Who Should I Draft?
Freddie Freeman or Cody Bellinger (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL  | Cody Bellinger 1B,CF,RF - LAD  | |
Expert |
78% Recommended by 39 of 50 experts |
22% Recommended by 11 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 10 | # 12 |
| Best Rank | # 6 | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | # 22 | # 25 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 11 | # 15 |
| Best Rank | # 9 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 13 | # 19 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 106 | 100 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 37 |
| RBI | 109 | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 14 |
| Batting Average | .304 | .279 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 13 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 10 | # 11 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 10 | # 11 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 7 | # 10 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 10 | # 13 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 10 | # 24 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 14 | # 16 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 6 | # 12 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 10 | # 13 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 10 | # 12 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 10 | # 11 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 10 | # 11 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 10 | # 12 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 10 | # 12 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 10 | # 13 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 10 | # 11 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 10 | # 12 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 10 | # 11 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 9 | # 12 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 10 | # 25 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 9 | # 12 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 10 | # 12 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 9 | # 12 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 10 | # 11 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 10 | # 12 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 8 | # 13 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 10 | # 13 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 10 | # 12 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 9 | # 12 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 9 | # 13 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 10 | # 12 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 10 | # 12 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 7 | # 17 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 9 | # 14 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 9 | # 17 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 9 | # 20 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 10 | # 12 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 9 | # 14 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 8 | # 12 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 10 | # 8 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 10 | # 9 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 10 | # 8 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 10 | # 7 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 11 | # 7 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 11 | # 10 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 11 | # 9 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 11 | # 5 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 13 | # 9 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 13 | # 10 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 22 | # 7 |
| Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL | Cody Bellinger 1B,CF,RF - LAD | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 214 | 213 |
| Runs | 51 | 33 |
| Hits | 73 | 51 |
| Singles | 36 | 29 |
| Doubles | 23 | 10 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 12 |
| RBI | 53 | 30 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 45 | 30 |
| Strikeouts | 37 | 42 |
| Batting Average | .341 | .239 |
| On Base Pct | .462 | .333 |
| Slugging Pct | .640 | .455 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.102 | .789 |
| Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL | Cody Bellinger 1B,CF,RF - LAD | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 567 | 552 |
| Runs | 106 | 100 |
| Hits | 170 | 153 |
| Singles | 96 | 81 |
| Doubles | 39 | 31 |
| Triples | 2 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 37 |
| RBI | 109 | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 4 |
| Walks | 89 | 82 |
| Strikeouts | 118 | 123 |
| Batting Average | .304 | .279 |
| On Base Pct | .399 | .373 |
| Slugging Pct | .548 | .546 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .946 | .919 |
| Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL | Cody Bellinger 1B,CF,RF - LAD | |
| News | ||
| Freddie Freeman went 2-for-4 with a double, solo homer, two walks, an RBI, and two runs scored in Sunday's game against the Cubs. Steve Painter Sun, Apr 18th | Dodgers manager Dave Roberts revealed on Friday that a recent scan revealed a hairline fracture in Cody Bellinger's leg. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Fri, Apr 16th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 2-for-5 with two singles and an RBI in Wednesday's game against the Marlins. Steve Painter Wed, Apr 14th | The Los Angeles Dodgers placed Cody Bellinger on the injured list with a left calf contusion and recalled Luke Raley on Friday, according to Jon Morosi of MLB Network. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Fri, Apr 9th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 2-for-4 with a single, double, an RBI, and two runs scored in Tuesday's game against the Marlins. Steve Painter Tue, Apr 13th | Cody Bellinger (calf) is absent from Friday's lineup against the Nationals. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Apr 9th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Sunday's game with the Phillies. Steve Painter Sun, Apr 11th | Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Cody Bellinger won't play in Friday's home opener after Thursday's off day and that a stint on the injured list has not been ruled out. Bellinger was spiked on Monday but tests revealed no structural damage or stress fractures. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer, three RBI, and a run scored against the Phillies Saturday. Steve Painter Sat, Apr 10th | Cody Bellinger (calf) is absent from Wednesday's lineup against the Athletics. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| Although there were questions about Freeman's 2020 season because of his battle with COVID-19 prior to the season, those questions were answered and then some with his MVP season. The statcast leaderboard is littered with Freeman's name, as he ranked in the top nine percent of the league in barrel rate, average exit velocity, expected batting average, expected slugging percentage, wOBA, xwOBA, xwOBAcon, hard hit percentage, strikeout percentage, and walk percentage. Freeman likely won't reach double digits in steals, but that is about the only negative thing you can say about his fantasy outlook. He's as safe as they come in the other four hitting categories, and comes with next to no risk. He'll likely cost a borderline first round pick on draft day, but he is worth it. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Bellinger was unable to replicate the magic of his 2019 breakout during last year's shortened season. His average dipped to .239, the worst mark of his career, his power dropped significantly, and he didn't make the same quality of contact. But although he slid backwards in his walk and strikeout rates, his regression there was minimal, and his expected batting average was .284. In other words, Bellinger got worse in 2020, but it wasn't quite as bad as the surface numbers suggest. He did have offseason shoulder surgery after getting injured during a post-season celebration, and that's always a bit worrisome for a hitter. But given that a "down" year for Bellinger at this point is a 30-15 season, he warrants being selected early in the second round. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Bellinger has begun playing in spring games, so concerns over his offseason shoulder surgery have lessened. Now it's time to figure out if we can rely on him as a fantasy star following an underwhelming 2020. It's worth noting that Bellinger finished strong, posting a 12.5% barrel-rate over his final 37 contests. This was very close to the 13% barrel-rate mark from his MVP-winning 2019. Over these final 37 games Bellinger hit 10 homers with a .960 OPS. 2019 could very well go down as the best season of his career, but that doesn't mean Bellinger can't be a fantasy star for years to come. Don't let him fall too late into Round 2 come draft day. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
| The injury is obviously concerning, but if it winds up being nothing, Bellinger is going to make second round ADP look very silly. Don't forget how great of a player he is, in the middle of the best lineup in the league. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
