Who Should I Draft?
Anthony Santander or Max Kepler (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Anthony Santander LF,CF,RF - BAL  | Max Kepler CF,RF - MIN  | |
Expert |
52% Recommended by 26 of 50 experts |
48% Recommended by 24 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 93 | # 94 |
| Best Rank | # 54 | # 44 |
| Worst Rank | # 153 | # 158 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 158 | # 170 |
| Best Rank | # 137 | # 161 |
| Worst Rank | # 172 | # 206 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 74 | 88 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 28 |
| RBI | 86 | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 5 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .246 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 94 | # 106 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 101 | # 110 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 132 | # 137 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 67 | # 114 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 98 | # 109 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 68 | # 87 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 61 | # 67 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 85 | # 92 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 91 | # 95 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 93 | # 95 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 89 | # 96 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 85 | # 99 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 91 | # 103 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 100 | # 110 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 96 | # 97 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 98 | # 115 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 101 | # 105 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 71 | # 93 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 83 | # 84 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 85 | # 124 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 99 | # 112 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 84 | # 158 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 92 | # 96 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 97 | # 98 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 86 | # 108 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 54 | # 78 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 74 | # 66 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 80 | # 70 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 92 | # 90 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 93 | # 89 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 94 | # 86 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 95 | # 93 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 97 | # 95 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 98 | # 89 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 98 | # 96 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 98 | # 44 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 99 | # 98 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 100 | # 92 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 100 | # 99 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 100 | # 96 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 104 | # 101 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 104 | # 94 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 105 | # 98 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 107 | # 94 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 111 | # 98 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 116 | # 96 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 126 | # 103 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 129 | # 103 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 151 | # 115 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 153 | # 113 |
| Anthony Santander LF,CF,RF - BAL | Max Kepler CF,RF - MIN | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 153 | 171 |
| Runs | 24 | 27 |
| Hits | 41 | 39 |
| Singles | 16 | 21 |
| Doubles | 13 | 9 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 9 |
| RBI | 32 | 23 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 10 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 25 | 36 |
| Batting Average | .268 | .228 |
| On Base Pct | .321 | .321 |
| Slugging Pct | .582 | .439 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .903 | .760 |
| Anthony Santander LF,CF,RF - BAL | Max Kepler CF,RF - MIN | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 549 | 531 |
| Runs | 74 | 88 |
| Hits | 141 | 129 |
| Singles | 77 | 69 |
| Doubles | 33 | 30 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 28 |
| RBI | 86 | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 35 | 65 |
| Strikeouts | 115 | 108 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .246 |
| On Base Pct | .303 | .329 |
| Slugging Pct | .482 | .467 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .786 | .796 |
| Anthony Santander LF,CF,RF - BAL | Max Kepler CF,RF - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Orioles' OF Anthony Santander has landed on the IL with a sprained left ankle and will likely miss 2-4 weeks. Jack Mannis Wed, Apr 21st | Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler has been placed on the COVID-19 injured list, per manager Rocco Baldelli. Jon Mathisen Tue, Apr 20th | |
| X-rays on Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander's injured ankle were negative Tuesday, according to a report from MASN's Roch Kubatko. Santander is scheduled to undergo an MRI soon. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Tue, Apr 20th | Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler went 0-for-1 with a walk and a steal in a 4-2 loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday. Matthew Terelle Tue, Apr 13th | |
| The Orioles announced that Anthony Santander has been diagnosed with a sprained left ankle. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Apr 20th | Minnesota Twins outfielder Max Kepler went 0-for-3 with a steal, a walk, and a strikeout in a 4-3 loss to the Mariners on Saturday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Apr 10th | |
| Orioles OF Anthony Santander exited Tuesday’s game against the Marlins early with an apparent leg injury. Brad Camara Tue, Apr 20th | Max Kepler is hitting sixth and playing right field on Saturday against the Mariners. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Apr 10th | |
| Anthony Santander went 1-4 with a double and one strikeout. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Mon, Apr 19th | Twins OF Max Kepler is “fine” after exiting early in Thursday’s game against the Mariners. Brad Camara Fri, Apr 9th | |
| Notes | ||
| Santander has quietly turned into a strong power bat, but few fantasy managers seem to give him credit. A .476 slugging percentage with 20 home runs in 93 games in 2019, followed by a .575 slugging percentage and 11 home runs in 37 games in 2020. There's nothing particularly fluky about his power output - it's just a young hitter coming into his own and making better contact. He did seem to sell out a bit for power last year, upping his launch angle and fly ball rate significantly. And yet he hit .261, the same mark as in 2019, and his xBA was .286. In other words, there's plenty to like about Santander, who is going well behind other hitters who offer similar production. He should be a value in drafts this year. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Kepler isn't a fancy player, but he's the kind of depth piece that fantasy managers need to survive a long season. The 36-homer season in 2019 is likely a mirage, as his barrel rate and hard-hit percentage were way out of line with his typical production. But he should be a fairly reliable 25-homer bat who will put up 150-160 combined runs and RBI with the occasional steal thrown in. His career batting average is just .237 but his xBA over the last two years is .257, so he shouldn't actively hurt you. Shrug your shoulders, draft him late, and take the reliable production. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
