Who Should I Draft?
Christian Walker or Nick Castellanos (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nick Castellanos RF - PHI  | Christian Walker 1B - ARI  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 25 of 42 experts |
40% Recommended by 17 of 42 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 69 | # 71 |
| Best Rank | # 37 | # 33 |
| Worst Rank | # 104 | # 96 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 126 | # 115 |
| Best Rank | # 113 | # 104 |
| Worst Rank | # 134 | # 159 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 73 | 77 |
| Home Runs | 21 | 26 |
| RBI | 78 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .251 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 67 | # 87 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 71 | # 96 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 41 | # 71 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 70 | # 93 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 72 | # 81 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 37 | # 81 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 71 | # 84 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 66 | # 72 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 69 | # 76 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 63 | # 65 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 67 | # 71 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 55 | # 76 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 65 | # 67 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 64 | # 72 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 56 | # 67 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 69 | # 73 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 77 | # 81 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 61 | # 74 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 70 | # 93 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 67 | # 75 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 57 | # 74 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 73 | # 84 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 77 | # 81 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 68 | # 72 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 76 | # 82 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 72 | # 33 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 103 | # 42 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 71 | # 51 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 84 | # 53 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 65 | # 57 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 86 | # 57 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 73 | # 57 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 66 | # 58 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 99 | # 61 |
| Joe Orrico The Sports Ethos | # 67 | # 61 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 74 | # 62 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 78 | # 76 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 80 | # 79 |
| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 83 | # 79 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 83 | # 80 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 98 | # 82 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 104 | # 90 |
| Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | Christian Walker 1B - ARI | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 524 | 583 |
| Runs | 56 | 84 |
| Hits | 138 | 140 |
| Singles | 98 | 77 |
| Doubles | 27 | 25 |
| Triples | 0 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 36 |
| RBI | 62 | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 29 | 69 |
| Strikeouts | 130 | 131 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .240 |
| On Base Pct | .305 | .325 |
| Slugging Pct | .389 | .475 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .694 | .801 |
| Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | Christian Walker 1B - ARI | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 539 | 546 |
| Runs | 73 | 77 |
| Hits | 144 | 137 |
| Singles | 89 | 81 |
| Doubles | 32 | 28 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 21 | 26 |
| RBI | 78 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 36 | 59 |
| Strikeouts | 135 | 132 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .251 |
| On Base Pct | .313 | .325 |
| Slugging Pct | .447 | .449 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .761 | .774 |
| Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | Christian Walker 1B - ARI | |
| News | ||
| There are no recent news for these players | ||
| Notes | ||
| The bad news for Nick Castellanos was a 46-point drop in his batting average in 2022. Other bad news includes a Statcast page that is almost entirely blue, meaning he was ineffective in almost every meaningful statistical category during his first season in Philadelphia. He is not projected to be quite as much of a disaster in 2023 - his HR total should creep back above 20 instead of 13 - but a 20/70/70/5 guy with a .260 batting average and low OBP isn't someone you have to reach for in a draft. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | 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 | |
