Who Should I Draft?
Adalberto Mondesi or Nelson Cruz (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Adalberto Mondesi SS - KC  | Nelson Cruz DH - MIN  | |
Expert |
76% Recommended by 34 of 45 experts |
24% Recommended by 11 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 30 | # 34 |
| Best Rank | # 7 | # 21 |
| Worst Rank | # 118 | # 59 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 43 | # 80 |
| Best Rank | # 36 | # 64 |
| Worst Rank | # 93 | # 90 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 27 | 32 |
| Home Runs | 6 | 15 |
| RBI | 26 | 41 |
| Stolen Bases | 17 | 0 |
| Batting Average | .256 | .283 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 59 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 34 | # 37 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 12 | # 57 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 35 | # 37 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 35 | # 45 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 7 | # 52 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 24 | # 42 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 32 | # 37 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 27 | # 33 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 26 | # 37 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 26 | # 32 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 31 | # 34 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 33 | # 39 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 51 | # 52 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 15 | # 44 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 32 | # 34 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 30 | # 34 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 34 | # 35 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 21 | # 32 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 24 | # 47 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 39 | # 40 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 23 | # 43 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 14 | # 41 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 19 | # 26 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 34 | # 36 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 25 | # 31 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 27 | # 40 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 36 | # 40 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 21 | # 39 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 26 | # 40 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 19 | # 21 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 23 | # 32 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 31 | # 33 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 26 | # 38 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 29 | # 23 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 40 | # 38 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 41 | # 38 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 44 | # 37 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 45 | # 34 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 46 | # 32 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 50 | # 38 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 73 | # 35 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 75 | # 28 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 79 | # 32 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 118 | # 26 |
| Adalberto Mondesi SS - KC | Nelson Cruz DH - MIN | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 416 | 454 |
| Runs | 58 | 81 |
| Hits | 110 | 141 |
| Singles | 71 | 74 |
| Doubles | 20 | 26 |
| Triples | 10 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 41 |
| RBI | 62 | 108 |
| Stolen Bases | 43 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 1 |
| Walks | 19 | 56 |
| Strikeouts | 132 | 131 |
| Batting Average | .264 | .311 |
| On Base Pct | .293 | .392 |
| Slugging Pct | .426 | .639 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .718 | 1.031 |
| Adalberto Mondesi SS - KC | Nelson Cruz DH - MIN | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 197 | 191 |
| Runs | 27 | 32 |
| Hits | 50 | 54 |
| Singles | 31 | 30 |
| Doubles | 10 | 9 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 6 | 15 |
| RBI | 26 | 41 |
| Stolen Bases | 17 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 0 |
| Walks | 10 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 53 |
| Batting Average | .256 | .283 |
| On Base Pct | .291 | .358 |
| Slugging Pct | .434 | .562 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .725 | .920 |
| Adalberto Mondesi SS - KC | Nelson Cruz DH - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Royals manager Mike Matheny says Adalberto Mondesi (shoulder) "looks good" in the workout videos he has seen of him. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Jun 27th | Nelson Cruz told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that he does not plan to retire after the 2020 season. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Jul 1st | |
| Adalberto Mondesi told reporters that he "feels great" and is on track to play Opening Day for the Royals. Blaine Blontz Thu, Feb 20th | Nelson Cruz receives 2020 Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award on the ESPYs. Brad Camara Mon, Jun 22nd | |
| Nelson Cruz went 1-for-3 with a double in Wednesday's game against the Atlanta Braves. Michael Felner Thu, Mar 12th | ||
| Minnesota Twins DH Nelson Cruz went 3-for-3 with a solo homer in a 3-3 tie with the Orioles on Thursday. Matthew Terelle Thu, Mar 5th | ||
| Nelson Cruz went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Wednesday's game against the Phillies. Michael Felner Thu, Feb 27th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Bold prediction time: Mondesi won't be a thing in 2021. Mondesi showed last year that he wasn't worth grabbing in the first three to four rounds of your draft, yet here we are again, with Mondesi going off the board 40th overall per FantasyPros' ADP. He's not a complete zero at power, but you're drafting him for speed only, essentially. If you look at his xwOBA (6th percentile), xSLG (16th percentile), and xBA (14th percentile) and pair that with his 29.8 K% and 4.3 BB% (both bottom 6 percent of baseball), what's to like? Oh, that's not to mention that he's recovering from offseason shoulder surgery. Unless you're in a big tournament-style league where you need to look for the splash play, avoid Mondesi this year and find your steals elsewhere where you don't have to make quite the investment. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Nelson Cruz falls in every draft, in every year, for the past four to five years. It's because he's ancient in baseball years, and only David Ortiz remains undefeated against Father Time. It also hurts that Cruz is DH only, but production is production. If you're looking at Yordan Alvarez in the first few rounds of the draft, you'd be better suited to wait a few rounds and take Cruz for as good - if not better - production. That is, assuming this isn't year where it all falls apart. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Mondesi had a ridiculous 43 steals last year but he did it in just 416 at-bats. If he can stay on the field for a full season, 60 is not only a possibility, but likely. Add in 15 homers and we are talking about a potential first round value, albeit one with great risk. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | If you removed Cruz's age from the equation, he'd be a top pick in fantasy. Despite missing nearly a quarter of the season to injury last year, he again put up elite numbers, topping 40 home runs and 100 RBI while batting .311. Cruz will be 40 this year, never plays the field and is starting to miss more time to injuries. But he's essentially forgotten in most drafts and has shown very little skills decline. Don't shy away from him on draft day even though he clogs your utility spot. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
