Who Should I Draft?
Carson Kelly or Starlin Castro (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Starlin Castro 2B,3B - WSH  | Carson Kelly C - ARI  | |
Expert |
56% Recommended by 25 of 45 experts |
44% Recommended by 20 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 186 | # 181 |
| Best Rank | # 117 | # 127 |
| Worst Rank | # 251 | # 300 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 341 | # 282 |
| Best Rank | # 299 | # 252 |
| Worst Rank | # 405 | # 345 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 61 | 42 |
| Home Runs | 17 | 15 |
| RBI | 65 | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 0 |
| Batting Average | .274 | .240 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 153 | # 158 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 181 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 179 | # 183 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 163 | ‐ |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 148 | # 244 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 172 | # 185 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 168 | # 197 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 196 | # 210 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 179 | # 195 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 161 | ‐ |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 181 | # 182 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 181 | # 207 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 170 | # 172 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 172 | ‐ |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 175 | # 220 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 212 | # 249 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 159 | ‐ |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 146 | # 169 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 117 | # 155 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 153 | # 186 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 139 | # 300 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 177 | ‐ |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 126 | # 158 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 191 | # 225 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 143 | ‐ |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 186 | # 127 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | ‐ | # 139 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 251 | # 144 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 168 | # 156 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | ‐ | # 162 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | ‐ | # 165 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | ‐ | # 167 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | ‐ | # 169 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | ‐ | # 173 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 190 | # 174 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | ‐ | # 174 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 176 | # 175 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 211 | # 176 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 193 | # 176 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | ‐ | # 177 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | ‐ | # 177 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 183 | # 177 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | ‐ | # 179 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | ‐ | # 180 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 218 | # 195 |
| Starlin Castro 2B,3B - WSH | Carson Kelly C - ARI | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 60 | 122 |
| Runs | 9 | 11 |
| Hits | 17 | 27 |
| Singles | 11 | 17 |
| Doubles | 3 | 5 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 2 | 5 |
| RBI | 4 | 19 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 3 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 13 | 29 |
| Batting Average | .283 | .221 |
| On Base Pct | .318 | .264 |
| Slugging Pct | .467 | .385 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .784 | .649 |
| Starlin Castro 2B,3B - WSH | Carson Kelly C - ARI | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 492 | 347 |
| Runs | 61 | 42 |
| Hits | 135 | 83 |
| Singles | 90 | 50 |
| Doubles | 25 | 17 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 17 | 15 |
| RBI | 65 | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 0 |
| Walks | 29 | 38 |
| Strikeouts | 98 | 84 |
| Batting Average | .274 | .240 |
| On Base Pct | .315 | .316 |
| Slugging Pct | .439 | .422 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .754 | .738 |
| Starlin Castro 2B,3B - WSH | Carson Kelly C - ARI | |
| News | ||
| Nationals infielder Starlin Castro hit his first home run of the season. He went 1-for-3 with one run, two RBI, one walk, and one strikeout. Corbin Young Thu, Apr 15th | Catcher Carson Kelly went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs scored, and a walk in the D-Backs 11-6 win over the Nationals on Thursday. Jon Mathisen Fri, Apr 16th | |
| Starlin Castro went 2-for-4 with one strikeout in Sunday's loss against the Dodgers. Trea Turner and Castro totaled five of the seven hits for the Nationals, but the team didn't score a single run. Corbin Young Sun, Apr 11th | Catcher Carson Kelly went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, a walk, and a strikeout in the Diamondbacks 7-5 loss to the A's on Tuesday. Jon Mathisen Tue, Apr 13th | |
| In the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader, Starlin Castro went 3-for-4 with three RBI against the Braves. Corbin Young Wed, Apr 7th | Catcher Carson Kelly went 1-for-2 with a double and a walk as the D-Backs were blanked by the Rockies 8-0 on Wednesday. Jon Mathisen Thu, Apr 8th | |
| Starlin Castro (hamstring) took five at-bats in a simulated game on Monday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Mar 29th | Carson Kelly went 2-for-4 with a double and a single in the Diamondbacks 3-1 win over the Padres on Sunday. Jon Mathisen Mon, Apr 5th | |
| An MRI revealed that Starlin Castro has a "very mild" hamstring strain and is without a timetable for his return, according to manager Dave Martinez. Jack Mannis Thu, Mar 25th | The Diamondbacks and catcher Carson Kelly avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $1.7 million contract. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Jan 16th | |
| Notes | ||
| After an impressive 2019 season during which he hit 18 home runs in just 111 games, Kelly had a down 2020, batting just .221 with five long balls. Kelly's walk rate regressed significantly to just 4.7%, and he showed little of the patience that brought him success in 2019. Daulton Varsho is a threat to his playing time, but it seems like Kelly will have the lead role behind the plate, with Varsho filling in and getting time at outfield. That should make Kelly a borderline startable catcher in most mixed leagues, assuming he can bounce back from his down 2020 campaign. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
