Who Should I Draft?
Dominic Smith or Josh Bell (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH  | Dominic Smith 1B,LF - NYM  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 30 of 50 experts |
40% Recommended by 20 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 76 | # 86 |
| Best Rank | # 44 | # 44 |
| Worst Rank | # 122 | # 132 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 135 | # 123 |
| Best Rank | # 108 | # 114 |
| Worst Rank | # 147 | # 136 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 79 | 68 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 23 |
| RBI | 91 | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .262 | .267 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 92 | # 111 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 58 | # 106 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 78 | # 88 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 59 | # 112 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 54 | # 68 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 62 | # 103 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 66 | # 114 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 81 | # 88 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 78 | # 101 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 56 | # 89 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 71 | # 88 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 64 | # 90 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 80 | # 93 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 71 | # 112 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 76 | # 80 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 76 | # 102 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 71 | # 99 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 70 | # 72 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 64 | # 71 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 44 | # 81 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 79 | # 89 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 70 | # 121 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 60 | # 120 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 64 | # 83 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 54 | # 107 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 79 | # 84 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 78 | # 132 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 81 | # 97 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 69 | # 92 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 52 | # 88 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 96 | # 44 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 87 | # 49 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 104 | # 57 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 70 | # 64 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 80 | # 65 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 79 | # 68 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 80 | # 68 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 74 | # 71 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 87 | # 73 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 91 | # 73 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 92 | # 76 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 79 | # 76 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 78 | # 76 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 87 | # 78 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 101 | # 79 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 85 | # 81 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 105 | # 82 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 122 | # 85 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 121 | # 95 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 105 | # 97 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Dominic Smith 1B,LF - NYM | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 195 | 177 |
| Runs | 22 | 27 |
| Hits | 44 | 56 |
| Singles | 33 | 24 |
| Doubles | 3 | 21 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 10 |
| RBI | 22 | 42 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 22 | 14 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 45 |
| Batting Average | .226 | .316 |
| On Base Pct | .305 | .377 |
| Slugging Pct | .364 | .616 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .669 | .993 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Dominic Smith 1B,LF - NYM | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 514 | 478 |
| Runs | 79 | 68 |
| Hits | 133 | 127 |
| Singles | 77 | 70 |
| Doubles | 26 | 31 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 23 |
| RBI | 91 | 77 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 69 | 41 |
| Strikeouts | 129 | 128 |
| Batting Average | .262 | .267 |
| On Base Pct | .350 | .325 |
| Slugging Pct | .486 | .483 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .836 | .808 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Dominic Smith 1B,LF - NYM | |
| News | ||
| Josh Bell hit his first homer of 2021 to account for the first run of the game. Bell blasted that 386-foot home run to right field with a 101 mph exit velocity. Corbin Young Tue, Apr 20th | Dominic Smith went 0-4 before being replaced by Albert Almora Jr. for defense late in the game. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Mon, Apr 19th | |
| Josh Bell destroyed three batted balls, one being his second double of the season. Bell went 1-for-5 with two runs and two strikeouts. Corbin Young Mon, Apr 19th | Dominic Smith went 1-4 with two RBIs, one run scored, and one strikeout in game one. And 0-4 with two strikeouts in game two. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Wed, Apr 14th | |
| In Thursday's 11-6 loss to the Diamondbacks, Josh Bell crushed a couple of hard-hit balls, including his double off Merrill Kelly. Bell went 1-for-4 with one run, two RBI, and one strikeout. Corbin Young Thu, Apr 15th | Dominic Smith went 1-4 with a home run, one run scored, two RBIs, and two strikeouts. Albert Amora replaced Smith after his final at-bat. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Nationals 1B Josh Bell isn't starting in Wednesday's game against the Cardinals. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 14th | Dominic Smith is absent from the Mets' lineup on Monday against the Phillies. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 5th | |
| In Tuesday's 14-3 loss to the Cardinals, Josh Bell went 0-for-3 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout. In two games, Bell is off to a slow start with one hit in nine plate appearances. Corbin Young Tue, Apr 13th | Mets 1B/OF Dominic Smith (wrist) played in a simulated game on Saturday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Mar 20th | |
| Notes | ||
| Bell looked like a superstar in the making in the first half of 2019, but struggled for much of the second half of the season and then fell off a cliff in 2020. He slashed a mere .226/.305/.364 and hit only eight home runs. His strikeout and ground ball rates took massive jumps, while his walk rate and launch angle plummeted. Bell blamed his struggles on his swing getting long, and you could tell by how often he changed his stance and swing last year that he simply could not figure things out. Now with the Nationals, the 29-year-old Bell will have a chance to revive his career. We've seen the upside, so he's certainly worth drafting at a discount, but he's much more of a borderline corner infielder than a starting-caliber first baseman. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Smith showed he had the bat to hit in the majors in 2019, but he took an extra step forward in last year's shortened season. His .316/.377/.616 slash line effectively forced the Mets to find a way to get his bat into the lineup, even if his defense tried to prevent it. His Statcast data was excellent, as he put up a barrel percentage of 13.3% and a hard hit percentage of 46.7%, all with a .405 wOBA, which was in the top four percent of the league. The issue for Smith is his fielding and with the National League surprisingly not adopting the designated hitter, that means he'll need to play out in left field most days. Although the Mets can surely live with the tradeoff, Smith will likely lose plenty of at-bats late in games as he gets switched out for defensive purposes. He'll still have plenty of value, but without the DH, be cautious with your projections for his counting stats. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Was his first half 2019 performance a mirage? Bell has never even come close to matching that first half of a season during any other stretch in his career. He now gets a new home with a stronger lineup around him in Washington. If he can even come close to that breakout half, he will be a steal, otherwise, he will be a decent, albeit replaceable, 1B option. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | Dom is a hitter. He has a pure swing and will be hitting in the middle of a potent lineup. He will likely sit a couple times a week and come out of games early for defensive reasons, which caps his potential, but there is till more than enough there to be a very useful fantasy piece. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
| Bell appeared to be enjoying a mid-career breakout two months into the 2019 season but pitchers suddenly stopped throwing him fastballs. The former first-round pick has had a difficult time adjusting back, and that two-month hot streak is beginning to look like an outlier performance. The book isn't closed on Bell being a productive regular, or even a difference-making fantasy asset, but I'm not holding out hope for a return to stardom. Expectations should be tempered. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
