Who Should I Draft?
Bryce Harper or Walker Buehler (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Bryce Harper RF - PHI  | Walker Buehler SP - LAD  | |
Expert |
55% Recommended by 30 of 55 experts |
45% Recommended by 25 of 55 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 20 | # 22 |
| Best Rank | # 3 | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | # 37 | # 66 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 22 | # 16 |
| Best Rank | # 15 | # 14 |
| Worst Rank | # 25 | # 18 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 36 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 13 | 8 |
| RBI | 38 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .267 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 76 |
| Wins | ‐ | 5 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.49 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.11 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 23 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 26 | # 39 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 17 | # 31 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 16 | # 34 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 24 | # 28 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 3 | # 13 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 16 | # 44 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 18 | # 30 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 22 | # 25 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 20 | # 39 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 18 | # 51 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 12 | # 23 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 17 | # 25 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 17 | # 18 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 19 | # 66 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 24 | # 30 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 19 | # 20 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 20 | # 21 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 21 | # 48 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 21 | # 31 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 24 | # 31 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 21 | # 26 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 16 | # 20 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 15 | # 27 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 15 | # 27 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 22 | # 24 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 19 | # 22 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 19 | # 24 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 11 | # 16 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 11 | # 18 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 17 | # 13 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 21 | # 16 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 21 | # 20 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 21 | # 19 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 22 | # 17 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 22 | # 17 |
| Brandon Funston The Athletic | # 23 | # 19 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 23 | # 19 |
| George Kurtz SportsGrid | # 23 | # 20 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 23 | # 17 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 23 | # 16 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 23 | # 19 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 23 | # 19 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 24 | # 15 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 24 | # 20 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 25 | # 21 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 21 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 20 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 25 | # 21 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 26 | # 25 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 30 | # 20 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 30 | # 16 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 32 | # 18 |
| Site Rankings Sports Illustrated | # 33 | # 20 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | # 7 |
| Bryce Harper RF - PHI | Walker Buehler SP - LAD | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Runs | 98 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 35 | 20 |
| RBI | 114 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .260 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 178 | 215 |
| Wins | ‐ | 14 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.26 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.04 |
| Bryce Harper RF - PHI | Walker Buehler SP - LAD | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Runs | 36 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 13 | 8 |
| RBI | 38 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .267 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 76 |
| Wins | ‐ | 5 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.49 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.11 |
| Bryce Harper RF - PHI | Walker Buehler SP - LAD | |
| 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 | Walker Buehler earned the win on Friday when he allowed one run on three hits with 10 strikeouts and one walk over six innings in the Dodgers 6-2 win over the Rays in Game 3 of the World Series. Jon Mathisen Sat, Oct 24th | |
| Bryce Harper (back) is starting Monday against the Nationals. Brad Camara Mon, Sep 21st | The Dodgers announced that Walker Buehler will start Game 3 of the World Series on Thursday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Oct 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 | Walker Buehler secured the win on Saturday when he surrendered zero runs on seven hits with six strikeouts over six innings in the Dodgers 3-1 win over the Braves in Game 6 of the NLCS. Jon Mathisen Sat, Oct 17th | |
| 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 | Walker Buehler took a no decision on Monday when he allowed one run on three hits with seven strikeouts and five walks across five innings in the Dodgers 5-1 loss to the Braves in Game 1 of the NLCS. Jon Mathisen Mon, Oct 12th | |
| 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 | Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that Walker Buehler will start Game 1 of the NLCS against the Braves. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Oct 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 | The more I look and ponder the more I see a potential Cy Young in 2020. Great team, pitcher park, Betts and Bellinger potentially manning two OF spots on defense. If LAD finally gets that title Buehler will be the guy we look at to explain that last step. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | |
| 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 | Where you take Buehler is all about your approach to pitching in a shortened season. There's a case to take him in the first round, as he has the pure stuff to be the No. 1 pitcher by season's end with his 29 percent strikeout rate and five percent walk rate in 2019. Michael Waterloo - 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 | A 5.22 ERA in April scared fantasy owners, but Buehler quickly recovered from the Dodgers' ill-planned "ease into the year" plan. He looked precisely like the pitcher his fantasy owners had hoped for after that, ending the year with a 3.26 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with a 29.2% strikeout rate. His meager five percent walk rate was one of the best in the league, and with an incredibly strong offense behind him once again, Buehler should excel in all four of the starting pitching categories in 2020. Have no concerns. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Lots of encouraging Statcast data suggesting he has room for growth in year two of Phillies tenure Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | Walker Buehler's last 27 games included a 2.91 ERA and 206 strikeouts in 170 1/3 innings Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | |
