Who Should I Draft?
DJ LeMahieu or Ryan McMahon (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY  | Ryan McMahon 2B,3B - COL  | |
Expert |
65% Recommended by 28 of 43 experts |
35% Recommended by 15 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 90 | # 98 |
| Best Rank | # 52 | # 78 |
| Worst Rank | # 193 | # 145 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 117 | # 161 |
| Best Rank | # 67 | # 149 |
| Worst Rank | # 142 | # 201 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 73 | 77 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 24 |
| RBI | 55 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 5 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .255 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 77 | # 125 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 69 | # 103 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 105 | # 112 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 87 | # 98 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 89 | # 104 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 100 | # 108 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 90 | # 96 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 69 | # 100 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 52 | # 103 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 72 | # 107 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 80 | # 104 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 106 | # 110 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 91 | # 104 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 84 | # 87 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 85 | # 106 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 90 | # 100 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 70 | # 100 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 93 | # 138 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 76 | # 124 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 77 | # 86 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 85 | # 140 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 90 | # 95 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 80 | # 118 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 134 | # 145 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 68 | # 100 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 92 | # 101 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 100 | # 101 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 71 | # 90 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 87 | # 78 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 90 | # 79 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 93 | # 86 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 97 | # 90 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 98 | # 90 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 102 | # 97 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 105 | # 78 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 109 | # 105 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 114 | # 81 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 126 | # 85 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 129 | # 117 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 131 | # 114 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 149 | # 85 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 167 | # 101 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 193 | # 98 |
| DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY | Ryan McMahon 2B,3B - COL | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 597 | 527 |
| Runs | 84 | 80 |
| Hits | 160 | 133 |
| Singles | 125 | 77 |
| Doubles | 24 | 32 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 23 |
| RBI | 57 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 2 |
| Walks | 73 | 59 |
| Strikeouts | 94 | 147 |
| Batting Average | .268 | .252 |
| On Base Pct | .349 | .329 |
| Slugging Pct | .362 | .448 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .711 | .777 |
| DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY | Ryan McMahon 2B,3B - COL | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 474 | 524 |
| Runs | 73 | 77 |
| Hits | 135 | 134 |
| Singles | 98 | 79 |
| Doubles | 21 | 29 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 24 |
| RBI | 55 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 48 | 59 |
| Strikeouts | 72 | 158 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .255 |
| On Base Pct | .352 | .330 |
| Slugging Pct | .405 | .455 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .757 | .785 |
| DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY | Ryan McMahon 2B,3B - COL | |
| News | ||
| DJ LeMahieu went 2-for-4 with a home run, two walks, three runs scored and a stolen base in New York’s 13-4 win in Game 1 on Saturday afternoon. Luke Monaldo Sun, Jul 3rd | Ryan McMahon went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-3 loss to the Diamondbacks. Diego Sandoval Fri, Jul 1st | |
| DJ LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk and two RBI in New York’s 6-3 extra inning victory over Houston on Sunday. Luke Monaldo Sun, Jun 26th | Ryan McMahon went 2-for-5 with two singles and an RBI in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Marlins. Diego Sandoval Thu, Jun 23rd | |
| DJ LeMahieu went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two RBIs in New York’s 5-4 loss in Tampa on Tuesday. Luke Monaldo Wed, Jun 22nd | Ryan McMahon went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI double and an RBI single in Tuesday's 9-8 loss to the Marlins. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jun 22nd | |
| DJ LeMahieu went 3-for-5 with a home run and two runs scored in New York’s 12-3 win against the Blue Jays on Friday. Luke Monaldo Sat, Jun 18th | Ryan McMahon went 3-for-3 with a solo home run, two singles and a walk in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Padres. Diego Sandoval Sun, Jun 19th | |
| DJ LeMahieu is not in the Yankees lineup Saturday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 11th | Ryan McMahon went 1-for-3 with a two-RBI double and a walk in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Padres. Diego Sandoval Sun, Jun 12th | |
| Notes | ||
| LeMahieu seems like the poster child for the effect of the juiced ball. After drastically increasing his home run power over the previous few seasons, he hit just 10 home runs last year and his slugging percentage dropped to .362. LeMahieu had offseason surgery to repair a hernia, so perhaps his injury was bothering him longer than he let on and is responsible for his down year. But it's equally possible that at 33 years old, and without the juiced ball, LeMahieu just isn't as valuable a fantasy commodity as he used to be. Chances are, at the very least, that the days of a .300-plus batting average are gone, and now with likely low-teens home run potential, LeMahieu is more of a late-round pick whose main value is his position flexibility. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | McMahon showed that his poor performance during the shortened 2020 season was an aberration, as his 2021 statline was nearly identical to the one he put up in 2019. His batting average (.254), OBP (.331) and slugging percentage (.449) were all within four points of his 2019 mark and his counting stats were similarly comparable. There's a chance that McMahon makes some gains this season - he's entering his "magical" age-27 season and he cut his strikeout rate to 24.7% last year. But, given how closely his last two full seasons have mirrored one another, you can likely bank on a .250-ish average, 24 home runs, 145 combined runs and RBI, and five steals. Draft him with those numbers in mind. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
