Who Should I Draft?
Aaron Nola or Anthony Rendon (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Aaron Nola SP - PHI  | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA  | |
Expert |
65% Recommended by 36 of 55 experts |
35% Recommended by 19 of 55 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 23 | # 26 |
| Best Rank | # 14 | # 18 |
| Worst Rank | # 63 | # 45 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 22 | # 28 |
| Best Rank | # 22 | # 25 |
| Worst Rank | # 25 | # 38 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 91 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 28 |
| RBI | ‐ | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 3 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .292 |
| Strikeouts | 222 | 92 |
| Wins | 13 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.56 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.17 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 22 | # 23 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 26 | # 28 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 23 | # 25 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 23 | # 28 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 21 | # 27 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 16 | # 28 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 14 | # 37 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 32 | # 45 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 44 | # 45 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 20 | # 24 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 19 | # 30 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 25 | # 33 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 21 | # 33 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 20 | # 34 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 20 | # 26 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 16 | # 31 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 22 | # 34 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 21 | # 28 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 22 | # 30 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 20 | # 30 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 16 | # 26 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 25 | # 27 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 20 | # 31 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 24 | # 29 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 22 | # 28 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 21 | # 29 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 31 | # 40 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 31 | # 44 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 21 | # 24 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 16 | # 22 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 17 | # 25 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 18 | # 28 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 22 | # 26 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 23 | # 26 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 20 | # 34 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 32 | # 36 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 21 | # 20 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 22 | # 20 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 23 | # 22 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 24 | # 20 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 25 | # 24 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 25 | # 23 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 25 | # 24 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 28 | # 27 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 28 | # 23 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 28 | # 25 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 29 | # 28 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 30 | # 27 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 30 | # 18 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 34 | # 20 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 35 | # 29 |
| SportsLine - Computer Simulation CBS Sports | # 37 | # 29 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 42 | # 21 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 46 | # 24 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 63 | # 29 |
| Aaron Nola SP - PHI | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 29 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 9 |
| RBI | ‐ | 31 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 0 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .286 |
| Strikeouts | 96 | 31 |
| Wins | 5 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.28 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.08 | ‐ |
| Aaron Nola SP - PHI | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 91 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 28 |
| RBI | ‐ | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 3 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .292 |
| Strikeouts | 222 | 92 |
| Wins | 13 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.56 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.17 | ‐ |
| Aaron Nola SP - PHI | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | |
| News | ||
| Phillies starter Aaron Nola allowed three earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out eight over 6 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Blue Jays. The loss drops him to 3-3 on the season. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Sun, May 16th | Anthony Rendon (knee) went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, May 15th | |
| Phillies starter Aaron Nola allowed one earned run on five hits and two walks while striking out 10 over six innings in Tuesday's win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The win brings him to 3-1 on the season. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Wed, May 5th | Angels 3B Anthony Rendon (knee) has resumed light baseball activities. Brad Camara Mon, May 10th | |
| Phillies starting pitcher Aaron Nola allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four in Saturday's win over the Rockies. The win brings him to 2-1 on the season. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Sun, Apr 25th | Anthony Rendon could be less than a week away from returning. Angels manager Joe Maddon says it's "not out of the question" that the third baseman could be activated from the injured list next weekend against the Red Sox. Andersen Pickard Sun, May 9th | |
| Phillies ace Aaron Nola tossed a complete game shutout in Sunday's win over the St. Louis Cardinals, striking out ten while allowing to hits and no walks. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Mon, Apr 19th | The Angels placed 3B Anthony Rendon (knee) on the 10-day injured list Wednesday. Brad Camara Wed, May 5th | |
| Phillies starter Aaron Nola allowed three earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out seven over five innings in Tuesday's loss to the New York Mets. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Wed, Apr 14th | Angels 3B Anthony Rendon (knee) is absent from Tuesday's lineup against the Rays. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, May 4th | |
| Notes | ||
| Nola bounced back from his disappointing 2019 campaign, and looked much closer to the 2018 breakout version of himself last year. His set a career mark in strikeout rate (33.2%, which ranked in the top nine percent in the league) and swinging strike rate (13.4%), and brought his walk rate down to just eight percent. Nola also got batters to swing at pitches outside the strike zone at a rate of 38.1%, far better than he had ever done in his career, and they made contact less than ever, at a rate of only 59.1%. The reason for the change was Nola relying far less on his fastball and more on his changeup, which kept hitters off balance and made both pitches more effective. Nola doesn't throw particularly hard, so his success relies much more on command and finding the right pitch mix, both of which he excelled at in 2020. If he can keep that going in 2021, and it's a good bet he will, he should be considered a fantasy ace. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Rendon's stock feels like it has dropped dramatically, but there's really nothing in the small sample size of the 2020 season that should alter your outlook much on him. Yes, he didn't hit the ball as hard consistently, but he walked more than ever, maintained his elite strikeout rate, and still put up a roughly 30-homer, 100-RBI pace. Still just 31 years old, there should be plenty left in the tank this season for the veteran, and he should once again be a strong four-category contributor, with a small bit of speed thrown in for good measure. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| It's maddening how underrated Rendon continues to be among fantasy analysts. His wOBA and xwOBA both finished in the 92nd percentile or better for the third straight season. Additionally, he'll have a full season of hitting behind Mike Trout in 2021, which will obviously be fantastic for his RBI totals. Rendon is currently going around pick 40 in NFBC drafts, an ADP that makes him an appealing target for fantasy managers who start SP-SP. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
