Who Should I Draft?
Bryce Harper or Anthony Rendon (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Bryce Harper RF - PHI  | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA  | |
Expert |
56% Recommended by 29 of 52 experts |
44% Recommended by 23 of 52 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 16 | # 18 |
| Best Rank | # 3 | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | # 24 | # 80 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 22 | # 20 |
| Best Rank | # 15 | # 19 |
| Worst Rank | # 25 | # 24 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 36 | 35 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 11 |
| RBI | 38 | 38 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .297 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 20 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 40 |
| Site Rankings Sports Illustrated | # 24 | # 32 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 18 | # 36 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 16 | # 17 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 3 | # 44 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 32 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 15 | # 20 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 15 | # 28 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 17 | # 80 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 16 | # 28 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 14 | # 17 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 13 | # 21 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 15 | # 16 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 18 | # 22 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 17 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 16 | # 24 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 15 | # 41 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 17 | # 29 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 12 | # 19 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 18 | # 23 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 16 | # 29 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 12 | # 40 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 13 | # 23 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 14 | # 21 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 19 | # 30 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 10 | # 38 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 14 | # 16 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 9 | # 17 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 12 | # 7 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 14 | # 13 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 14 | # 12 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 15 | # 14 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 15 | # 13 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 16 | # 13 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 17 | # 14 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 17 | # 15 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 18 | # 16 |
| George Kurtz SportsGrid | # 18 | # 15 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 18 | # 14 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 18 | # 9 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 18 | # 16 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 18 | # 15 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 19 | # 15 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 19 | # 15 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 20 | # 15 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 20 | # 16 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 20 | # 14 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 22 | # 17 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 22 | # 16 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 23 | # 14 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 23 | # 14 |
| Bryce Harper RF - PHI | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 573 | 545 |
| Runs | 98 | 117 |
| Hits | 149 | 174 |
| Singles | 77 | 93 |
| Doubles | 36 | 44 |
| Triples | 1 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 34 |
| RBI | 114 | 126 |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 1 |
| Walks | 99 | 80 |
| Strikeouts | 178 | 86 |
| Batting Average | .260 | .319 |
| On Base Pct | .372 | .412 |
| Slugging Pct | .510 | .598 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .882 | 1.010 |
| Bryce Harper RF - PHI | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 194 | 197 |
| Runs | 36 | 35 |
| Hits | 52 | 59 |
| Singles | 27 | 33 |
| Doubles | 11 | 14 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 11 |
| RBI | 38 | 38 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 38 | 26 |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 33 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .297 |
| On Base Pct | .386 | .380 |
| Slugging Pct | .524 | .534 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .910 | .914 |
| Bryce Harper RF - PHI | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | |
| News | ||
| Phillies manager Joe Girardi confirmed Wednesday that Bryce Harper has been dealing with a back injury "off and on" for 4-5 weeks. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Sep 23rd | Anthony Rendon did not play Saturday or during Sunday's season finale against the Dodgers. Lucas Spence Mon, Sep 28th | |
| Bryce Harper (back) is starting Monday against the Nationals. Brad Camara Mon, Sep 21st | Anthony Rendon went 1-for-3 with two RBI, a double, and two walks in a 6-2 win over the Rangers on Friday night. Lucas Spence Sat, Sep 19th | |
| Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper left Sunday's loss to the Toronto Blue Jays with lower back stiffness, according to The Athletic's Meghan Montemurro. Mike Maher Sun, Sep 20th | Anthony Rendon snapped out of his recent mini-slump in style on Thursday when he drilled a two-run, first inning home run to center field off of Arizona starter Alex Young. Rendon later added a double and finished the night 2-for-4 with one run and 2 RBI. Lucas Spence Fri, Sep 18th | |
| Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 4-for-6 with a home run, two doubles, three runs scored, four RBI, and two walks across both games of Friday's doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays. Mike Maher Sat, Sep 19th | Angels third baseman Anthony Rendon went 0-for-5 on Wednesday night while chipping in an RBI groundout in a 9-6 loss to Arizona. Lucas Spence Thu, Sep 17th | |
| Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 2-for-3 with two home runs and two walks in Thursday's loss to the New York Mets. The two homers give him 10 on the season. Mike Maher Fri, Sep 18th | Angels star third baseman Anthony Rendon went 1-for-2 with a single, two walks, and an RBI in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Rangers. Lucas Spence Thu, Sep 10th | |
| Notes | ||
| Harper is a lock for 30 home runs and double-digit steals. He hasn't been Mike Trout's equal, as many expected after the High School SI cover, but that doesn't mean he isn't an elite Fantasy player. His ADP doesn't reflect how high his floor is or the potential for a 40/20 season. 2020 is a big year for Harper in the Philly Band Box. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | For years, Rendon was the poster boy for the most underrated player in fantasy. Coming off his career year, he's underrated no more. Now the price that you have to pay for him leaves very little room for a net gain, and in order for him to return a positive ROI, you need him to replicate his 2019 numbers, which were, by the way, career highs across the board, aside from stolen bases. He's also taking an L with the switch in ballparks in every major ballpark factor. The position is deep, and while Rendon is safe here, you're banking on a lot in order to get a solid return from your second-round pick. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| By this point, we all know the answer to the Mike Trout vs. Harper discussion, but that doesn't mean that Harper still isn't one hell of a player. Was he pressing early in Philadelphia with the pressure of a new contract in a new city? I think he was, as his second-half numbers show quite the turnaround, especially with his strikeout rate. His xBA and xwOBA also indicate that Harper underperformed last season. It should surprise no one if Harper were to contend for an MVP this season. He should be bumped up higher in OBP leagues. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Rendon finally put it all together last year, setting career-highs in batting average (.319), home runs (34), runs scored (117), and RBI (126). He'll now move to Anaheim where he'll see a downgrade in park, but an upgrade in lineup by the sheer presence of Mike Trout. In the end, Rendon's move is a neutral one, and to the extent you trust him to stay healthy again, he's a rock-solid second round pick. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Not a big fan of Harper (He is overrated), but he does have some big time potential going into his second year in Philly. If he gets his average up to 280+ he should be a high end five category contributor. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | Great baseball player, contributes BA, which is rare these days, but no steals and one big career home run season? I am not buying in on 2020. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | |
| Lots of encouraging Statcast data suggesting he has room for growth in year two of Phillies tenure Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | Come for the safe floor and hope he hits his ceiling batting behind Mike Trout Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | |
