Who Should I Draft?
Anthony Rendon or Luis Castillo (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA  | Luis Castillo SP - CIN  | |
Expert |
61% Recommended by 34 of 56 experts |
39% Recommended by 22 of 56 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 26 | # 31 |
| Best Rank | # 18 | # 18 |
| Worst Rank | # 45 | # 58 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 28 | # 27 |
| Best Rank | # 25 | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | # 38 | # 38 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 91 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 28 | 21 |
| RBI | 100 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .292 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 92 | 216 |
| Wins | ‐ | 13 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.52 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.18 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL60 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 25 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 28 | # 40 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 21 | # 58 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 25 | # 45 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 29 | # 48 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 22 | # 26 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 28 | # 33 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 27 | # 35 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | # 38 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 29 | # 56 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 20 | # 36 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 23 | # 30 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 24 | # 32 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 24 | # 34 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 23 | # 37 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 24 | # 34 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 33 | # 36 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 24 | # 39 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 20 | # 42 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 20 | # 39 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 26 | # 46 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 27 | # 31 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 24 | # 33 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 28 | # 29 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 44 | # 53 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 24 | # 47 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 25 | # 33 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 20 | # 44 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 28 | # 41 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 18 | # 41 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 27 | # 42 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 26 | # 29 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 27 | # 47 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 36 | # 50 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 22 | # 20 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 25 | # 22 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 26 | # 22 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 26 | # 18 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 28 | # 23 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 28 | # 26 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 28 | # 20 |
| SportsLine - Computer Simulation CBS Sports | # 29 | # 24 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 29 | # 25 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 29 | # 23 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 30 | # 24 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 30 | # 27 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 30 | # 29 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 31 | # 21 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 31 | # 23 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 33 | # 29 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 34 | # 24 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 34 | # 25 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 34 | # 26 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 40 | # 26 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 45 | # 37 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 45 | # 36 |
| Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | Luis Castillo SP - CIN | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Runs | 29 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 9 | 5 |
| RBI | 31 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .286 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 31 | 89 |
| Wins | ‐ | 4 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.34 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.23 |
| Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | Luis Castillo SP - CIN | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Runs | 91 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 28 | 21 |
| RBI | 100 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .292 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 92 | 216 |
| Wins | ‐ | 13 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.52 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.18 |
| Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | Luis Castillo SP - CIN | |
| News | ||
| Los Angeles Angels' third baseman Anthony Rendon (hip) will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a right hip impingement. Brad Camara Wed, Aug 4th | Luis Castillo did not factor into the decision Friday against the Pirates, allowing one run on six hits in 5.1 innings. He walked three and struck out five. Connor Rooney Fri, Oct 1st | |
| There is nothing new on Anthony Rendon. He is still a couple of weeks away and will have rehab games before returning. Corbin Young Tue, Jul 27th | Luis Castillo will make his next scheduled start Friday the Cincinnati Reds announced. Chris Schommer Mon, Sep 27th | |
| Los Angeles Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon (hamstring) still isn't feeling better and won't return until late July, early August. Brad Camara Fri, Jul 16th | Luis Castillo (8-16) took the loss Thursday against the Nationals, allowing two runs on three hits across six innings. He walked three and struck out six. Connor Rooney Thu, Sep 23rd | |
| The Angels placed 3B Anthony Rendon on the 10-day IL due to a hamstring strain. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Jul 6th | Luis Castillo (8-15) earned the win Friday against the Dodgers, tossing six shutout innings while allowing five hits and two walks. He struck out 10. Connor Rooney Fri, Sep 17th | |
| Angels 3B Anthony Rendon (hamstring) is expected to avoid the 10-day injured list. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Jul 5th | Luis Castillo did not factor into the decision in Saturday's loss to the Cardinals, allowing four runs on eight hits across seven innings. He walked one and struck out five. Connor Rooney Sat, Sep 11th | |
| Notes | ||
| 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 | Castillo turned in another excellent season last year, cutting his walk rate and striking out batters at a higher rate than he ever had in his career. His WHIP increased to a career-worst 1.23, but that was largely due to bad luck, as batters hit .232 against him despite an expected batting average of just .212. Nevertheless, Castillo kept runs off the board, largely because he was able to avoid home runs (just five in 70 innings) and limit free passes. Castillo is capable of fronting a fantasy pitching staff, though he's more of a low-end ace, and there are plenty of trade rumors following him around. But, given his reliable production and increased strikeout rate the past two seasons, he can be drafted with confidence. 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 | ||
