Who Should I Draft?
George Springer or Aaron Judge (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| George Springer CF,RF - HOU  | Aaron Judge RF - NYY  | |
Expert |
64% Recommended by 29 of 45 experts |
36% Recommended by 16 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 25 | # 36 |
| Best Rank | # 18 | # 16 |
| Worst Rank | # 68 | # 118 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 41 | # 51 |
| Best Rank | # 28 | # 41 |
| Worst Rank | # 47 | # 76 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 40 | 34 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 13 |
| RBI | 33 | 30 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .282 | .275 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 26 | # 40 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 33 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 68 | # 89 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 28 | # 58 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 39 | # 53 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 26 | # 28 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 25 | # 30 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 60 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 23 | # 55 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 28 | # 44 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 26 | # 43 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 25 | # 41 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 25 | # 40 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 29 | # 31 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 26 | # 44 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 20 | # 40 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 31 | # 67 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 35 | # 46 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 28 | # 68 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 32 | # 66 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 29 | # 59 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 18 | # 50 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 23 | # 24 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 21 | # 76 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 30 | # 118 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 24 | # 56 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 30 | # 42 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 18 | # 35 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 28 | # 35 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 19 | # 18 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 24 | # 19 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 24 | # 18 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 24 | # 17 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 26 | # 18 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 27 | # 19 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 28 | # 18 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 28 | # 17 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 28 | # 19 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 29 | # 28 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 29 | # 19 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 29 | # 19 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 30 | # 16 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 34 | # 30 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 36 | # 31 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 39 | # 29 |
| George Springer CF,RF - HOU | Aaron Judge RF - NYY | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 479 | 378 |
| Runs | 96 | 75 |
| Hits | 139 | 103 |
| Singles | 77 | 57 |
| Doubles | 20 | 18 |
| Triples | 3 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 39 | 27 |
| RBI | 96 | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 2 |
| Walks | 67 | 64 |
| Strikeouts | 113 | 141 |
| Batting Average | .290 | .273 |
| On Base Pct | .381 | .381 |
| Slugging Pct | .589 | .540 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .970 | .921 |
| George Springer CF,RF - HOU | Aaron Judge RF - NYY | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 199 | 172 |
| Runs | 40 | 34 |
| Hits | 56 | 47 |
| Singles | 33 | 26 |
| Doubles | 10 | 8 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 13 |
| RBI | 33 | 30 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 26 | 32 |
| Strikeouts | 47 | 65 |
| Batting Average | .282 | .275 |
| On Base Pct | .366 | .388 |
| Slugging Pct | .524 | .533 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .890 | .922 |
| George Springer CF,RF - HOU | Aaron Judge RF - NYY | |
| News | ||
| Chandler Rome of the Houston Chronicle writes the Astros have "made it clear" to George Springer's representatives that the franchise wants to sign him to a long-term deal. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, May 9th | Aaron Judge (neck) could return for Tuesday's intrasquad matchup, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports. John Aubin Mon, Jul 13th | |
| George Springer went 2-for-2 with a walk and a stolen base in the Astros' split squad game versus the Braves on Tuesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Mar 10th | Aaron Judge was scratched from Saturday’s intrasquad game due to a stiff neck. The injury isn’t considered a “big deal.” Brad Camara Sat, Jul 11th | |
| George Springer went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Cardinals. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Mar 3rd | Aaron Judge (rib) said "I'm game ready." "Like I told you guys in Spring Training, I was going to be ready for Opening Day." Brad Camara Mon, Jul 6th | |
| Aaron Judge is starting in right field for the Bomber squad in Monday night's intrasquad game. Carmen Maiorano - Carm's Clubhouse Mon, Jul 6th | ||
| Aaron Judge (rib) is swinging without pain, Brendan Kuty of The Newark Star-Ledger reports. John Aubin Sat, Jul 4th | ||
| Notes | ||
| It's weird that George Springer is already 30 years old, no? It seems like just yesterday that he made his debut. We know that players start to decline on the wrong side of 30, and when you look at Springer, he hasn't exactly been the model of health over the past few years, playing in more than 140 games just once in his career. Add to that the cheating scandal, and we really don't know how much of an impact it will have on Springer. There are enough signs here to pivot in another direction. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Staying healthy is a skill, and it's one that Aaron Judge hasn't possessed over the past couple of seasons. Could his size contribute to that? He's missed significant portions of the past two seasons, and he was dealing with an injury that caused his stock to drop during draft season. There's no denying the power and overall contributions that he brings, but he, like teammate Giancarlo Stanton, gives owners pause about taking them thanks to durability concerns. The tried and true rule is to not take injured players in the draft as there is enough risk baked into players already. Pass on Judge unless he has a clean bill of health. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| If not for the 40 games missed, we might be talking about Springer as the reigning AL MVP. He was on pace for over 50 homers, 125 RBIs and 125 runs. There isn't much speed but the upside for the other four categories makes him an amazing value in the fourth round of drafts. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Judge has a stress fracture in his rib, which showed "slight improvement" based on a CT scan in mid-April. But he is also dealing with a collapsed lung, and there is still no timetable for when he may be ready for baseball activity. Even with the postponement of the season, there's no guarantee that Judge will be ready to play at any point this season. Draft him with a heavy dose of pessimism and you should be fine. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Was off Springer at ADP last season, and that was wrong. However, I am diving right back into it this season, and will likely own zero shares. He has been a decent fantasy player being drafted at ceiling since he joined the league, and 2019 was the first season that it actually worked out. With the potential dejuicing of the ball and the cheating scandal, on top of his career averages, he is a hard pass for me. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | Judge again missed 50+ games in 2019. While he is healthy, we are still looking at a 40+ homer pace with tons of runs and a batting average that won't kill fantasy owners, but with a second round ADP, the risk may be a little bit too much. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| Has played over 112 games once in four year. Very good player, but not taking on that injury risk in the second or third round. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
