Who Should I Draft?
Gary Sanchez or Travis d'Arnaud (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Travis d'Arnaud C,1B - ATL  | Gary Sanchez C - NYY  | |
Expert |
86% Recommended by 19 of 22 experts |
14% Recommended by 3 of 22 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 98 | # 123 |
| Best Rank | # 49 | # 83 |
| Worst Rank | # 215 | # 254 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 135 | # 155 |
| Best Rank | # 121 | # 141 |
| Worst Rank | # 158 | # 176 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 53 | 50 |
| Home Runs | 18 | 24 |
| RBI | 69 | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .268 | .214 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 108 | # 132 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 103 | # 123 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 49 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 98 | # 108 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 94 | # 106 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 99 | # 130 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 84 | # 132 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 132 | # 169 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 102 | # 117 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 101 | # 118 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 102 | # 119 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 102 | # 142 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 83 | # 102 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 90 | # 128 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 56 | # 87 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 215 | # 254 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 91 | # 104 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 151 | # 152 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 104 | # 122 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 84 | # 83 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 125 | # 109 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 128 | # 116 |
| Travis d'Arnaud C,1B - ATL | Gary Sanchez C - NYY | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 165 | 156 |
| Runs | 19 | 19 |
| Hits | 53 | 23 |
| Singles | 36 | 9 |
| Doubles | 8 | 4 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 10 |
| RBI | 34 | 24 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 16 | 18 |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 64 |
| Batting Average | .321 | .147 |
| On Base Pct | .386 | .253 |
| Slugging Pct | .533 | .365 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .919 | .618 |
| Travis d'Arnaud C,1B - ATL | Gary Sanchez C - NYY | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 402 | 345 |
| Runs | 53 | 50 |
| Hits | 107 | 74 |
| Singles | 69 | 38 |
| Doubles | 19 | 13 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 18 | 24 |
| RBI | 69 | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 36 | 38 |
| Strikeouts | 105 | 116 |
| Batting Average | .268 | .214 |
| On Base Pct | .326 | .293 |
| Slugging Pct | .453 | .460 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .779 | .752 |
| Travis d'Arnaud C,1B - ATL | Gary Sanchez C - NYY | |
| News | ||
| Travis d'Arnaud 1-for-2 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's game against the Twins. Steve Painter Tue, Mar 2nd | Gary Sanchez agreed to a one-year, $6.35 million deal with the Yankees to avoid arbitration. Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th | |
| Notes | ||
| It took a long time but d'Arnaud has finally developed into one of the best hitting catchers in the game, as he was projected to be. It's difficult to quite buy what we saw last year, considering d'Arnaud's batting average (.321) and slugging percentage (.533) were miles ahead of his career marks, and even the numbers that he had put up in recent seasons. With that said, he'll bat in the middle of a strong Braves lineup and be presented with plenty of RBI opportunities, so 15 home runs with 55 RBI should be considered the floor for a healthy d'Arnaud. Those numbers aren't just passable, they're extremely strong for a catcher in fantasy, and he should be drafted as a relatively strong first catcher in mixed leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | There isn't a lot of positive things to say about Sanchez other than that this is easily the cheapest he has ever been as a fantasy baseball player. He hit 34 homers back in 2019, which is an achievement perhaps no other catcher can be expected to match this year. He's going late enough in drafts that there isn't much downside to taking him. I'd rather risk it with Sanchez (and play the waiver wire if he doesn't work out) than draft one of the first few backstops where the opportunity cost for other positions is much higher. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
