Who Should I Draft?
Anthony Santander or AJ Pollock (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| AJ Pollock CF,LF,RF - CWS  | Anthony Santander DH,LF,RF - BAL  | |
Expert |
84% Recommended by 36 of 43 experts |
16% Recommended by 7 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 125 | # 146 |
| Best Rank | # 92 | # 110 |
| Worst Rank | # 160 | # 199 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 225 | # 294 |
| Best Rank | # 213 | # 240 |
| Worst Rank | # 250 | # 401 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 61 | 67 |
| Home Runs | 22 | 25 |
| RBI | 70 | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .271 | .252 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 110 | # 190 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 133 | # 152 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 127 | # 139 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 125 | # 135 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 136 | # 146 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 143 | # 144 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 121 | # 155 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 131 | # 136 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 133 | # 146 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 103 | # 125 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 129 | # 135 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 100 | # 160 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 140 | # 142 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 123 | # 152 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 135 | # 152 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 113 | # 135 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 130 | # 149 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 125 | # 158 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 126 | # 149 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 125 | # 145 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 127 | # 145 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 144 | # 145 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 120 | # 173 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 120 | # 166 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 106 | # 143 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 124 | # 148 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 136 | # 144 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 141 | # 142 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 92 | # 199 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 136 | # 146 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 97 | # 139 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 130 | # 132 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 99 | # 162 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 100 | # 137 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 130 | ‐ |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 125 | # 169 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 145 | # 110 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 152 | # 121 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 138 | # 128 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 138 | # 129 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 139 | # 135 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 151 | # 142 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 160 | # 150 |
| AJ Pollock CF,LF,RF - CWS | Anthony Santander DH,LF,RF - BAL | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 383 | 406 |
| Runs | 53 | 54 |
| Hits | 114 | 98 |
| Singles | 65 | 56 |
| Doubles | 27 | 24 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 21 | 18 |
| RBI | 69 | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 30 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 80 | 101 |
| Batting Average | .298 | .241 |
| On Base Pct | .356 | .286 |
| Slugging Pct | .538 | .434 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .894 | .720 |
| AJ Pollock CF,LF,RF - CWS | Anthony Santander DH,LF,RF - BAL | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 426 | 508 |
| Runs | 61 | 67 |
| Hits | 115 | 128 |
| Singles | 68 | 72 |
| Doubles | 24 | 30 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 22 | 25 |
| RBI | 70 | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 2 |
| Walks | 32 | 31 |
| Strikeouts | 98 | 117 |
| Batting Average | .271 | .252 |
| On Base Pct | .322 | .296 |
| Slugging Pct | .486 | .460 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .808 | .756 |
| AJ Pollock CF,LF,RF - CWS | Anthony Santander DH,LF,RF - BAL | |
| News | ||
| AJ Pollock batted 2-for-4 with a single, home run, and strikeout for one RBI in the win over the Yankees in game one of the doubleheader. Nate Lowenthal Sun, May 22nd | Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander went 1-for-5 with one single, two RBIs, and a walk in Friday's 8-6 win over the Rays. Owen Klukas - Big O's Fantasy Guidance Sat, May 21st | |
| AJ Pollock batted 2-for-3 with a single, double, and strikeout in the 2-1 loss to the Royals. Nate Lowenthal Tue, May 17th | Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander went 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, three RBIs, three runs scored, and a walk in Thursday's 9-6 win over the Yankees. Owen Klukas - Big O's Fantasy Guidance Fri, May 20th | |
| AJ Pollock batted 1-for-2 with a single and a walk for one RBI in the win over the Royals. Nate Lowenthal Tue, May 17th | Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Monday's 2-6 loss to the Yankees. Owen Klukas - Big O's Fantasy Guidance Tue, May 17th | |
| AJ Pollock batted 2-for-3 with a single, a double, and a walk for one RBI in the loss to the Yankees. Nate Lowenthal Fri, May 13th | Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander went 1-for-5 with a home run in Friday's 2-4 loss to the Tigers.
Owen Klukas - Big O's Fantasy Guidance Sat, May 14th | |
| AJ Pollock batted 2-for-5 with a single, a home run, and a walk for three RBIs in the loss to the Guardians. Nate Lowenthal Tue, May 10th | Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander went 3-for-5 with two singles, one double, and one RBI in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Cardinals. Owen Klukas - Big O's Fantasy Guidance Wed, May 11th | |
| Notes | ||
| Pollock reminded everyone last year why he was once such a desirable fantasy commodity. In just 117 games, he popped 21 home runs and added nine steals, all while batting .297. Pollock's issue has never been about his talent, and his career might be viewed differently if he could have stayed healthy. But his 117 games played last year represented his most since 2015, and given that he's already dealing with general soreness in the spring, it's highly unlikely that he'll surpass that number in his age-34 season. His skills have not declined much, and his 19% strikeout rate last year represented his best since 2017. So long as you factor in plenty of missed time, Pollock should again offer you fairly elite production on a game-by-game basis. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Santander dealt with a litany of injuries last year to his lower body, so the fact that he still popped 18 home runs in 100 games is rather impressive. He's admitted he is not 100% healthy after last year, which is obviously concerning with the season on the verge of beginning. Nevertheless, given Santander's ADP, he's well worth drafting. He's got 25 home runs in his bat easily if he can remain healthy, and his defense is so strong that he'll remain in the lineup even if he struggles offensively to start as he finds his footing. He rarely walks and so his runs scored total will never help you, but he's fine as a cheap outfield bat that always gets overlooked in fantasy. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
