Who Should I Draft?
Byron Buxton or Eloy Jimenez (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN  | Eloy Jimenez DH,LF - CWS  | |
Expert |
72% Recommended by 31 of 43 experts |
28% Recommended by 12 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 33 | # 38 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 22 |
| Worst Rank | # 63 | # 63 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 48 | # 57 |
| Best Rank | # 43 | # 53 |
| Worst Rank | # 116 | # 85 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 86 | 73 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 31 |
| RBI | 78 | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .272 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 36 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 35 | # 40 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 35 | # 38 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 21 | # 38 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 33 | # 49 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 17 | # 40 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 25 | # 45 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 30 | # 34 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 37 | # 42 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 28 | # 35 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 20 | # 38 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 23 | # 43 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 17 | # 30 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 22 | # 33 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 23 | # 32 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 32 | # 40 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 33 | # 37 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 35 | # 40 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 37 | # 48 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 28 | # 38 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 30 | # 58 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 25 | # 49 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 23 | # 32 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 32 | # 44 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 58 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 25 | # 38 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 47 | # 59 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 32 | # 42 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 25 | # 42 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 34 | # 44 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 53 | # 63 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 31 | # 30 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 33 | # 22 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 35 | # 33 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 35 | # 29 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 27 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 43 | # 39 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 43 | # 31 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 31 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 45 | # 36 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 52 | # 25 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 60 | # 40 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 63 | # 24 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Eloy Jimenez DH,LF - CWS | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 235 | 213 |
| Runs | 50 | 23 |
| Hits | 72 | 53 |
| Singles | 30 | 33 |
| Doubles | 23 | 10 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 19 | 10 |
| RBI | 32 | 37 |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 13 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 57 |
| Batting Average | .306 | .249 |
| On Base Pct | .358 | .303 |
| Slugging Pct | .647 | .437 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.005 | .740 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Eloy Jimenez DH,LF - CWS | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 492 | 541 |
| Runs | 86 | 73 |
| Hits | 135 | 147 |
| Singles | 67 | 87 |
| Doubles | 33 | 29 |
| Triples | 3 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 31 |
| RBI | 78 | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 1 |
| Walks | 30 | 38 |
| Strikeouts | 133 | 143 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .272 |
| On Base Pct | .317 | .320 |
| Slugging Pct | .543 | .501 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .859 | .820 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Eloy Jimenez DH,LF - CWS | |
| News | ||
| Byron Buxton is not in the Twins lineup on Friday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Fri, May 27th | Chicago slugger Eloy Jimenez is progressing nicely and could be headed for a rehab stint this weekend, according to White Sox beat writer Vinnie Duber. Kendall Capps Wed, May 25th | |
| Byron Buxton went 0-for-4 on Wednesday but walked twice and scored two runs during the 14-4 route over the Athletics. Brad Richter Thu, May 19th | Eloy Jimenez was placed on the 10-day IL on Sunday and is preliminarily expected to miss six-to-eight weeks with a right hamstring tear. Dan Harris Sun, Apr 24th | |
| OF Byron Buxton is out of the lineup Tuesday. He worked out on the field pregame but is still dealing with the hip injury that caused him to leave the game Saturday. Vince DiSilvio Tue, May 10th | Eloy Jimenez, who was carted off the field on Saturday with a hamstring injury, has reportedly suffered a right hamstring tear, according to Jon Heyman. Dan Harris Sat, Apr 23rd | |
| Byron Buxton left Saturday's game early due to right hip tightness, according to acting manager Jayce Tingler. He is considered day-to-day at this point. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Sat, May 7th | Eloy Jimenez was removed from Saturday's game against the Twins with right hamstring soreness. Dan Harris Sat, Apr 23rd | |
| Byron Buxton went 2-for-5 with a solo home run, a single and a run scored in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Rays. Diego Sandoval Sun, May 1st | White Sox OF Eloy Jimenez is out of the lineup for at least the first game of Wednesday's double header in Cleveland as reported by Daryl Van Schouwen of The Chicago Sun-Times. Luke Monaldo Wed, Apr 20th | |
| Notes | ||
| Get a season of reasonably good health out of Buxton and you're likely to run a profit, probably a big one. But what are the chances he'll play 150 or more games? In the five non-COVID years that he's been on the Twins' Opening Day roster, Buxton has averaged 81.6 games played and 271.2 at-bats. In 2021, Buxton missed 39 games with a strained hip, then broke his hand after being hit with a pitch in his third game back, causing him to miss another month. When healthy, Buxton will steal a lot of bases and score plenty of runs. He's added power, too, and he batted .306 over 61 games last year. Still only 28, Buxton has upside galore, but the risk level here is enormous. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | Give the ascending slugger a mulligan for an ill-fated 2021 season. Jimenez ruptured a pectoral tendon in a spring training game and didn't come back until July 26. His surface stats in his 55 games were decent - 10 HRs, 37 RBI a .249 average - but Jimenez didn't live up to the promise he showed in the shortened 2020 season, when he had 14 HRs, 41 RBI and a .296 average. Expect a rebound and substantial power numbers. Speed isn't part of the package - he's played 232 career games and still hasn't stolen a base - but that's the only weakness here. It's only a matter of time before Jimenez gives us a 40 HR season. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
