Who Should I Draft?
Austin Meadows or Nelson Cruz (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nelson Cruz DH - WSH  | Austin Meadows DH,LF,RF - DET  | |
Expert |
91% Recommended by 39 of 43 experts |
9% Recommended by 4 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 67 | # 81 |
| Best Rank | # 50 | # 61 |
| Worst Rank | # 116 | # 116 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 150 | # 135 |
| Best Rank | # 117 | # 124 |
| Worst Rank | # 170 | # 145 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 76 | 75 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 26 |
| RBI | 90 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .250 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 70 | # 74 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 75 | # 89 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 68 | # 71 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 71 | # 82 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 58 | # 76 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 106 | # 109 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 71 | # 85 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 67 | # 106 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 55 | # 66 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 71 | # 75 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 50 | # 63 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 70 | # 77 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 65 | # 79 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 61 | # 106 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 65 | # 76 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 70 | # 76 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 79 | # 87 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 64 | # 103 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 65 | # 80 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 67 | # 78 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 67 | # 73 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 64 | # 78 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 55 | # 67 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 81 | # 89 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 66 | # 80 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 77 | # 85 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 80 | # 91 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 71 | # 103 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 50 | # 66 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 56 | # 73 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 82 | # 107 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 56 | # 61 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 56 | # 82 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 75 | # 81 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 57 | # 78 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 63 | # 94 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 80 | # 116 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 66 | # 99 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 95 | # 100 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 77 | # 67 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 84 | # 69 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 78 | # 73 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 116 | # 112 |
| Nelson Cruz DH - WSH | Austin Meadows DH,LF,RF - DET | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 513 | 518 |
| Runs | 79 | 79 |
| Hits | 136 | 120 |
| Singles | 82 | 61 |
| Doubles | 21 | 29 |
| Triples | 1 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 27 |
| RBI | 86 | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 3 |
| Walks | 51 | 59 |
| Strikeouts | 126 | 122 |
| Batting Average | .265 | .232 |
| On Base Pct | .335 | .313 |
| Slugging Pct | .497 | .456 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .832 | .769 |
| Nelson Cruz DH - WSH | Austin Meadows DH,LF,RF - DET | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 496 | 497 |
| Runs | 76 | 75 |
| Hits | 132 | 124 |
| Singles | 78 | 68 |
| Doubles | 21 | 27 |
| Triples | 1 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 26 |
| RBI | 90 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 51 | 54 |
| Strikeouts | 132 | 123 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .250 |
| On Base Pct | .336 | .323 |
| Slugging Pct | .503 | .468 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .839 | .791 |
| Nelson Cruz DH - WSH | Austin Meadows DH,LF,RF - DET | |
| News | ||
| Nationals DH Nelson Cruz went 2-for-4 Friday, singling twice in the Nationals' 7-0 loss to the Brewers. Chris Schommer Sat, May 21st | The Tigers will be placing Austin Meadows on the 10-day IL with an inner ear infection, according to A.J. Hinch. Dan Harris Sun, May 15th | |
| Nelson Cruz was scratched from Monday's lineup after informing the Nationals he wasn't feeling well after arriving at the park. He was sent home as a precaution. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Mon, May 16th | Austin Meadows was removed from Sunday’s game against the Orioles for undisclosed reasons. Dan Harris Sun, May 15th | |
| Nationals DH Nelson Crux went 3-for-4 Saturday, doubling once, singling twice, scoring two runs, and driving in three runs in the Nationals' 13-6 win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Sun, May 15th | Tigers OF Austin Meadows (inner ear infection) is not in the lineup for Detroit’s afternoon matchup against the Baltimore Orioles. Chris Schommer Sat, May 14th | |
| Nationals DH Nelson Cruz went 2-for-4 Friday, singling twice in the Nationals' 6-1 loss to the Astros Chris Schommer Sat, May 14th | Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows is dealing with an inner ear infection. Matthew Terelle Fri, May 13th | |
| Nationals DH Nelson Cruz went 1-for-3 Wednesday, hitting a three-run home run in the Nationals' 8-3 win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Thu, May 12th | Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows went 0-for-4 in a 5-3 loss to the A's on Thursday. Matthew Terelle Thu, May 12th | |
| Notes | ||
| This ageless wonder will turn 42 on July 1 but continues to mash. He'll do his mashing for the Nationals this year after signing a one-year deal. Cruz belted 32 home runs last year, which was actually his lowest total for a full season since 2013. He was batting .294 for Minnesota before being traded to Tampa, where he hit only .226 the rest of the way. At his age, the decline could come quickly, but exit velocity, barrel rate and other power peripherals say he's still going strong. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | On the one hand, Meadows largely bounced back from the horror story that was the abbreviated 2020 season. His strikeout rate normalized, his power returned, and his playing time stabilized. The glaring exception was that he could not correct his sudden struggles against lefties. In 2019, Meadows slashed .275/.316/.521 against southpaws. Last year, he slashed just .198/.270/.293 against them. Even if Meadows's overall numbers are passable, it seems unlikely that a team like the Rays are going to let a player who is merely an average defender continue to keep an everyday job when he's virtually useless against left-handed throwers. That would still leave Meadows on the strong side of a platoon, but if he does begin to sit more regularly, his counting stats will take a hit, and fantasy managers should be aware of that before they select him in their drafts. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
