Who Should I Draft?
Fernando Tatis Jr. or Kyle Schwarber (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD  | Kyle Schwarber LF - PHI  | |
Expert |
92% Recommended by 24 of 26 experts |
8% Recommended by 2 of 26 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 19 | # 31 |
| Best Rank | # 7 | # 19 |
| Worst Rank | # 37 | # 46 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 19 | # 44 |
| Best Rank | # 14 | # 34 |
| Worst Rank | # 32 | # 55 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | SUS | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 25 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 26 | # 32 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 20 | # 32 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 19 | # 32 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 37 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 34 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 23 | # 31 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 20 | # 46 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 21 | # 28 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 23 | # 37 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 9 | # 28 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 17 | # 25 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 17 | # 31 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 19 | # 27 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 11 | # 30 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 27 | # 34 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 13 | # 37 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 16 | # 41 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 20 | # 42 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 23 | # 31 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 19 | # 25 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 21 | # 33 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 7 | # 42 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 14 | # 45 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 21 | # 19 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 37 | # 30 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD | Kyle Schwarber LF - PHI | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | ‐ | 577 |
| Runs | ‐ | 100 |
| Hits | ‐ | 126 |
| Singles | ‐ | 56 |
| Doubles | ‐ | 21 |
| Triples | ‐ | 3 |
| Home Runs | ‐ | 46 |
| RBI | ‐ | 94 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | ‐ | 1 |
| Walks | ‐ | 86 |
| Strikeouts | ‐ | 200 |
| Batting Average | ‐ | .218 |
| On Base Pct | ‐ | .323 |
| Slugging Pct | ‐ | .504 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | ‐ | .827 |
| Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD | Kyle Schwarber LF - PHI | |
| News | ||
| Fernando Tatis Jr. reports he is a full participant in baseball activities at Padres FanFest. Brenton Kemp Mon, Feb 6th | ||
| San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. has begun taking batting practice. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 1st | ||
| Notes | ||
| Fernando Tatis Jr. is the glow-in-the-dark, neon-colored wild card sitting in every fantasy baseball draft of 2023. Tatis missed the entire 2022 season with injuries and a PED suspension in August. The injuries have been addressed: He surgically repaired his torn labrum shortly after his suspension for a nagging shoulder issue that plagued him, and he had surgery on his left wrist in October. The suspension will end on April 20, so fantasy managers don't have to take a long absence into account. It's just every other part of the picture that muddies the water. Tatis's raw skills are phenomenal; he hits the ball as hard as anyone in the game, runs extremely well, and gets on base. He will be surrounded by superstar talent in the San Diego lineup, and he will have SS and OF eligibility in 2023, but he probably won't be playing the demanding infield position. If someone could guarantee that 2021 Tatis is who we're getting, he'd be a Top 5 pick, but the variables are numerous, and the impact is unknown. Someone will spend a high-round draft pick on him, so you only have to ask yourself if it will be you. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Kyle Schwarber strikes out at such a large clip (29.9 K%) that it is easy to miss his dominance in other fantasy categories. In his age-29 season, he played 155 games, led the NL in home runs with 46, scored 100 runs, drove in 94, and stole 10 bases. His OBP was the second-lowest of his career at .323, but his xwOBA was .375, so hopefully, some improvement is in the cards for 2023. Schwarber batted leadoff for the vast majority of the season, but the acquisition of Trea Turner will most likely move him down in the order. It's possible they leave him in the 2-slot, especially until Bryce Harper returns, in which case he will continue to score runs and increase his RBI total. The Phillies will score in bunches, and Schwarber may have multi-position eligibility, depending on your league, which is not a bad fantasy asset to have at all as long as you can absorb the batting average. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
