Who Should I Draft?
Adalberto Mondesi or Nelson Cruz (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Adalberto Mondesi SS - KC  | Nelson Cruz DH - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 19 | # 36 |
| Best Rank | # 12 | # 33 |
| Worst Rank | # 30 | # 64 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 27 | # 76 |
| Best Rank | # 21 | # 72 |
| Worst Rank | # 41 | # 94 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 80 | 79 |
| Home Runs | 18 | 35 |
| RBI | 69 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 52 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .256 | .269 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 12 | # 33 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 48 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 25 | # 33 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 14 | # 64 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 22 | # 38 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 30 | # 39 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 23 | # 33 |
| Adalberto Mondesi SS - KC | Nelson Cruz DH - FA | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 219 | 185 |
| Runs | 33 | 33 |
| Hits | 56 | 56 |
| Singles | 36 | 34 |
| Doubles | 11 | 6 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 6 | 16 |
| RBI | 22 | 33 |
| Stolen Bases | 24 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 0 |
| Walks | 11 | 25 |
| Strikeouts | 70 | 58 |
| Batting Average | .256 | .303 |
| On Base Pct | .294 | .397 |
| Slugging Pct | .416 | .595 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .710 | .992 |
| Adalberto Mondesi SS - KC | Nelson Cruz DH - FA | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 549 | 489 |
| Runs | 80 | 79 |
| Hits | 141 | 132 |
| Singles | 88 | 75 |
| Doubles | 27 | 22 |
| Triples | 8 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 18 | 35 |
| RBI | 69 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 52 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 14 | 0 |
| Walks | 30 | 58 |
| Strikeouts | 168 | 147 |
| Batting Average | .256 | .269 |
| On Base Pct | .295 | .346 |
| Slugging Pct | .431 | .528 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .726 | .874 |
| Adalberto Mondesi SS - KC | Nelson Cruz DH - FA | |
| News | ||
| Adalberto Mondesi agreed to a one-year, $2.525 million deal with the Royals to avoid arbitration. Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th | Free agent Nelson Cruz has "ongoing interest from multiple teams" in the AL and NL, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. Jon Mathisen Mon, Jan 18th | |
| Notes | ||
| Even in a shortened year, it was a tale of two seasons for Mondesi. In 35 games in July and August, he batted just .186 with 11 runs, two RBI, no home runs, and eight steals. In his final 24 games, he batted .356 with six home runs, 22 runs scored, 20 RBI, and 16 steals. In the end, Mondesi delivered exactly the type of season that fantasy managers have come to expect, and his 24 steals were eight more than the next highest total. Mondesi won't help in batting average and offers minimal power, but he's an unmatched source of steals. And given that much of his lackluster first month can probably be written off to offseason shoulder surgery, fantasy managers should be able to expect closer to the second-half version of Mondesi rather than the firs this year. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
| Overall the final three weeks of the 2020 season, Mondesi was the hottest hitter in baseball. After failing to live up to his preseason expectations for most of the year, Mondesi hit .376 with 16 (!!) stolen bases over his final 93 plate appearances. It would be easy to argue that he won fantasy leagues down the stretch if it wasn't for such a brutal showing at the plate leading up to it. Still, this is the type of monstrous stolen base upside that'll keep us invested entering 2021. It goes without saying that Mondesi's value increases in roto leagues. He should be viewed as a wildly volatile player to draft. Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | ||
