Who Should I Draft?
Byron Buxton or George Springer (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN  | George Springer CF,DH,RF - TOR  | |
Expert |
65% Recommended by 28 of 43 experts |
35% Recommended by 15 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 33 | # 34 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 20 |
| Worst Rank | # 63 | # 60 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 48 | # 53 |
| Best Rank | # 43 | # 45 |
| Worst Rank | # 116 | # 59 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 86 | 98 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 34 |
| RBI | 78 | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .266 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 38 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 35 | # 36 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 35 | # 39 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 21 | # 33 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 17 | # 33 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 30 | # 35 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 28 | # 41 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 20 | # 33 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 23 | # 33 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 17 | # 22 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 22 | # 42 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 23 | # 28 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 32 | # 33 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 33 | # 35 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 31 | # 46 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 33 | # 60 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 35 | # 39 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 28 | # 34 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 30 | # 31 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 25 | # 29 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 43 | # 53 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 23 | # 34 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 38 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 25 | # 30 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 32 | # 33 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 25 | # 39 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 35 | # 37 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 34 | # 38 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 25 | # 20 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 32 | # 28 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 33 | # 31 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 35 | # 34 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 37 | # 33 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 37 | # 34 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 39 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 43 | # 32 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 42 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 45 | # 32 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 47 | # 46 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 52 | # 39 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 53 | # 32 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 60 | # 28 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 63 | # 59 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | George Springer CF,DH,RF - TOR | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 235 | 299 |
| Runs | 50 | 59 |
| Hits | 72 | 79 |
| Singles | 30 | 37 |
| Doubles | 23 | 19 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 19 | 22 |
| RBI | 32 | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 13 | 37 |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 79 |
| Batting Average | .306 | .264 |
| On Base Pct | .358 | .352 |
| Slugging Pct | .647 | .555 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.005 | .907 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | George Springer CF,DH,RF - TOR | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 492 | 523 |
| Runs | 86 | 98 |
| Hits | 135 | 139 |
| Singles | 67 | 77 |
| Doubles | 33 | 25 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 34 |
| RBI | 78 | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | 16 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 3 |
| Walks | 30 | 66 |
| Strikeouts | 133 | 132 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .266 |
| On Base Pct | .317 | .348 |
| Slugging Pct | .543 | .514 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .859 | .862 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | George Springer CF,DH,RF - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Byron Buxton is not in the Twins lineup on Friday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Fri, May 27th | Blue Jays CF George Springer went 2-for-4 Thursday, singling once, hitting a solo home run, and scoring two runs in the Blue Jays' 6-3 win over the Angels. Chris Schommer Fri, May 27th | |
| 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 | George Springer went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI on Monday against the Cardinals. Dan Harris Tue, May 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 | George Springer went 1-for-4 with a triple and three RBI on Tuesday against the Mariners. Dan Harris Tue, May 17th | |
| 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 | George Springer is back in the Blue Jays' lineup for their Sunday game against the Rays. He is batting first and starting at DH. Dan Harris Sun, May 15th | |
| 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 | George Springer is not starting Saturday’s game against the Rays after injuring his ankle crashing into the outfield wall on Friday. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Sat, May 14th | |
| 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 | Quad and knee injuries limited Springer to 78 games in his first season with the Blue Jays, but he mashed when healthy, with 22 HRs, 50 RBI and 59 runs in just 299 at-bats. Springer has consistently posted batting averages in the .260s or higher during his career, and he'll steal a handful of bases for you. Batting leadoff with Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero and Teoscar Hernandez behind him, Springer has a great chance to score 100 or more runs. He'll turn 33 in August, but he seems to be aging gracefully. Springer is a solid investment. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
