Who Should I Draft? George Springer or Keston Hiura (2021)

Who Should I Draft? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	George Springer CF,RF - TOR	Keston Hiura 2B - MIL
Expert Recommendation	86% Recommended by 6 of 7 experts	14% Recommended by 1 of 7 experts
Rankings

ECR	# 34	# 41
Best Rank	# 27	# 39
Worst Rank	# 40	# 57

ADP

Composite	# 55	# 65
Best Rank	# 54	# 65
Worst Rank	# 58	# 67

Projections

Runs	98	83
Home Runs	33	30
RBI	86	85
Stolen Bases	6	11
Batting Average	.275	.258

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports	# 33	‐

Mike Maher FantasyPros	# 30	# 57

Dan Harris FantasyPros	# 35	# 41

Pierre Camus RotoBaller	# 35	# 41

Brendan Tuma BettingPros	# 27	# 41

Brad Camara FantasyPros	# 34	# 51

Site Projections RotoChamp	# 40	# 39

Who Should I Draft? Player Statistics
	George Springer CF,RF - TOR	Keston Hiura 2B - MIL
2020 Stats


At Bats	189	217

Runs	37	30

Hits	49	46

Singles	27	29

Doubles	6	4

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	14	13

RBI	32	32

Stolen Bases	1	3

Caught Stealing	2	2

Walks	24	16

Strikeouts	38	85

Batting Average	.259	.212

On Base Pct	.355	.297

Slugging Pct	.534	.410

On-base Plus Slugging	.889	.707

Who Should I Draft? Player Projections
	George Springer CF,RF - TOR	Keston Hiura 2B - MIL
2021 Projections


At Bats	514	551

Runs	98	83

Hits	142	142

Singles	84	82

Doubles	22	27

Triples	3	2

Home Runs	33	30

RBI	86	85

Stolen Bases	6	11

Caught Stealing	4	5

Walks	68	44

Strikeouts	120	182

Batting Average	.275	.258

On Base Pct	.360	.312

Slugging Pct	.513	.474

On-base Plus Slugging	.872	.786

Who Should I Draft? Player Notes
	George Springer CF,RF - TOR	Keston Hiura 2B - MIL
News
	Jeff Passan of ESPN confirms the Blue Jays have reached a deal with free agent OF George Springer on a six-year, $150 million contract. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Jan 19th
	The Toronto Blue Jays have gained momentum in their pursuit of free-agent outfielder George Springer and are now considered the front-runners to sign the start outfielder, according to multiple reports. The New York Mets remain in the mix, however, and nothing is finalized. Mike Maher Tue, Jan 19th
	Jon Morosi of the MLB Network is reporting that the Mets and Blue Jays are the two front runners to sign free agent OF George Springer. Brad Camara Mon, Jan 18th
	George Springer is continuing to draw interest from the Blue Jays, per Jon Heyman of MLB Network. He noted that the Jays "have checked in on Realmuto but seem more focused now on George Springer, as CF is their greater need." Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th
Notes
	Springer's batting average fell off a tad last year, but once he was past his wrist injury, he was explosive, batting .316 with a 1.033 OPS over the final month of the season. His expected statistics were excellent, as he ranked in the top eight percent of the league in xBA, xSLG, and xWOBA. Now with the Blue Jays and an extreme hitter's park (wherever the Blue Jay play this year), he should once again be in line for a stellar year. Home runs and runs scored should again be plentiful, making Springer a rock solid second outfielder in mixed leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros	Hiura looked to be on the verge of superstardom heading into 2020, if he could just cut back on his bloated 30.7% strikeout rate. Instead, he struck out more than ever (34.6% of the time), en route to a league-leading 85 strikeouts. That led to a massive drop in production, notably in batting average, which fell from .303 in 2019 to .212 last year. Hiura was mever a high-strikeout player in the minors. He never struck out more than 26.3% in any level and he had an overall strikeout rate of just 21%. If he can manage to cut down on the whiffs, he should be a top option at second base given his power and speed, but for now, drop him down your draft board a bit from where he was heading into 2020. He's still a borderline top-five option, but exercise more caution. Dan Harris - FantasyPros

Who Should I Draft?

George Springer or Keston Hiura (2021)

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