Who Should I Draft?
Christian Walker or Jake McCarthy (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI  | Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - ARI  | |
Expert |
58% Recommended by 33 of 57 experts |
42% Recommended by 24 of 57 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 66 | # 67 |
| Best Rank | # 33 | # 37 |
| Worst Rank | # 93 | # 122 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 107 | # 114 |
| Best Rank | # 101 | # 100 |
| Worst Rank | # 153 | # 182 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 78 | 70 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 11 |
| RBI | 85 | 58 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 30 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .263 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 59 | # 70 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 68 | # 72 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 56 | # 61 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 67 | # 72 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 71 | # 74 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 65 | # 70 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 64 | # 75 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 65 | # 70 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 59 | # 67 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 42 | # 75 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 63 | # 65 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 74 | # 85 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 83 | # 91 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 60 | # 62 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 46 | # 48 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 68 | # 73 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 66 | # 71 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 49 | # 61 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 58 | # 69 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 77 | # 89 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 73 | # 74 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 72 | # 97 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 51 | # 82 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 84 | # 95 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 57 | # 76 |
| Kev Mahserejian RotoBaller | # 75 | # 79 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 67 | # 94 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 81 | # 122 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 57 | # 76 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 33 | # 58 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 61 | # 73 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 72 | # 87 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 59 | # 83 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 57 | # 55 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 59 | # 37 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 61 | # 60 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 62 | # 51 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 64 | # 63 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 65 | # 64 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 67 | # 66 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 69 | # 64 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 72 | # 54 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 74 | # 66 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 75 | # 61 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 77 | # 62 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 78 | # 72 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 79 | # 78 |
| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 79 | # 45 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 80 | # 60 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 81 | # 74 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 81 | # 80 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 81 | # 75 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 83 | # 69 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 86 | # 70 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 92 | # 81 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 93 | # 56 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 93 | # 67 |
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI | Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - ARI | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 583 | 321 |
| Runs | 84 | 53 |
| Hits | 140 | 91 |
| Singles | 77 | 64 |
| Doubles | 25 | 16 |
| Triples | 2 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 36 | 8 |
| RBI | 94 | 43 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 69 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 131 | 76 |
| Batting Average | .240 | .284 |
| On Base Pct | .325 | .342 |
| Slugging Pct | .475 | .427 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .801 | .769 |
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI | Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - ARI | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 546 | 475 |
| Runs | 78 | 70 |
| Hits | 137 | 125 |
| Singles | 81 | 83 |
| Doubles | 28 | 24 |
| Triples | 2 | 6 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 11 |
| RBI | 85 | 58 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 7 |
| Walks | 59 | 38 |
| Strikeouts | 131 | 120 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .263 |
| On Base Pct | .325 | .318 |
| Slugging Pct | .449 | .406 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .774 | .725 |
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI | Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - ARI | |
| News | ||
| Jake McCarthy (illness) is expected to return to the lineup Friday. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Mar 24th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Christian Walker was ridiculously underrated/ignored in 2022 given the fantasy production he was putting out. The 31-year-old turned his Statcast page crimson, landing in the 92nd percentile in xSLG and xwOBA, two important categories to show out in. Walker raised his HR total from 10 to 36 and ended his 160-game campaign with 94 RBI and 84 runs scored. An improved offense around him should only boost his numbers in 2023. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Jake McCarthy is a vessel for stolen bases in the later rounds of drafts. He is exactly the type of guy you wait for once you've built up your other categories. He could pop double-digit homers, but all fantasy managers need to care about is that he keeps running well (23-for-26 SB in 2022) and with impunity. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
