Who Should I Draft?
Anthony Rizzo or Brandon Lowe (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Brandon Lowe 2B,LF,RF - TB  | Anthony Rizzo 1B - NYY  | |
Expert |
93% Recommended by 40 of 43 experts |
7% Recommended by 3 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 48 | # 87 |
| Best Rank | # 34 | # 51 |
| Worst Rank | # 89 | # 123 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 70 | # 162 |
| Best Rank | # 61 | # 89 |
| Worst Rank | # 93 | # 188 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 91 | 78 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 26 |
| RBI | 91 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .259 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 56 | # 86 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 50 | # 99 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 49 | # 88 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 53 | # 74 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 47 | # 90 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 56 | # 111 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 46 | # 84 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 47 | # 99 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 49 | # 93 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 54 | # 81 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 50 | # 86 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 52 | # 96 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 34 | # 78 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 48 | # 88 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 44 | # 94 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 78 | # 105 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 39 | # 81 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 45 | # 99 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 43 | # 107 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 47 | # 89 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 47 | # 90 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 40 | # 105 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 44 | # 123 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 44 | # 100 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 52 | # 93 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 47 | # 104 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 36 | # 95 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 67 | # 99 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 59 | # 82 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 62 | # 104 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 45 | # 118 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 51 | # 113 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 45 | # 84 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 39 | # 95 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 48 | # 67 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 58 | # 75 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 37 | # 109 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 43 | # 78 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 47 | # 98 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 76 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 68 | # 51 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 72 | # 57 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 89 | # 77 |
| Brandon Lowe 2B,LF,RF - TB | Anthony Rizzo 1B - NYY | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 535 | 496 |
| Runs | 97 | 73 |
| Hits | 132 | 122 |
| Singles | 62 | 74 |
| Doubles | 31 | 23 |
| Triples | 0 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 39 | 22 |
| RBI | 99 | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 68 | 52 |
| Strikeouts | 167 | 87 |
| Batting Average | .247 | .246 |
| On Base Pct | .340 | .342 |
| Slugging Pct | .523 | .438 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .863 | .780 |
| Brandon Lowe 2B,LF,RF - TB | Anthony Rizzo 1B - NYY | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 528 | 505 |
| Runs | 91 | 78 |
| Hits | 133 | 131 |
| Singles | 67 | 80 |
| Doubles | 28 | 23 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 26 |
| RBI | 91 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 64 | 62 |
| Strikeouts | 166 | 92 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .259 |
| On Base Pct | .332 | .340 |
| Slugging Pct | .502 | .462 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .834 | .801 |
| Brandon Lowe 2B,LF,RF - TB | Anthony Rizzo 1B - NYY | |
| News | ||
| Rays 2B Brandon Lowe has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his lower back. He will be held out of baseball activities for three weeks and then be re-evaluated. Vince DiSilvio Tue, May 17th | Anthony Rizzo went 1-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in New York's 6-2 win in Baltimore. Luke Monaldo Tue, May 17th | |
| Tampa Bay Rays 2B Brandon Lowe will officially be placed on the IL on Monday as he deals with a back issue. Josh Thiessen Mon, May 16th | Anthony Rizzo went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in a 1-0 New York victory over Texas on Monday afternoon. Luke Monaldo Mon, May 9th | |
| Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe went 0-for-3 against the Angels on Tuesday. The entire lineup was held hitless. Tampa Bay was ultimately defeated in Los Angeles by a score of 12-0. Andersen Pickard Wed, May 11th | Anthony Rizzo went 0-for-4 and left three runners on base in a 2-1 New York loss Wednesday in Toronto. Luke Monaldo Thu, May 5th | |
| Brandon Lowe went 1-for-4 with a run scored and his first stolen base of the season on Friday against the Twins. Dan Harris Fri, Apr 29th | Anthony Rizzo took Kris Bubic deep in the first inning of the Yankees' 12-2 win over the Royals on Friday night. Kelly Kirby Sat, Apr 30th | |
| Brandon Lowe went 2-for-5 with a run scored on Tuesday against the Mariners. Dan Harris Wed, Apr 27th | Anthony Rizzo smacked three home runs while driving in six and scoring four himself during New York's 12-8 rout of Baltimore. Kelly Kirby Tue, Apr 26th | |
| Notes | ||
| In 2021, Lowe became a full-time player for the first time in his career and responded with 39 HRs, 99 RBI and 97 runs. He batted only .247 last year and struck out 167 times in 615 plate appearances. Lowe has also struggled against lefties throughout his career. But Lowe's first-half/second-half splits were eye-opening. He was batting .208 at the All-Star break; Lowe batted .292 after the break and dramatically reduced his strikeout rate without sacrificing any power. If the second-half adjustments stick, Lowe might actually be able to improve upon his breakout season. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | Rizzo re-signed with the Yankees this offseason, and that's pretty much as good a landing spot as fantasy managers could have hoped for. His counting stats will benefit with the strong lineup and short porch in right, and he still has productive seasons ahead of him. But Rizzo is a different player now than he was in his heyday, and the days of 30 home runs, double-digit steals, or batting averages in the high .200s are over. He can be useful for fantasy managers, but he's a low-end first baseman or decent corner infielder in mixed leagues at this point in his career. Nothing more. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
