Who Should I Draft?
Anthony Rizzo or Cavan Biggio (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Anthony Rizzo 1B - CHC  | Cavan Biggio 2B,3B,RF - TOR  | |
Expert |
68% Recommended by 34 of 50 experts |
32% Recommended by 16 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 52 | # 62 |
| Best Rank | # 40 | # 32 |
| Worst Rank | # 80 | # 117 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 92 | # 60 |
| Best Rank | # 75 | # 54 |
| Worst Rank | # 98 | # 77 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 86 | 89 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 21 |
| RBI | 87 | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 14 |
| Batting Average | .268 | .243 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 52 | # 65 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 49 | # 60 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 50 | # 102 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 92 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 52 | # 65 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 44 | # 75 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 54 | # 59 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 51 | # 82 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 53 | # 70 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 55 | # 69 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 53 | # 65 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 64 | # 76 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 52 | # 68 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 45 | # 57 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 58 | # 71 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 48 | # 50 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 51 | # 67 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 53 | # 73 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 54 | # 64 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 60 | # 62 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 60 | # 72 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 49 | # 65 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 51 | # 99 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 52 | # 58 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 58 | # 60 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 47 | # 96 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 45 | # 61 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 56 | # 63 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 49 | # 50 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 53 | # 60 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 48 | # 117 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 53 | # 60 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 52 | # 67 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 51 | # 106 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 48 | # 47 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 49 | # 48 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 54 | # 50 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 54 | # 44 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 55 | # 52 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 55 | # 52 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 55 | # 49 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 55 | # 32 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 56 | # 53 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 58 | # 41 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 61 | # 42 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 65 | # 50 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 65 | # 55 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 74 | # 57 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 78 | # 60 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 80 | # 48 |
| Anthony Rizzo 1B - CHC | Cavan Biggio 2B,3B,RF - TOR | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 203 | 220 |
| Runs | 26 | 41 |
| Hits | 45 | 55 |
| Singles | 28 | 31 |
| Doubles | 6 | 16 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 8 |
| RBI | 24 | 28 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 28 | 41 |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 61 |
| Batting Average | .222 | .250 |
| On Base Pct | .342 | .375 |
| Slugging Pct | .414 | .432 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .755 | .807 |
| Anthony Rizzo 1B - CHC | Cavan Biggio 2B,3B,RF - TOR | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 548 | 523 |
| Runs | 86 | 89 |
| Hits | 145 | 125 |
| Singles | 89 | 73 |
| Doubles | 27 | 28 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 21 |
| RBI | 87 | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 3 |
| Walks | 74 | 91 |
| Strikeouts | 99 | 162 |
| Batting Average | .268 | .243 |
| On Base Pct | .356 | .357 |
| Slugging Pct | .471 | .426 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .827 | .782 |
| Anthony Rizzo 1B - CHC | Cavan Biggio 2B,3B,RF - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Anthony Rizzo went 1-for-2 with three walks versus New York Wednesday. He would score three times and drive one in. Jamie Mellor Thu, Apr 22nd | Cavan Biggio went 0-for-3 at the plate but walked twice and scored a run while driving in a run on Wednesday as the Blue Jays beat the Red Sox. John Aubin Thu, Apr 22nd | |
| Anthony Rizzo connected with two solo home runs versus the Braves Sunday. He now has three homers on the season. Jamie Mellor Mon, Apr 19th | Cavan Biggio has returned to the lineup after missing several games with a hand injury. He is batting sixth and playing left field against the Red Sox. Dan Harris Tue, Apr 20th | |
| Anthony Rizzo went 3-for-4 Saturday versus the Braves. He would come around to score twice. Jamie Mellor Sun, Apr 18th | Blue Jays INF Cavan Biggio (thumb) is not in the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Royals. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 18th | |
| Anthony Rizzo did not produce a run in the win Tuesday versus the Brewers. However, he did steal his second base of the season. Jamie Mellor Wed, Apr 14th | Cavan Biggio (hand) is absent from Toronto's lineup in Game 1 of their Saturday doubleheader versus the Royals. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Apr 17th | |
| Anthony Rizzo launched a homer Thursday versus Pittsburgh. It drove in a key insurance run. He had scored earlier on Baez's home run that was the winning blow. Jamie Mellor Fri, Apr 9th | Cavan Biggio (hand) is absent from Toronto's lineup in Game 1 of their Saturday doubleheader versus the Blue Jays. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Apr 17th | |
| Notes | ||
| Rizzo's average dropped to just .222 last year and his counting stats waned, though the latter failing was much more due to the lack of production from the rest of the Cubs lineup. His walk and strikeout rates, however, stayed mostly in line, and his BABIP was an artificially low .218 (career mark of .289), which is partly why there was such a gap between his xBA of .266 and his actual batting average. With that said, Rizzo didn't hit the ball nearly as hard last year, as he saw career worsts in average exit velocity and hard hit rate. He likely won't ever be the player he was at his peak, but there's still plenty in his bat that can help fantasy managers, including the handful of steals he will throw in each year. He's a starting-caliber first baseman still, without question, and he'll go at a discount because of last year's numbers. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Biggio doesn't hit the ball particularly well and is passive almost to a fault. He swung at just 36% of the pitches he saw last year, third-fewest in MLB, and that represents a continued trend. That passivity leads to increased strikeouts, but also plenty of walks, as Biggio took a free pass 15.5% of the time last season, which ranked in the top 8 percent of baseball. Despite not making consistently strong contact, Biggio has hit 24 home runs in his 159 major league games, and he's added on 107 runs and 20 steals. Those numbers play extremely well for fantasy, particularly at the weak second base position. Biggio is likely to add third base eligibility with the Blue Jays' addition of Marcus Semien, which should only add to his value, and he makes a fine pick if you can nab him in the fifth round or so where his ADP generally lands. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Too many holes in Biggio's batting profile for me to draft him at his inflated ADP. It also looks like he will open the season batting 7th which is not ideal as I do not see him hitting his way into a top 3 spot in the order. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
| Biggio has posted elite walk rates in his first two seasons in the majors and he's 20-for-20 in stolen base attempts to begin his career. This makes him a useful player in several formats, raising his floor. However, his batted ball data is admittedly worrisome, and his profile looks like the type that could be affected by a deadened ball this season. Further complicating the situation is the Blue Jays' offseason addition of Marcus Semien, leaving Biggio without a true defensive home on the roster. There's enough downside here for me to be fading him at his current ADP. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
