Who Should I Draft?
Freddie Freeman or Walker Buehler (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL  | Walker Buehler SP - LAD  | |
Expert |
65% Recommended by 36 of 55 experts |
35% Recommended by 19 of 55 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 21 | # 22 |
| Best Rank | # 11 | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | # 69 | # 66 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 17 | # 16 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 14 |
| Worst Rank | # 22 | # 18 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 34 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 11 | 8 |
| RBI | 36 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .300 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 44 | 76 |
| Wins | ‐ | 5 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.49 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.11 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Brandon Funston The Athletic | # 15 | # 19 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 20 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 17 | # 21 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 15 | # 34 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 14 | # 28 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 15 | # 19 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 15 | # 16 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 27 | # 44 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 14 | # 25 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 29 | # 39 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 34 | # 51 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 20 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 15 | # 19 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 15 | # 18 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 11 | # 23 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 14 | # 25 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 15 | # 19 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 15 | # 16 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 30 | # 66 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 25 | # 30 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 13 | # 20 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 14 | # 17 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 12 | # 21 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 16 | # 21 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 24 | # 48 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 25 | # 31 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 15 | # 31 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 14 | # 21 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 18 | # 27 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 17 | # 27 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 13 | # 17 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 11 | # 25 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 17 | # 20 |
| George Kurtz SportsGrid | # 15 | # 20 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 13 | # 24 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 16 | # 18 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 14 | # 13 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 16 | # 15 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 20 | # 19 |
| Site Rankings Sports Illustrated | # 22 | # 20 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 25 | # 18 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 28 | # 23 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 28 | # 20 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 29 | # 20 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 29 | # 16 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 29 | # 13 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 31 | # 22 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 38 | # 16 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 38 | # 17 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 39 | # 24 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 41 | # 30 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 44 | # 31 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 48 | # 7 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 50 | # 26 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 69 | # 39 |
| Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL | Walker Buehler SP - LAD | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Runs | 113 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 38 | 20 |
| RBI | 121 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .293 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 127 | 215 |
| Wins | ‐ | 14 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.26 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.04 |
| Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL | Walker Buehler SP - LAD | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Runs | 34 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 11 | 8 |
| RBI | 36 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .300 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 44 | 76 |
| Wins | ‐ | 5 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.49 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.11 |
| Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL | Walker Buehler SP - LAD | |
| News | ||
| The Braves are looking to lock up 1B Freddie Freeman to a long-term contract extension. Brad Camara Tue, Oct 20th | Walker Buehler earned the win on Friday when he allowed one run on three hits with 10 strikeouts and one walk over six innings in the Dodgers 6-2 win over the Rays in Game 3 of the World Series. Jon Mathisen Sat, Oct 24th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 2-for-4 with two doubles, and two runs scored as the Braves fell to the Dodgers 7-3 in Game 5 of the NLCS on Friday. Jon Mathisen Sat, Oct 17th | The Dodgers announced that Walker Buehler will start Game 3 of the World Series on Thursday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Oct 19th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 2-for-5 with a double, two RBI, and a run scored in the Braves 10-2 win over the Dodgers in Game 4 of the NLCS on Thursday. Jon Mathisen Fri, Oct 16th | Walker Buehler secured the win on Saturday when he surrendered zero runs on seven hits with six strikeouts over six innings in the Dodgers 3-1 win over the Braves in Game 6 of the NLCS. Jon Mathisen Sat, Oct 17th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored as the Braves took down the Dodgers 8-7 in Game 2 of the NLCS on Tuesday. Jon Mathisen Wed, Oct 14th | Walker Buehler took a no decision on Monday when he allowed one run on three hits with seven strikeouts and five walks across five innings in the Dodgers 5-1 loss to the Braves in Game 1 of the NLCS. Jon Mathisen Mon, Oct 12th | |
| Freddie Freeman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in the Braves 5-1 win over the Dodgers in Game 1 of the NLCS on Monday. Jon Mathisen Tue, Oct 13th | Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that Walker Buehler will start Game 1 of the NLCS against the Braves. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Oct 10th | |
| Notes | ||
| Freeman tested positive for COVID-19 at the outset of renewed camp and has reportedly dealt with some difficult symptoms. It seems unlikely that he'll be able to begin the year with the Braves, though he is apparently on the road to recovery. When healthy, Freeman is a dynamic option, so long as he has recovered from the elbow soreness that plagued him in spring. Don't let Freeman slip too far, but he's out of the second round for now. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | The more I look and ponder the more I see a potential Cy Young in 2020. Great team, pitcher park, Betts and Bellinger potentially manning two OF spots on defense. If LAD finally gets that title Buehler will be the guy we look at to explain that last step. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | |
| Freeman gets a boost in points leagues, but, he's a safe bet for production in the second round. Freeman allows you to lock up your first baseman and not have to worry about playing catch up there later in the draft. The only knock with taking Freeman is that you miss out on the power-speed threats and the top pitchers. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Where you take Buehler is all about your approach to pitching in a shortened season. There's a case to take him in the first round, as he has the pure stuff to be the No. 1 pitcher by season's end with his 29 percent strikeout rate and five percent walk rate in 2019. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Playing through an injury in September hurt overall numbers. Draft in the late-first. Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | A 5.22 ERA in April scared fantasy owners, but Buehler quickly recovered from the Dodgers' ill-planned "ease into the year" plan. He looked precisely like the pitcher his fantasy owners had hoped for after that, ending the year with a 3.26 ERA and 1.04 WHIP with a 29.2% strikeout rate. His meager five percent walk rate was one of the best in the league, and with an incredibly strong offense behind him once again, Buehler should excel in all four of the starting pitching categories in 2020. Have no concerns. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Walker Buehler's last 27 games included a 2.91 ERA and 206 strikeouts in 170 1/3 innings Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | ||
