Who Should I Draft?
Brandon Crawford or AJ Pollock (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Brandon Crawford SS - SF  | AJ Pollock CF,LF,RF - CWS  | |
Expert |
51% Recommended by 22 of 43 experts |
49% Recommended by 21 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 123 | # 125 |
| Best Rank | # 90 | # 92 |
| Worst Rank | # 162 | # 160 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 207 | # 225 |
| Best Rank | # 168 | # 213 |
| Worst Rank | # 215 | # 250 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 70 | 61 |
| Home Runs | 19 | 22 |
| RBI | 75 | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 7 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .271 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 111 | # 133 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 98 | # 160 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 123 | # 125 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 123 | # 136 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 140 | # 143 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 94 | # 131 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 123 | # 133 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 109 | # 129 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 126 | # 140 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 127 | # 135 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 124 | # 130 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 117 | # 125 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 124 | # 125 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 122 | # 127 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 108 | # 144 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 123 | # 141 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 122 | # 136 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 145 | # 152 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 113 | # 139 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 90 | # 130 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 131 | # 145 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 124 | # 125 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 93 | # 92 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 104 | # 99 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 124 | # 121 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 126 | # 106 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 127 | # 124 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 127 | # 110 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 127 | # 126 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 127 | # 123 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 128 | # 127 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 130 | # 100 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 132 | # 97 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 133 | # 103 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 133 | # 113 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 137 | # 130 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 138 | # 120 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 139 | # 136 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 145 | # 138 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 150 | # 120 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 150 | # 138 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 156 | # 100 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 162 | # 151 |
| Brandon Crawford SS - SF | AJ Pollock CF,LF,RF - CWS | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 483 | 383 |
| Runs | 79 | 53 |
| Hits | 144 | 114 |
| Singles | 87 | 65 |
| Doubles | 30 | 27 |
| Triples | 3 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 21 |
| RBI | 90 | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 1 |
| Walks | 56 | 30 |
| Strikeouts | 105 | 80 |
| Batting Average | .298 | .298 |
| On Base Pct | .373 | .356 |
| Slugging Pct | .522 | .538 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .895 | .894 |
| Brandon Crawford SS - SF | AJ Pollock CF,LF,RF - CWS | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 493 | 426 |
| Runs | 70 | 61 |
| Hits | 130 | 115 |
| Singles | 80 | 68 |
| Doubles | 28 | 24 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 19 | 22 |
| RBI | 75 | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 51 | 32 |
| Strikeouts | 113 | 98 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .271 |
| On Base Pct | .332 | .322 |
| Slugging Pct | .440 | .486 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .772 | .808 |
| Brandon Crawford SS - SF | AJ Pollock CF,LF,RF - CWS | |
| News | ||
| San Fransisco Giants SS Brandon Crawford went 1-for-4 at the plate on Friday, hitting an RBI single, and walking once in the Giants' 8-7 loss to the Padres. Josh Thiessen Sat, May 21st | AJ Pollock batted 2-for-3 with a single, double, and strikeout in the 2-1 loss to the Royals. Nate Lowenthal Tue, May 17th | |
| Brandon Crawford went 3-for-5 with an RBI single, a triple, another single and a run scored in Tuesday's 10-7 win over the Rockies. Diego Sandoval Wed, May 18th | AJ Pollock batted 1-for-2 with a single and a walk for one RBI in the win over the Royals. Nate Lowenthal Tue, May 17th | |
| Brandon Crawford went 1-for-5 with an RBI single and a run scored in Friday's 8-2 win over the Cardinals. Diego Sandoval Sat, May 14th | AJ Pollock batted 2-for-3 with a single, a double, and a walk for one RBI in the loss to the Yankees. Nate Lowenthal Fri, May 13th | |
| Brandon Crawford went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, an RBI groundout and two total runs scored in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Rockies. Diego Sandoval Wed, May 11th | AJ Pollock batted 2-for-5 with a single, a home run, and a walk for three RBIs in the loss to the Guardians. Nate Lowenthal Tue, May 10th | |
| Brandon Crawford went 1-for-4 with a single, a walk and two runs scored in Tuesday's 9-2 win over the Rockies. Diego Sandoval Wed, May 11th | AJ Pollock went 1-for-4 with an RBI single in the victory over the Chicago Cubs. Nate Lowenthal Wed, May 4th | |
| Notes | ||
| You don't often see 34-year-old shortstops putting up massive career years, but that's exactly what we saw from Crawford in 2021. He set career bests in each of the five rotisserie categories, while beating his averages in strikeout and walk percentage. Crawford's quality of contact improved a bit, but not enough to make you think he's suddenly a completely different player than he had been his whole career. Don't bet on a repeat performance, but don't completely ignore Crawford in your drafts, as many managers likely will. The San Francisco offense is strong, and the park is less pitcher-friendly than it used to be. Crawford is more than capable of being your middle infielder in fantasy. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Pollock reminded everyone last year why he was once such a desirable fantasy commodity. In just 117 games, he popped 21 home runs and added nine steals, all while batting .297. Pollock's issue has never been about his talent, and his career might be viewed differently if he could have stayed healthy. But his 117 games played last year represented his most since 2015, and given that he's already dealing with general soreness in the spring, it's highly unlikely that he'll surpass that number in his age-34 season. His skills have not declined much, and his 19% strikeout rate last year represented his best since 2017. So long as you factor in plenty of missed time, Pollock should again offer you fairly elite production on a game-by-game basis. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
