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 40 of 51 experts |
22% Recommended by 11 of 51 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 | - | - |
| 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 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 9 | # 10 |
| 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-5 with two singles and a run scored against the Giants Friday. Steve Painter Sat, Sep 18th | Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Cody Bellinger has been diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture in his left ribs. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Sep 18th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 2-for-3 with a triple, an RBI single and a run scored against the Rockies Tuesday. Steve Painter Wed, Sep 15th | Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Cody Bellinger will receive a few days off to "work through some things." Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Sep 11th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 1-for-3 with a solo homer against the Marlins Sunday. Steve Painter Mon, Sep 13th | Outfielder Cody Bellinger went 0-for-3 as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals 5-1 on Monday. Jon Mathisen Mon, Sep 6th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 2-for-5 with two RBI singles and a run scored against the Marlins Saturday. Steve Painter Sat, Sep 11th | Dodgers' Cody Bellinger will sit on Monday and will sit moving forward when the team faces off against a left-handed pitcher. Jack Mannis Mon, Aug 30th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 2-for-5 with a solo homer, a double, and an additional run scored against the Nationals Thursday. Steve Painter Fri, Sep 10th | Outfielder Cody Bellinger went 0-for-4 with a strikeout as the Dodgers defeated the Rockies 5-2 on Saturday. Jon Mathisen Sun, Aug 29th | |
| 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 | ||
