Who Should I Draft?
Alex Verdugo or Mike Moustakas (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Mike Moustakas 1B,2B,3B - CIN  | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS  | |
Expert |
66% Recommended by 33 of 50 experts |
34% Recommended by 17 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 72 | # 77 |
| Best Rank | # 30 | # 53 |
| Worst Rank | # 104 | # 114 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 115 | # 129 |
| Best Rank | # 111 | # 126 |
| Worst Rank | # 125 | # 137 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 73 | 80 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 17 |
| RBI | 94 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 8 |
| Batting Average | .253 | .289 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 65 | # 74 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 72 | # 84 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 50 | # 99 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 66 | # 74 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 30 | # 75 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 57 | # 88 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 66 | # 72 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 57 | # 95 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 71 | # 74 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 68 | # 76 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 46 | # 53 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 84 | # 114 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 66 | # 80 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 63 | # 68 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 61 | # 81 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 63 | # 76 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 87 | # 94 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 70 | # 81 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 61 | # 75 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 62 | # 72 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 64 | # 82 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 76 | # 78 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 80 | # 95 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 67 | # 84 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 71 | # 76 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 58 | # 63 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 49 | # 98 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 75 | # 80 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 58 | # 62 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 79 | # 92 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 73 | # 77 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 50 | # 110 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 71 | # 85 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 75 | # 61 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 97 | # 62 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 93 | # 62 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 83 | # 65 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 91 | # 69 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 83 | # 69 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 82 | # 69 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 79 | # 70 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 80 | # 71 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 80 | # 74 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 79 | # 74 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 104 | # 77 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 85 | # 77 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 87 | # 78 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 83 | # 80 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 92 | # 81 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 103 | # 81 |
| Mike Moustakas 1B,2B,3B - CIN | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 139 | 201 |
| Runs | 13 | 36 |
| Hits | 32 | 62 |
| Singles | 15 | 40 |
| Doubles | 9 | 16 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 6 |
| RBI | 27 | 15 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 18 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 36 | 45 |
| Batting Average | .230 | .309 |
| On Base Pct | .331 | .367 |
| Slugging Pct | .468 | .478 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .799 | .844 |
| Mike Moustakas 1B,2B,3B - CIN | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 530 | 527 |
| Runs | 73 | 80 |
| Hits | 133 | 151 |
| Singles | 72 | 95 |
| Doubles | 27 | 35 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 17 |
| RBI | 94 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 52 | 47 |
| Strikeouts | 112 | 99 |
| Batting Average | .253 | .289 |
| On Base Pct | .320 | .347 |
| Slugging Pct | .492 | .459 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .812 | .806 |
| Mike Moustakas 1B,2B,3B - CIN | Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | |
| News | ||
| The Reds placed Mike Moustakas (illness) on the 10-day injured list. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Apr 20th | Alex Verdugo went 3-for-4 with a homer, a walk, and two runs scored as the Red Sox beat the White Sox on Patriots Day in Boston. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Apr 20th | |
| Cincinnati Reds Infielder Mike Moustakas, who missed the previous three games with a non-COVID-related illness, is back in the lineup on Tuesday vs. the Diamondbacks. Jon Mathisen Tue, Apr 20th | 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 | |
| Mike Moustakas (illness) remains absent from Sunday's lineup against the Indians. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Apr 18th | 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 | |
| Mike Moustakas (illness) remains absent from the Reds' lineup on Saturday against the Indians. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Apr 17th | 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 | |
| After missing Friday's game due to a non-COVID illness, Mike Moustakas should be back in Saturday's lineup. Corbin Young Fri, Apr 16th | Alex Verdugo is absent from Wednesday's lineup against the Rays. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| Because Moustakas was a hitter who played for the Reds, he had a poor 2020 season (seriously, look at their collective numbers). He walked more, struck out more, and lost some points on his batting average, but overall, there was little different in Moustakas's profile. He continued to hit for power and make quality contact. He may not score many runs given his lack of speed and surrounding cast, and the batting average isn't going to help you. But he's got plenty of power for a second-base eligible player, and there's no sign that his production is ready to fall off a cliff. 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 | |
