Who Should I Draft?
George Springer or Keston Hiura (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| George Springer CF,RF - HOU  | Keston Hiura 2B - MIL  | |
Expert |
84% Recommended by 38 of 45 experts |
16% Recommended by 7 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 25 | # 34 |
| Best Rank | # 18 | # 19 |
| Worst Rank | # 68 | # 67 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 41 | # 49 |
| Best Rank | # 28 | # 42 |
| Worst Rank | # 47 | # 67 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 39 | 31 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 11 |
| RBI | 33 | 31 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 5 |
| Batting Average | .283 | .283 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 26 | # 27 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 32 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 28 | # 31 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 29 | # 40 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 26 | # 36 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 28 | # 30 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 25 | # 33 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | # 39 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 19 | # 40 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 29 | # 38 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 24 | # 41 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 28 | # 33 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 26 | # 31 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 28 | # 36 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 30 | # 34 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 28 | # 55 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 25 | # 39 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 29 | # 35 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 29 | # 36 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 26 | # 37 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 30 | # 44 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 26 | # 40 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 20 | # 42 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 24 | # 37 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 24 | # 40 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 28 | # 29 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 32 | # 37 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 27 | # 31 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 19 | # 46 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 23 | # 40 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 36 | # 39 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 21 | # 38 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 30 | # 67 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 24 | # 41 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 24 | # 36 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 30 | # 55 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 18 | # 39 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 28 | # 38 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 29 | # 25 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 31 | # 29 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 34 | # 19 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 35 | # 27 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 39 | # 24 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 39 | # 37 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 68 | # 49 |
| George Springer CF,RF - HOU | Keston Hiura 2B - MIL | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 479 | 314 |
| Runs | 96 | 51 |
| Hits | 139 | 95 |
| Singles | 77 | 51 |
| Doubles | 20 | 23 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 39 | 19 |
| RBI | 96 | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 67 | 25 |
| Strikeouts | 113 | 107 |
| Batting Average | .290 | .303 |
| On Base Pct | .381 | .368 |
| Slugging Pct | .589 | .570 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .970 | .938 |
| George Springer CF,RF - HOU | Keston Hiura 2B - MIL | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 199 | 199 |
| Runs | 39 | 31 |
| Hits | 56 | 56 |
| Singles | 33 | 32 |
| Doubles | 10 | 12 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 11 |
| RBI | 33 | 31 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 26 | 15 |
| Strikeouts | 47 | 61 |
| Batting Average | .283 | .283 |
| On Base Pct | .366 | .334 |
| Slugging Pct | .527 | .516 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .893 | .850 |
| George Springer CF,RF - HOU | Keston Hiura 2B - MIL | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | Keston Hiura was my favorite player to go after in 2018 first-year player drafts who wasn't named Shohei Ohtani. Yes, more than Luis Robert. I compared him at the time to prime Dustin Pedroia but with more power. Hiura's early returns were better than I had imagined. He's in the perfect ballpark, and he's at the shallowest position outside of catcher to justify this ranking - even with the high strikeout marks. Hiura is going to be a top-three second baseman in fantasy for the next decade." 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 | In his first year with the big league club, Hiura was every bit as good as advertised, going for 19 homers, 9 steals and a .303 BA in just half a season. We could very well see him among the top three in the position by year's end, but he isn't quite as safe as any of the options above him. Bobby Sylvester - 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 | Keston Hiura is one of my most owned players and one of my favorite picks at ADP this season. You are getting what I call the "Sophomore Discount," which is when rookies blow up on to the scene and people are hesitant to fully buy into it. Hiura is a pure hitter, hits the ball ridiculously hard, and will bat in the heart of a solid lineup. Sign me up as he has clear 30/15 upside and room for more. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
