Who Should I Draft?
Austin Riley or Aaron Hicks (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Austin Riley 3B,LF - ATL  | Aaron Hicks CF - NYY  | |
Expert |
90% Recommended by 18 of 20 experts |
10% Recommended by 2 of 20 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 119 | # 153 |
| Best Rank | # 97 | # 119 |
| Worst Rank | # 179 | # 234 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 221 | # 251 |
| Best Rank | # 192 | # 214 |
| Worst Rank | # 307 | # 329 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 69 | 79 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 21 |
| RBI | 81 | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 8 |
| Batting Average | .248 | .243 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 131 | # 159 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 137 | # 164 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 152 | # 157 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 125 | # 151 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 109 | # 132 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 131 | # 177 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 110 | # 122 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 110 | # 135 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 129 | # 162 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 111 | # 172 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 121 | # 162 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 100 | # 234 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 112 | # 120 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 126 | # 160 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 167 | # 197 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 112 | ‐ |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 97 | # 119 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 116 | # 152 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 158 | # 152 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 179 | # 153 |
| Austin Riley 3B,LF - ATL | Aaron Hicks CF - NYY | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 188 | 169 |
| Runs | 24 | 28 |
| Hits | 45 | 38 |
| Singles | 29 | 20 |
| Doubles | 7 | 10 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 6 |
| RBI | 27 | 21 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 16 | 41 |
| Strikeouts | 49 | 38 |
| Batting Average | .239 | .225 |
| On Base Pct | .301 | .379 |
| Slugging Pct | .415 | .414 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .716 | .793 |
| Austin Riley 3B,LF - ATL | Aaron Hicks CF - NYY | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 501 | 464 |
| Runs | 69 | 79 |
| Hits | 123 | 110 |
| Singles | 71 | 64 |
| Doubles | 24 | 23 |
| Triples | 2 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 21 |
| RBI | 81 | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 41 | 82 |
| Strikeouts | 154 | 119 |
| Batting Average | .248 | .243 |
| On Base Pct | .303 | .352 |
| Slugging Pct | .461 | .436 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .764 | .789 |
| Austin Riley 3B,LF - ATL | Aaron Hicks CF - NYY | |
| News | ||
| Austin Riley is expected to begin the 2021 season at third base, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. Jon Mathisen Mon, Jan 11th | Yankees OF Aaron Hicks said he feels fully recovered from Tommy John surgery. Brad Camara Thu, Feb 25th | |
| Notes | ||
| Riley made some notable gains last year after he looked like he might fall out of fantasy-relevance entirely with the way he closed his 2019 season. He essentially traded off some power for contact, as his swing percentage dropped, his contact rate increased, and he improved on both his walk and strikeout rates. Although there was some question as to whether the Braves would add another third baseman in free agency, it appears they're content to roll with Riley to begin the year. That should make him a cheap source of power for fantasy, one whose batting average (.262 xBA last year) won't hurt you too badly. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
