Who Should I Draft?
Franmil Reyes or Nelson Cruz (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Franmil Reyes RF,DH - CLE  | Nelson Cruz DH - WSH  | |
Expert |
72% Recommended by 31 of 43 experts |
28% Recommended by 12 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 58 | # 67 |
| Best Rank | # 37 | # 50 |
| Worst Rank | # 86 | # 116 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 111 | # 150 |
| Best Rank | # 108 | # 117 |
| Worst Rank | # 148 | # 170 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 78 | 76 |
| Home Runs | 37 | 32 |
| RBI | 103 | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .258 | .267 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 62 | # 70 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 63 | # 75 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 64 | # 68 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 66 | # 71 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 86 | # 106 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 40 | # 71 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 39 | # 67 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 52 | # 55 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 64 | # 71 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 65 | # 70 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 58 | # 65 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 57 | # 61 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 53 | # 70 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 59 | # 79 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 61 | # 64 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 59 | # 65 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 53 | # 78 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 65 | # 77 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 58 | # 67 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 64 | # 67 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 58 | # 81 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 57 | # 77 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 52 | # 80 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 37 | # 71 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 52 | # 56 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 45 | # 75 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 40 | # 84 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 47 | # 63 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 82 | # 116 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 60 | # 80 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 78 | # 95 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 57 | # 50 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 60 | # 57 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 61 | # 56 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 61 | # 50 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 63 | # 56 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 67 | # 64 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 68 | # 58 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 70 | # 65 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 73 | # 55 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 73 | # 66 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 75 | # 66 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 83 | # 82 |
| Franmil Reyes RF,DH - CLE | Nelson Cruz DH - WSH | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 418 | 513 |
| Runs | 57 | 79 |
| Hits | 106 | 136 |
| Singles | 56 | 82 |
| Doubles | 18 | 21 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 32 |
| RBI | 85 | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 43 | 51 |
| Strikeouts | 149 | 126 |
| Batting Average | .254 | .265 |
| On Base Pct | .324 | .335 |
| Slugging Pct | .522 | .497 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .846 | .832 |
| Franmil Reyes RF,DH - CLE | Nelson Cruz DH - WSH | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 540 | 496 |
| Runs | 78 | 76 |
| Hits | 139 | 132 |
| Singles | 78 | 78 |
| Doubles | 24 | 21 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 37 | 32 |
| RBI | 103 | 90 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 56 | 51 |
| Strikeouts | 182 | 132 |
| Batting Average | .258 | .267 |
| On Base Pct | .328 | .336 |
| Slugging Pct | .509 | .503 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .838 | .839 |
| Franmil Reyes RF,DH - CLE | Nelson Cruz DH - WSH | |
| News | ||
| As announced by the team Thursday afternoon, Franmil Reyes has been placed on the 10-day Injured List due to tightness in his right hamstring. Andy Zimmerman Thu, May 26th | Nationals DH Nelson Cruz went 1-for-3 Thursday, singling, scoring one run, and driving in one run in the Nationals' 7-3 win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Fri, May 27th | |
| Cleveland Guardians DH Franmil Reyes went 0-for-2 with a walk and an RBI in a 4-2 loss to the Reds on Thursday. Matthew Terelle Thu, May 19th | Nationals DH Nelson Cruz went 2-for-3 Wednesday, singling and doubling in the Nationals' 1-0 win over the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Thu, May 26th | |
| Cleveland Guardians DH Franmil Reyes went 0-for-3 with a walk in a 4-1 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday. Matthew Terelle Tue, May 10th | Nationals DH Nelson Cruz went 3-for-5 Tuesday, singling three times, scoring one run, stealing one base, and driving in two runs in the Nationals' 9-4 loss to the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Wed, May 25th | |
| Cleveland Guardians DH Franmil Reyes went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI in an 8-2 win over the Blue Jays in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday. Matthew Terelle Sat, May 7th | Nationals DH Nelson Cruz went 1-for-4 Monday, doubling and scoring one run in the Nationals' 10-1 loss to the Dodgers. Chris Schommer Tue, May 24th | |
| Cleveland Guardians DH Franmil Reyes went 1-for-5 with two RBI in a 7-3 win over the A's on Sunday. Matthew Terelle Sun, May 1st | Nationals DH Nelson Cruz came up limp sliding into second base during Sunday's 8-2 win over the Brewers. Kendall Capps Mon, May 23rd | |
| Notes | ||
| Reyes crushes the ball and has the potential to become one of MLB's elite power hitters. The problem is that he hits the ball on the ground way too often. He had a 46% groundball rate in 2021 and a 36% flyball rate. That's a low flyball rate for a power hitter, and yet it's the highest of Reyes's four-year career. His 64% contact rate last year suggests there's worrisome BA downside here. Reyes doesn't steal bases. His run totals have been unimpressive and don't figure to improve with the bottom of the Cleveland batting order looking so anemic. And Reyes is only DH-eligible in most leagues. Reyes could lead the AL in homers if he makes launch-angle adjustments, but let someone else chase that dream. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | This ageless wonder will turn 42 on July 1 but continues to mash. He'll do his mashing for the Nationals this year after signing a one-year deal. Cruz belted 32 home runs last year, which was actually his lowest total for a full season since 2013. He was batting .294 for Minnesota before being traded to Tampa, where he hit only .226 the rest of the way. At his age, the decline could come quickly, but exit velocity, barrel rate and other power peripherals say he's still going strong. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
