Who Should I Draft?
Anthony Rendon or Luis Castillo (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA  | Luis Castillo SP - CIN  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 33 of 55 experts |
40% Recommended by 22 of 55 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 | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| Anthony Rendon (knee) went 1-for-4 with a run scored in Friday's loss to the Red Sox. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, May 15th | Luis Castillo (1-5) took another loss Thursday against the Rockies, allowing eight runs on 10 hits and two walks across 3.2 innings, while striking out three. Connor Rooney Fri, May 14th | |
| Angels 3B Anthony Rendon (knee) has resumed light baseball activities. Brad Camara Mon, May 10th | Luis Castillo (1-4) was saddled with his fourth loss Saturday against Cleveland, allowing six runs (four earned) on five hits and two walks across four innings. He struck out two. Connor Rooney Sun, May 9th | |
| Anthony Rendon could be less than a week away from returning. Angels manager Joe Maddon says it's "not out of the question" that the third baseman could be activated from the injured list next weekend against the Red Sox. Andersen Pickard Sun, May 9th | Luis Castillo (1-3) took the loss Saturday against the Cubs, allowing three runs on eight hits and one walk in 5.1 innings. He struck out five. Connor Rooney Sat, May 1st | |
| The Angels placed 3B Anthony Rendon (knee) on the 10-day injured list Wednesday. Brad Camara Wed, May 5th | Luis Castillo (1-2) allowed four runs on six hits and one walk across five innings in a loss to the Cardinals on Sunday. He struck out three. Connor Rooney Sun, Apr 25th | |
| Angels 3B Anthony Rendon (knee) is absent from Tuesday's lineup against the Rays. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, May 4th | Luis Castillo did not factor in the decision in Tuesday/Wednesday's loss to the Diamondbacks. He allowed three runs (one earned) on seven hits and three walks, while striking out four. Connor Rooney Wed, Apr 21st | |
| 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 | ||
