Who Should I Draft?
Anthony Rizzo or Matt Olson (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Anthony Rizzo 1B - CHC  | Matt Olson 1B - OAK  | |
Expert |
73% Recommended by 33 of 45 experts |
27% Recommended by 12 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 32 | # 42 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 21 |
| Worst Rank | # 52 | # 102 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 58 | # 60 |
| Best Rank | # 37 | # 42 |
| Worst Rank | # 65 | # 70 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 34 | 31 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 14 |
| RBI | 36 | 36 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 0 |
| Batting Average | .291 | .261 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 35 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 46 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 43 | # 47 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 34 | # 37 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 51 | # 94 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 20 | # 21 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 25 | # 42 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 36 | # 40 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 49 | # 102 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 31 | # 47 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 33 | # 41 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 31 | # 44 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 33 | # 40 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 33 | # 40 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 34 | # 48 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 27 | # 49 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 33 | # 41 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 35 | # 51 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 39 | # 47 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 32 | # 42 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 35 | # 45 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 35 | # 50 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 35 | # 64 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 34 | # 35 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 34 | # 47 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 34 | # 42 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 26 | # 49 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 28 | # 55 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 29 | # 44 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 40 | # 54 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 28 | # 61 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 34 | # 47 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 30 | # 66 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 35 | # 31 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 37 | # 32 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 37 | # 32 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 41 | # 32 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 41 | # 35 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 41 | # 24 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 43 | # 42 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 44 | # 38 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 44 | # 39 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 46 | # 44 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 49 | # 34 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 52 | # 43 |
| Anthony Rizzo 1B - CHC | Matt Olson 1B - OAK | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 512 | 483 |
| Runs | 89 | 73 |
| Hits | 150 | 129 |
| Singles | 91 | 67 |
| Doubles | 29 | 26 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 36 |
| RBI | 94 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 0 |
| Walks | 71 | 51 |
| Strikeouts | 86 | 138 |
| Batting Average | .293 | .267 |
| On Base Pct | .405 | .351 |
| Slugging Pct | .520 | .545 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .924 | .896 |
| Anthony Rizzo 1B - CHC | Matt Olson 1B - OAK | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 200 | 198 |
| Runs | 34 | 31 |
| Hits | 58 | 52 |
| Singles | 35 | 28 |
| Doubles | 12 | 10 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 14 |
| RBI | 36 | 36 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 28 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 33 | 57 |
| Batting Average | .291 | .261 |
| On Base Pct | .377 | .339 |
| Slugging Pct | .509 | .512 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .886 | .851 |
| Anthony Rizzo 1B - CHC | Matt Olson 1B - OAK | |
| News | ||
| Anthony Rizzo (back) missed Thursday’s intrasquad game due to lower back tightness. Brad Camara Fri, Jul 10th | Matt Olson went 0-for-2 with a walk in Thursday’s match up with the Dodgers. He is hitting .125 with a .550 OPS so far this spring. Aaron Hudson Fri, Mar 6th | |
| Anthony Rizzo (back) was once again held out of workouts on Wednesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Jul 8th | ||
| Anthony Rizzo was not in Tuesday's intrasquad game due to lower back tightness. Carmen Maiorano - Carm's Clubhouse Tue, Jul 7th | ||
| Jon Heyman of MLB Network reports that Anthony Rizzo is planning to play in the 2020 MLB season. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Jun 29th | ||
| Anthony Rizzo (blister) played first base and hit second on Saturday against the Reds, going 0-for-2 with a run scored. Carmen Maiorano - Carm's Clubhouse Sun, Mar 8th | ||
| Notes | ||
| It's like the fantasy community finally caught on to Rizzo. For years, he's gone in the first few rounds of drafts, but there was really no justification for it. Even now, going 43rd overall is early for Rizzo, who fails to stand out in any real way. He's a poor man's Freddie Freeman, but, like, really poor. The power production has dipped, too, and that's in an age where you need your first baseman to hit home runs. If you want to grab him as a safe play at a shallow position, go for it, but you're passing up on better talent to do so. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Remember when a broken hamate bone was supposed to zap power? Matt Olson laughed at that notion, as he still hit 36 home runs last season after suffering the injury in the first week of the season. Olson is a popular target in the industry, and it makes sense, given his job security, power, and production. There are concerns about his home ballpark and his numbers against lefties, but if you miss out on the first wave of first basemen, this is your last chance to grab a true contender to finish top three at the position. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| We've never seen Rizzo hit 35 homers or bat .300 but his production has been so steady that fantasy owners can be certain they'll get 25 homers with 80+ runs, 90+ RBIs and a batting average north of .275. That makes him a worthwhile 4th or 5th round pick. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | After two years of a low BABIP, Olson's BA finally jumped to .267. It isn't probable he will offer more than that but fantasy owners know 50 HRs and 120 RBIs is truly within reach if he doesn't miss a full month this season. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| About as safe as you can get. Great pick if you take risks elsewhere. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | If chasing upside, I prefer Olson to Rizzo. If Olson stays healthy, I can see a HR title type year. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
| better in points Frank Stampfl - RotoExperts | ||
