # 22 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 66 | # 33 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 67 | # 51 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 68 | # 35 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 76 | # 39 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 89 | # 40 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 118 | # 42 |
| Aaron Judge RF - NYY | Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 378 | 587 |
| Runs | 75 | 81 |
| Hits | 103 | 150 |
| Singles | 57 | 95 |
| Doubles | 18 | 21 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 32 |
| RBI | 55 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 64 | 65 |
| Strikeouts | 141 | 128 |
| Batting Average | .273 | .256 |
| On Base Pct | .381 | .334 |
| Slugging Pct | .540 | .462 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .921 | .796 |
| Aaron Judge RF - NYY | Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 172 | 212 |
| Runs | 34 | 31 |
| Hits | 47 | 58 |
| Singles | 26 | 35 |
| Doubles | 8 | 10 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 12 |
| RBI | 30 | 35 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 32 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 65 | 43 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .275 |
| On Base Pct | .388 | .345 |
| Slugging Pct | .533 | .499 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .922 | .844 |
| Aaron Judge RF - NYY | Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | |
| News | ||
| Aaron Judge was scratched from Saturday’s intrasquad game due to a stiff neck. The injury isn’t considered a “big deal.” Brad Camara Sat, Jul 11th | Manny Machado singled on Monday in the Padres' 14-2 drubbing at the hands of the Dodgers. Steven Boysko - The Leadoff Batter Tue, Mar 10th | |
| Aaron Judge (rib) said "I'm game ready." "Like I told you guys in Spring Training, I was going to be ready for Opening Day." Brad Camara Mon, Jul 6th | Manny Machado went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Friday's 4-3 victory against Texas, dropping his spring average to .059. Steven Boysko - The Leadoff Batter Sat, Mar 7th | |
| Aaron Judge is starting in right field for the Bomber squad in Monday night's intrasquad game. Carmen Maiorano - Carm's Clubhouse Mon, Jul 6th | Manny Machado played in his first spring game on Monday versus the Royals and wasted no time collecting his first home run. Jarod Rupp Tue, Feb 25th | |
| Aaron Judge (rib) is swinging without pain, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports. John Aubin Sat, Jul 4th | ||
| Aaron Judge faces Gerrit Cole on Thursday in a simulated game at Yankee Stadium. Joe Buttgereit - Fantasy Sports Nerdz Thu, Jul 2nd | ||
| Notes | ||
| Staying healthy is a skill, and it's one that Aaron Judge hasn't possessed over the past couple of seasons. Could his size contribute to that? He's missed significant portions of the past two seasons, and he was dealing with an injury that caused his stock to drop during draft season. There's no denying the power and overall contributions that he brings, but he, like teammate Giancarlo Stanton, gives owners pause about taking them thanks to durability concerns. The tried and true rule is to not take injured players in the draft as there is enough risk baked into players already. Pass on Judge unless he has a clean bill of health. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | You can't bank on the steals from Manny Machado anymore, and it's too hard to consider him an elite fantasy player after his well-known struggles out of Camden Yards. But you aren't paying for elite production here - you're paying for a bounce-back candidate who can give you first- to second-round production. The pressure is on the Padres' front office to win, so Machado is going to be surrounded by an even better offense in his second year in San Diego. Machado's 2019 was split into three good months and three really bad months. Bet on the talent in these situations ... at least for one more year. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Judge has a stress fracture in his rib, which showed "slight improvement" based on a CT scan in mid-April. But he is also dealing with a collapsed lung, and there is still no timetable for when he may be ready for baseball activity. Even with the postponement of the season, there's no guarantee that Judge will be ready to play at any point this season. Draft him with a heavy dose of pessimism and you should be fine. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Machado now has five consecutive seasons with 30+ homers, 80+ runs and 80+ RBIs. Yes, he struggled last year in batting average but this is a durable player with a great floor and Round 1 upside should he decide to steal 15 bags again like we've seen a few times. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| Judge again missed 50+ games in 2019. While he is healthy, we are still looking at a 40+ homer pace with tons of runs and a batting average that won't kill fantasy owners, but with a second round ADP, the risk may be a little bit too much. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | One of my favorite picks at ADP this season (also one of my highest owned players). Has played the most games of all players over the last five years so there is zero injury concern. He is a lock for 30+ HRs, his average should revert back to near his career avg (.279), and should be able to let loose a bit more after pressing a bit his first season in SD. Sign me up. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
| Has played over 112 games once in four year. Very good player, but not taking on that injury risk in the second or third round. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
