Who Should I Draft?
DJ LeMahieu or Luis Robert (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY  | Luis Robert CF - CWS  | |
Expert |
66% Recommended by 33 of 50 experts |
34% Recommended by 17 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 24 | # 26 |
| Best Rank | # 13 | # 11 |
| Worst Rank | # 53 | # 74 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 25 | # 39 |
| Best Rank | # 21 | # 34 |
| Worst Rank | # 29 | # 48 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 99 | 85 |
| Home Runs | 21 | 28 |
| RBI | 77 | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 22 |
| Batting Average | .307 | .253 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 29 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 15 | # 25 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 13 | # 74 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 25 | # 26 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 18 | # 30 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 22 | # 26 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 21 | # 32 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 22 | # 25 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 27 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 23 | # 25 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 22 | # 25 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 26 | # 27 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 28 | # 31 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 20 | # 30 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 21 | # 26 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 24 | # 28 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 15 | # 30 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 17 | # 23 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 16 | # 34 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 26 | # 40 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 22 | # 27 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 25 | # 27 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 23 | # 30 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 27 | # 29 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 19 | # 34 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 21 | # 28 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 15 | # 34 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 16 | # 29 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 21 | # 26 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 25 | # 27 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 26 | # 27 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 23 | # 27 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 27 | # 31 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 22 | # 20 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 25 | # 20 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 26 | # 23 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 26 | # 18 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 27 | # 26 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 29 | # 28 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 32 | # 28 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 33 | # 22 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 33 | # 16 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 34 | # 20 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 35 | # 19 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 36 | # 31 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 37 | # 24 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 38 | # 21 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 39 | # 21 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 46 | # 11 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 53 | # 17 |
| DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY | Luis Robert CF - CWS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 195 | 202 |
| Runs | 41 | 33 |
| Hits | 71 | 47 |
| Singles | 49 | 28 |
| Doubles | 10 | 8 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 11 |
| RBI | 27 | 31 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 2 |
| Walks | 18 | 20 |
| Strikeouts | 21 | 73 |
| Batting Average | .364 | .233 |
| On Base Pct | .421 | .302 |
| Slugging Pct | .590 | .436 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.011 | .738 |
| DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY | Luis Robert CF - CWS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 579 | 554 |
| Runs | 99 | 85 |
| Hits | 176 | 140 |
| Singles | 124 | 82 |
| Doubles | 29 | 26 |
| Triples | 3 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 21 | 28 |
| RBI | 77 | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 7 |
| Walks | 49 | 43 |
| Strikeouts | 87 | 176 |
| Batting Average | .307 | .253 |
| On Base Pct | .361 | .307 |
| Slugging Pct | .474 | .465 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .835 | .772 |
| DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY | Luis Robert CF - CWS | |
| News | ||
| DJ LeMahieu went 1-for-2 with a walk and scored a run while driving in two runners on Saturday as the Yankees beat the Orioles by an 8-2 score. John Aubin Sun, May 16th | White Sox GM Rick Hahn says OF Luis Robert (hip) will be sidelined from baseball activities for 12-16 weeks. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, May 3rd | |
| DJ LeMahieu went 0-for-4 with a strikeout on Thursday as the Yankees lost to the Rays by a 9-1 score. John Aubin Fri, May 14th | White Sox OF Luis Robert (hip) is expected to miss a significant period of time. Brad Camara Mon, May 3rd | |
| DJ LeMahieu went 3-for-4 with two solo home runs and a strikeout in Friday's 11-4 loss to the Nationals. John Aubin Sat, May 8th | White Sox manager Tony La Russa says OF Luis Robert (hip) will be placed on the 10-day IL on Monday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, May 2nd | |
| DJ LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a walk as he scored two runs and drove in one runner on Tuesday as the Yankees beat the Astros by a 7-3 score. John Aubin Wed, May 5th | Luis Robert was helped off the field in Sunday's game against Cleveland. Ari Koslow Sun, May 2nd | |
| DJ LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base, and two runs during Saturday's 6-4 win over the Tigers. John Aubin Sun, May 2nd | Robert is back with the White Sox after a short stint on the IL with Covid-Flu like symptoms. Liam Gibney Thu, Apr 29th | |
| Notes | ||
| LeMahieu will return to the Yankees on a six-year deal, and that is great news for fantasy managers. Since he's been New York, he's provided elite all-around production, most notably in batting average, where he has batted .336. He's blossomed into a 25-home run hitter with plenty of runs and RBI, and a handful of steals that chip in with the category. Add to that LeMahieu's multi-position eligibility and he is a huge asset to every fantasy team. With nothing in his profile to suggest a skills decline, he should be drafted before the third round is out in every fantasy league. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Robert's production was pretty much what it was cracked up to be in terms of his power and speed, but his .233 batting average was a little hard to stomach. He struck out way too much (32.2% of the time, bottom 6% of the league), and just didn't make hard enough contact consistently to keep his average above water. But Robert will be just 24 years old this season, so there's plenty of room for growth in that area. That's particularly true given that Robert was a career .312 hitter in the minors and .314 in Cuba. Even if he was a batting average drain, which you shouldn't expect, given that he was on a roughly 30-25 full-season pace last year, fantasy managers should be able to stomach it. Draft him as a borderline first outfielder in fantasy leagues and reap the rewards. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| One of my biggest fades this season. DJL is great, but is more of a real life player than he is a fantasy player. Not reaching for him at his ceiling. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | Luis Robert signed a long-term extension with the White Sox and has the upside to leap to superstardom in 2021. He slashed .233/.302/.406 with 10 home runs and nine stolen bases across 225 plate appearances. If it weren't for a rough September, Robert was well on his way to finishing as a top-20 player. His tools are off the chart and he will bat in the middle of a loaded White Sox lineup. Everything is lined up for Robert to bust out if he can put it all together in 2021. Brad Camara - FantasyPros | |
| Over the past two season "DJL" has posted a 183 wRC+ while playing at home compared to a 112 figure on the road. Of course, it's always helpful to be hitting in Yankee Stadium. This makes the fact that he re-signed with the Yankees an important one. LeMahieu is going to keep playing half of his games inside Yankee Stadium. The first modern player to win batting titles in both leagues, LeMahieu's presence on the Yankees means that he's the No. 1 fantasy second baseman for this fantasy writer. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | Robert came out of the gate like a rocket before hitting just .136/.237/.173 in September. The concern entering 2021 is that pitchers have figured out the book on Robert. While he was doing damage in July and August, Robert was swinging at everything thrown his way. Eventually, pitchers stopped giving him chances. The issue is Robert kept swinging. Baseball is a game of adjustments and it's now on him to adjust back. The talent and skills are here. Even it comes with a weak batting average, Robert has enough power/speed upside to remain fantasy relevant amid slumps. Similar to Adalbero Mondesi, consider Robert a very volatile player in drafts. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
