Who Should I Draft?
Ian Happ or Josh Donaldson (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Donaldson 3B,DH - NYY  | Ian Happ LF,CF,RF - CHC  | |
Expert |
79% Recommended by 34 of 43 experts |
21% Recommended by 9 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 96 | # 115 |
| Best Rank | # 63 | # 89 |
| Worst Rank | # 133 | # 166 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 171 | # 241 |
| Best Rank | # 140 | # 207 |
| Worst Rank | # 181 | # 272 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 77 | 71 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 26 |
| RBI | 74 | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 8 |
| Batting Average | .250 | .242 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 104 | # 108 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 109 | # 114 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 65 | # 113 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 103 | # 118 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 112 | # 117 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 63 | # 135 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 92 | # 129 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 113 | # 116 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 113 | # 118 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 106 | # 112 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 98 | # 119 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 96 | # 128 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 108 | # 121 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 76 | # 102 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 101 | # 121 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 85 | # 119 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 99 | # 133 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 97 | # 114 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 104 | # 114 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 100 | # 137 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 87 | # 154 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 114 | # 128 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 94 | # 144 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 102 | # 125 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 119 | # 124 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 84 | # 135 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 68 | # 93 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 80 | # 123 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 83 | # 131 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 89 | # 127 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 99 | # 118 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 97 | # 128 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 104 | # 166 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 69 | # 115 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 109 | # 89 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 104 | # 95 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 108 | # 97 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 133 | # 103 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 115 | # 113 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 125 | # 113 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 118 | # 117 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 126 | # 120 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 128 | # 127 |
| Josh Donaldson 3B,DH - NYY | Ian Happ LF,CF,RF - CHC | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 457 | 465 |
| Runs | 73 | 63 |
| Hits | 113 | 104 |
| Singles | 61 | 58 |
| Doubles | 26 | 20 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 25 |
| RBI | 72 | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 2 |
| Walks | 74 | 62 |
| Strikeouts | 114 | 156 |
| Batting Average | .247 | .224 |
| On Base Pct | .352 | .321 |
| Slugging Pct | .475 | .432 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .827 | .753 |
| Josh Donaldson 3B,DH - NYY | Ian Happ LF,CF,RF - CHC | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 459 | 482 |
| Runs | 77 | 71 |
| Hits | 115 | 117 |
| Singles | 65 | 66 |
| Doubles | 22 | 23 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 26 |
| RBI | 74 | 75 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 76 | 67 |
| Strikeouts | 123 | 157 |
| Batting Average | .250 | .242 |
| On Base Pct | .357 | .335 |
| Slugging Pct | .472 | .455 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .829 | .790 |
| Josh Donaldson 3B,DH - NYY | Ian Happ LF,CF,RF - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Josh Donaldson went 3-for-4 with a home run in New York's 6-2 win in Baltimore. Luke Monaldo Tue, May 17th | On Monday night, OF Ian Happ went 3-for-3 with a double and two singles, one walk, two runs scored, and one RBI during Chicago's 9-0 shellacking of Pittsburgh. Kelly Kirby Mon, May 16th | |
| Josh Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a home run, a run scored and three RBIs in a 10-4 Yankees victory in Chicago on Friday. Luke Monaldo Sat, May 14th | Ian Happ went 2-for-5 with one RBI and one run scored while stealing two bases during the Cubs' 5-4 loss to the Padres on Tuesday night. Kelly Kirby Wed, May 11th | |
| Josh Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a home run, a run scored and three RBIs in a 15-7 New York trouncing of the White Sox on Thursday night. Luke Monaldo Fri, May 13th | Ian Happ went 1-for-3 with a single, a walk, and a run scored during the Cubs' 3-1 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday night. Kelly Kirby Tue, May 3rd | |
| Josh Donaldson is not in the Yankees' lineup for their Wednesday game against the Blue Jays. Dan Harris Wed, May 11th | Ian Happ went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Braves. Diego Sandoval Tue, Apr 26th | |
| Josh Donaldson went 1-for-3 with a walk and two strikeouts in a 2-1 New York loss Wednesday in Toronto. Luke Monaldo Thu, May 5th | Ian Happ went 1-for-3 with a home run while taking two walks in a tough loss to the Pirates. Nate Lowenthal Sun, Apr 24th | |
| Notes | ||
| Spoiler alert with Donaldson - he's going to hit the ball really, really hard, he's going to walk a ton, andhe' going to miss time with an injury or two, probably involving his calf. The move to the Yankees can only help his fantasy outlook but, as with the Twins, the Yankees' DH spot will be filled most days, so Donaldson will need to play the field. His quality of contact has remained remarkably consistent despite his advanced age, so even in his age-36 season, fantasy managers shouldn't worry much about a decline. Book the production when he plays, but have a fill-in ready. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | There was a lot of good with Happ's 2021 season. He reached a career-high in home runs, runs scored, and stolen bases, and he kept his walk rate in the double digits. But he also batted a career worst .226 and ranked in the bottom nine percent of the league with a 29.2% strikeout rate. Happ should be a starter for the Cubs, of course, but with the addition of Seiya Suzuki and with Clint Frazier on board, Chicago may be a little less patient with his slumps. Make sure you're taken care of in batting average and have depth if you draft Happ, because with his production come some pretty glaring risks. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
