Who Should I Draft?
Austin Riley or Jake Cronenworth (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Austin Riley 3B,LF - ATL  | Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD  | |
Expert |
73% Recommended by 36 of 49 experts |
27% Recommended by 13 of 49 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 119 | # 128 |
| Best Rank | # 85 | # 88 |
| Worst Rank | # 162 | # 249 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 215 | # 190 |
| Best Rank | # 199 | # 185 |
| Worst Rank | # 296 | # 238 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 69 | 61 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 9 |
| RBI | 81 | 51 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 10 |
| Batting Average | .247 | .271 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 152 | # 162 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 106 | # 144 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 119 | # 135 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 116 | # 129 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 108 | # 166 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 99 | # 138 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 118 | # 202 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 85 | # 158 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 103 | # 134 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 128 | # 137 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 119 | # 129 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 129 | # 139 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 122 | # 126 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 126 | # 135 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 114 | # 122 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 106 | # 130 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 100 | # 129 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 115 | # 134 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 117 | # 152 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 133 | # 142 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 107 | # 146 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 109 | # 148 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 143 | # 177 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 112 | # 128 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 132 | # 173 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 128 | # 145 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 120 | # 124 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 161 | # 165 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 118 | # 154 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 107 | # 128 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 104 | # 123 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 115 | # 123 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 113 | # 249 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 120 | # 125 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 132 | # 145 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 133 | # 179 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 115 | # 113 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 118 | # 89 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 120 | # 109 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 120 | # 88 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 128 | # 113 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 133 | # 121 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 134 | # 113 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 134 | # 129 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 139 | # 98 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 145 | # 114 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 148 | # 99 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 149 | # 112 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 162 | # 91 |
| Austin Riley 3B,LF - ATL | Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 188 | 172 |
| Runs | 24 | 26 |
| Hits | 45 | 49 |
| Singles | 29 | 27 |
| Doubles | 7 | 15 |
| Triples | 1 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 4 |
| RBI | 27 | 20 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 16 | 18 |
| Strikeouts | 49 | 30 |
| Batting Average | .239 | .285 |
| On Base Pct | .301 | .354 |
| Slugging Pct | .415 | .477 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .716 | .831 |
| Austin Riley 3B,LF - ATL | Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 498 | 435 |
| Runs | 69 | 61 |
| Hits | 123 | 118 |
| Singles | 70 | 76 |
| Doubles | 23 | 26 |
| Triples | 2 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 9 |
| RBI | 81 | 51 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 40 | 44 |
| Strikeouts | 154 | 89 |
| Batting Average | .247 | .271 |
| On Base Pct | .304 | .338 |
| Slugging Pct | .461 | .413 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .765 | .752 |
| Austin Riley 3B,LF - ATL | Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD | |
| News | ||
| Austin Riley went 1-for-4 with a single in Wednesday's game against the Marlins. Steve Painter Wed, Apr 14th | Jake Cronenworth went 2-2 with two doubles, two walks, two RBI, and two runs scored in the Padres' win over the Pirates on Thursday. Matt Flipi Fri, Apr 16th | |
| Austin Riley went 1-for-3 with a single, run scored, and a walk, in Friday's game against the Phillies. Steve Painter Fri, Apr 9th | Jake Cronenworth went 2-5 with two singles in San Diego's win over the Pirates on Monday. Matt Flipi Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Austin Riley went 1-for-3 with a single in Sunday's game against the Phillies. Steve Painter Sun, Apr 4th | Jake Cronenworth went 3-5 in the Padres loss to the Giants on Monday. Matt Flipi Tue, Apr 6th | |
| Austin Riley went 1-for-2 with a single in Sunday's Grapefruit League game against the Rays. Steve Painter Sun, Mar 28th | Jake Cronenworth is playing first base and hitting fifth on Saturday against the D'Backs. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Apr 3rd | |
| Austin Riley went 2-for-3 with two homers and three RBI in Wednesday's spring game against the Pirates. Steve Painter Wed, Mar 24th | Jake Cronenworth worth went 1-3 with a double and a walk on Friday. Matt Flipi Sat, Apr 3rd | |
| 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 | Cronenworth wound up being one of the best waiver pickups of the 2020 season. He provided a great batting average (.285) with multi-position eligibility. The counting stats - mainly the four homers and three steals - left a lot to be desired, however. Cronenworth ultimately profiles as a better "real life" player than he does as a fantasy option. Still, in deeper roto leagues that use batting average, his contact skills and defensive versatility give him a fantastic floor. I just don't expect him to be a fantasy difference-maker in most 10-12 team leagues. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
