Who Should I Draft?
Alex Verdugo or Marcus Semien (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Marcus Semien 2B,SS - TOR  | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS  | |
Expert |
66% Recommended by 33 of 50 experts |
34% Recommended by 17 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 71 | # 77 |
| Best Rank | # 43 | # 53 |
| Worst Rank | # 119 | # 114 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 132 | # 129 |
| Best Rank | # 112 | # 126 |
| Worst Rank | # 144 | # 137 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 91 | 80 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 17 |
| RBI | 78 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 8 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .289 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 71 | # 74 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 56 | # 70 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 59 | # 99 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 69 | # 74 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 62 | # 88 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 61 | # 72 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 50 | # 95 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 73 | # 74 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 70 | # 76 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 65 | # 71 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 64 | # 114 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 61 | # 80 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 65 | # 68 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 70 | # 81 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 66 | # 76 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 84 | # 94 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 72 | # 81 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 70 | # 72 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 80 | # 82 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 57 | # 78 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 69 | # 84 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 58 | # 76 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 70 | # 77 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 54 | # 63 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 56 | # 98 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 74 | # 80 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 74 | # 78 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 73 | # 80 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 81 | # 92 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 75 | # 77 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 43 | # 110 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 53 | # 62 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 69 | # 85 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 57 | # 53 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 68 | # 61 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 71 | # 62 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 99 | # 62 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 76 | # 65 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 92 | # 69 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 77 | # 69 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 84 | # 69 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 82 | # 74 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 81 | # 74 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 89 | # 75 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 119 | # 75 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 83 | # 77 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 86 | # 81 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 93 | # 81 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 88 | # 84 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 106 | # 95 |
| Marcus Semien 2B,SS - TOR | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 211 | 201 |
| Runs | 28 | 36 |
| Hits | 47 | 62 |
| Singles | 30 | 40 |
| Doubles | 9 | 16 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 7 | 6 |
| RBI | 23 | 15 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 25 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 45 |
| Batting Average | .223 | .309 |
| On Base Pct | .305 | .367 |
| Slugging Pct | .374 | .478 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .680 | .844 |
| Marcus Semien 2B,SS - TOR | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 575 | 527 |
| Runs | 91 | 80 |
| Hits | 150 | 151 |
| Singles | 92 | 95 |
| Doubles | 31 | 35 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 17 |
| RBI | 78 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 2 |
| Walks | 66 | 47 |
| Strikeouts | 116 | 99 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .289 |
| On Base Pct | .339 | .347 |
| Slugging Pct | .454 | .459 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .793 | .806 |
| Marcus Semien 2B,SS - TOR | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | |
| News | ||
| Marcus Semien went 1-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run and a walk during Tuesday's win over the Yankees by a 7-3 score. John Aubin Wed, Apr 14th | Alex Verdugo went a combined 5-for-8 with a home run as the Red Sox swept Wednesday's doubleheader against the Twins. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Apr 15th | |
| Marcus Semien went 0-for-4 at the plate with two walks and scored two runs on Saturday night as the Blue Jays beat the Angels by a 15-1 score. John Aubin Sun, Apr 11th | Alex Verdugo went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer and two runs scored as the Red Sox beat the Orioles on Sunday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Apr 11th | |
| Marcus Semien went 2-for-3 at the plate with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Rangers. John Aubin Thu, Apr 8th | Alex Verdugo went 2-for-5 with two doubles and two runs scored as the Red Sox beat the Orioles 7-3 on Thursday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Apr 8th | |
| Marcus Semien went 2-for-5 at the plate with a two-run home run on Monday as the Blue Jays beat the Rangers by a 6-2 score. John Aubin Mon, Apr 5th | Alex Verdugo is absent from Wednesday's lineup against the Rays. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Marcus Semien went 2-for-4 at the plate and slugged a solo homer and stole a pair of bases on Saturday in the Blue Jays’ loss to the Yankees by a 5-3 score. John Aubin Sat, Apr 3rd | Alex Verdugo went 0-for-3 with a strikeout as the Red Sox lost to the Orioles on Sunday afternoon. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| Semien looked like he had made some major and sustainable gains in 2019, cutting his strikeout rate way down and being far more selective, which led to better contact. Unfortunately, Semien looked a lot like the old version of himself in 2020, with a strikeout rate over 20% and similar mediocre contact to that which he had made consistently prior to 2019. He signed a one-year deal with the Blue Jays, which is a great landing spot for him, as he'll likely bat near the top of a strong lineup, see an upgrade in home park, and earn second base eligibility. That makes Semien far more enticing as a potential draft-day target, but he should still be considered only a middle infield option in mixed leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Verdugo's first season in Boston went about as well as you would have expected. He hit for a high average, scored plenty of runs, and added just a bit of power and speed. But under the hood, there were some concerning signs. Specifically, his quality of contact was generally below the MLB average in every notable measure, and his expected batting average was just .238, a full 70 points below his actual batting average. And his strikeout rate rose to 20.4%, a career worst. But, in the end, Verdugo is going to continue to lead off for the Red Sox and contribute in both batting average and runs scored even on his worst day, and he'll offer at least some production in the remaining categories. Nitpick if you must, but he'll be a valuable contributor overall, regardless of the Statcast data. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
