Who Should I Draft?
Brandon Lowe or Max Muncy (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Brandon Lowe 2B,LF,RF - TB  | Max Muncy 1B,2B,3B,DH - LAD  | |
Expert |
84% Recommended by 36 of 43 experts |
16% Recommended by 7 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 48 | # 65 |
| Best Rank | # 34 | # 39 |
| Worst Rank | # 89 | # 123 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 70 | # 154 |
| Best Rank | # 61 | # 70 |
| Worst Rank | # 93 | # 617 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 91 | 89 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 32 |
| RBI | 91 | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .251 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL60 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 56 | # 57 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 50 | # 72 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 49 | # 82 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 53 | # 54 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 47 | # 60 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 56 | # 75 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 46 | # 123 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 47 | # 67 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 49 | # 79 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 54 | # 82 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 50 | # 82 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 52 | # 76 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 34 | # 60 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 48 | # 60 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 44 | # 72 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 39 | # 67 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 45 | # 65 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 43 | # 46 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 47 | # 66 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 47 | # 80 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 40 | # 82 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 44 | # 76 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 52 | # 58 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 47 | # 67 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 36 | # 66 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 59 | # 83 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 45 | # 59 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 51 | # 66 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 45 | # 50 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 72 | # 96 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 39 | # 60 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 48 | # 77 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 37 | # 56 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 43 | # 75 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 47 | # 112 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 80 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 44 | # 39 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 58 | # 48 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 62 | # 45 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 67 | # 44 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 68 | # 60 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 78 | # 56 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 89 | # 59 |
| Brandon Lowe 2B,LF,RF - TB | Max Muncy 1B,2B,3B,DH - LAD | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 535 | 496 |
| Runs | 97 | 95 |
| Hits | 132 | 123 |
| Singles | 62 | 60 |
| Doubles | 31 | 25 |
| Triples | 0 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 39 | 36 |
| RBI | 99 | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 68 | 83 |
| Strikeouts | 167 | 120 |
| Batting Average | .247 | .248 |
| On Base Pct | .340 | .367 |
| Slugging Pct | .523 | .524 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .863 | .891 |
| Brandon Lowe 2B,LF,RF - TB | Max Muncy 1B,2B,3B,DH - LAD | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 528 | 477 |
| Runs | 91 | 89 |
| Hits | 133 | 119 |
| Singles | 67 | 64 |
| Doubles | 28 | 23 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 32 |
| RBI | 91 | 93 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 64 | 83 |
| Strikeouts | 166 | 128 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .251 |
| On Base Pct | .332 | .362 |
| Slugging Pct | .502 | .504 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .834 | .865 |
| Brandon Lowe 2B,LF,RF - TB | Max Muncy 1B,2B,3B,DH - LAD | |
| News | ||
| Brandon Lowe (back) is set to begin a rehab assignment Thursday in Triple-A. The expectation is that he returns shortly after the All-Star break. Vince DiSilvio Wed, Jul 6th | Max Muncy went 2-for-2 at the plate on Tuesday, hitting a 2-run homer along with a double, and walking twice in the Dodgers' 5-2 win over the Rockies. Josh Thiessen Wed, Jul 6th | |
| Brandon Lowe has started to take batting practice. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 28th | Max Muncy went 1-for-3 at the plate on Friday, hitting a solo homer, walking once, and striking out twice in the Dodgers' 5-1 win over the Padres. Josh Thiessen Sat, Jul 2nd | |
| Brandon Lowe took dry swings on Friday as he works his way back from a stress reaction in his back. He was placed on the injured list on May 16. Devon Bruce Sat, Jun 11th | Max Muncy went 2-for-4 at the plate on Tuesday, hitting a solo homer along with a double, and struck out once as the Dodgers lost to the Rockies in a 7-4 game. Josh Thiessen Wed, Jun 29th | |
| Rays 2B Brandon Lowe has been diagnosed with a stress reaction in his lower back. He will be held out of baseball activities for three weeks and then be re-evaluated. Vince DiSilvio Tue, May 17th | Max Muncy is not in the Dodgers’ lineup for their game on Saturday against the Braves. Dan Harris Sat, Jun 25th | |
| Tampa Bay Rays 2B Brandon Lowe will officially be placed on the IL on Monday as he deals with a back issue. Josh Thiessen Mon, May 16th | Max Muncy went 3-for-4 at the plate on Thursday, hitting two singles along with a solo home run as the Dodgers went on to beat the Reds in a 10-5 game. Josh Thiessen Thu, Jun 23rd | |
| Notes | ||
| In 2021, Lowe became a full-time player for the first time in his career and responded with 39 HRs, 99 RBI and 97 runs. He batted only .247 last year and struck out 167 times in 615 plate appearances. Lowe has also struggled against lefties throughout his career. But Lowe's first-half/second-half splits were eye-opening. He was batting .208 at the All-Star break; Lowe batted .292 after the break and dramatically reduced his strikeout rate without sacrificing any power. If the second-half adjustments stick, Lowe might actually be able to improve upon his breakout season. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | Muncy had a fantastic 2021 season with 36 homers, making it his third straight full season in which he reached the 35-homer plateau. But he tore the UCL in his elbow late in the year and missed the playoffs, and the fantasy baseball world has been holding its collective breath hoping that he'll be able to be ready for Opening Day this year. All signs - and Dave Roberts's comments - point to Muncy being available, and the addition of the DH to the National League can only help his cause. But although a torn UCL isn't nearly the same injury for a position player that it is for a pitcher, Muncy will still likely see some limitations and need some time off this year. Expect his usual excellent production, but knock off 10-20 games from his usual output. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
