Who Should I Draft?
Austin Riley or Wander Franco (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Austin Riley 1B,3B - ATL  | Wander Franco 3B,SS - TB  | |
Expert |
51% Recommended by 22 of 43 experts |
49% Recommended by 21 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 36 | # 35 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 16 |
| Worst Rank | # 66 | # 62 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 43 | # 45 |
| Best Rank | # 30 | # 26 |
| Worst Rank | # 69 | # 604 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 86 | 94 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 18 |
| RBI | 99 | 82 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 9 |
| Batting Average | .278 | .288 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 28 | # 41 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 30 | # 34 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 32 | # 34 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 41 | # 44 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 35 | # 41 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 37 | # 42 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 35 | # 46 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 34 | # 35 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 22 | # 33 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 31 | # 37 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 31 | # 33 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 35 | # 41 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 37 | # 48 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 35 | # 37 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 28 | # 30 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 31 | # 43 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 30 | # 62 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 38 | # 41 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 16 | # 34 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 30 | # 50 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 21 | # 36 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 27 | # 54 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 33 | # 29 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 33 | # 29 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 34 | # 24 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 36 | # 34 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 36 | # 35 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 37 | # 34 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 37 | # 17 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 38 | # 30 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 39 | # 33 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 41 | # 33 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 43 | # 29 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 43 | # 35 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 44 | # 42 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 44 | # 29 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 45 | # 37 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 47 | # 39 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 47 | # 16 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 51 | # 33 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 52 | # 39 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 54 | # 25 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 66 | # 35 |
| Austin Riley 1B,3B - ATL | Wander Franco 3B,SS - TB | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 590 | 281 |
| Runs | 91 | 53 |
| Hits | 179 | 81 |
| Singles | 112 | 51 |
| Doubles | 33 | 18 |
| Triples | 1 | 5 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 7 |
| RBI | 107 | 39 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 52 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 168 | 37 |
| Batting Average | .303 | .288 |
| On Base Pct | .367 | .347 |
| Slugging Pct | .531 | .463 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .898 | .810 |
| Austin Riley 1B,3B - ATL | Wander Franco 3B,SS - TB | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 568 | 573 |
| Runs | 86 | 94 |
| Hits | 158 | 165 |
| Singles | 93 | 104 |
| Doubles | 30 | 34 |
| Triples | 2 | 8 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 18 |
| RBI | 99 | 82 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 4 |
| Walks | 50 | 49 |
| Strikeouts | 161 | 84 |
| Batting Average | .278 | .288 |
| On Base Pct | .337 | .344 |
| Slugging Pct | .505 | .466 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .841 | .810 |
| Austin Riley 1B,3B - ATL | Wander Franco 3B,SS - TB | |
| News | ||
| Austin Riley went 2-for-4 with a double on Monday against the Phillies. Chris Clegg Tue, May 24th | Rays SS Wander Franco is back in the starting lineup against the Marlins and batting 2nd according to the Tampa Bay Times’ Marc Topkin. Luke Monaldo Tue, May 24th | |
| Austin Riley went 3-for-4 with an RBI in Saturday's win against San Diego. Chris Clegg Sat, May 14th | Wander Franco admitted after Friday's game against the Orioles that he continues to feel tightness in his right quad and may not play on Saturday. Dan Harris Sat, May 21st | |
| Austin Riley went 1-for-3 with a double on Wednesday against the Red Sox, but is now slashing just .171/.310/.286 in the month of May. Dan Harris Thu, May 12th | Rays shortstop Wander Franco went 1-for-3 with a single, walk, and run against the Tigers on Wednesday afternoon. He also stole a base in the process. Tampa Bay ultimately defeated Detroit by a score of 6-1. Andersen Pickard Wed, May 18th | |
| Austin Riley went 2-for-4 with a home run in Monday's win against the Mets. Chris Clegg Mon, May 2nd | Rays shortstop Wander Franco went 0-for-3 with a walk against the Tigers on Monday evening. He stranded two runners on base as Tampa Bay ultimately fell to Detroit by a score of 3-2. Andersen Pickard Tue, May 17th | |
| Austin Riley went 2-for-5 with a double and a two-run home run in Friday's win against the Rangers. Chris Clegg Sat, Apr 30th | Rays shortstop Wander Franco couldn't get anything going against the Angels on Tuesday. He finished the day 0-for-2, falling hitless much like the rest of the Rays' lineup. Tampa Bay was ultimately defeated in Los Angeles by a score of 12-0. Andersen Pickard Wed, May 11th | |
| Notes | ||
| Riley's value swings wildly depending on whether you play in an OBP league or a BA league. In the former, he's a four category stud. In the latter, he's a slightly overvalued three category asset. The young slugger should continue to get better, but reaching last year's ceiling may not be realistic. Kim Kardashian has a better chance of winning an Oscar for Best Actress than Riley does of equaling his 2021 second-half .397 BABIP. That said, while you don't want to reach for him based on his RBI numbers last year, the 3B position isn't as deep as usual, so Riley isn't a bad pick in the fifth or sixth round. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | The Rays' wunderkind signed an 11-year, $182 million contract in November and now simply has to go about the business of becoming the superstar everyone expects him to become. Franco scored 53 runs and had 39 RBI in only 70 games last season. He also displayed impressive plate patience and remarkable contact skills as a 20-year-old rookie. He's not a speed merchant, and the power might take time to develop, but Franco should score a lot of runs, drive in a lot of runs and produce something close to a .300 batting average. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
