Who Should I Draft?
Jake Cronenworth or Ryan Mountcastle (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ryan Mountcastle 1B,LF - BAL  | Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD  | |
Expert |
84% Recommended by 21 of 25 experts |
16% Recommended by 4 of 25 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 94 | # 122 |
| Best Rank | # 25 | # 86 |
| Worst Rank | # 155 | # 210 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 151 | # 182 |
| Best Rank | # 141 | # 169 |
| Worst Rank | # 191 | # 228 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 63 | 59 |
| Home Runs | 22 | 9 |
| RBI | 76 | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 10 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .272 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 89 | # 113 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 102 | # 104 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 88 | # 100 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 94 | # 101 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 96 | # 141 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 98 | # 129 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 105 | # 173 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 92 | # 143 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 92 | # 115 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 94 | # 114 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 99 | # 120 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 83 | # 124 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 25 | # 141 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 95 | # 133 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 106 | # 114 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 107 | # 210 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 136 | # 171 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 89 | # 187 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 92 | # 127 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 120 | # 121 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 92 | # 121 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 89 | # 86 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 99 | # 91 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 117 | # 113 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 155 | # 115 |
| Ryan Mountcastle 1B,LF - BAL | Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 126 | 172 |
| Runs | 12 | 26 |
| Hits | 43 | 49 |
| Singles | 33 | 27 |
| Doubles | 5 | 15 |
| Triples | 0 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 5 | 4 |
| RBI | 24 | 20 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 11 | 18 |
| Strikeouts | 30 | 30 |
| Batting Average | .341 | .285 |
| On Base Pct | .393 | .354 |
| Slugging Pct | .500 | .477 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .893 | .831 |
| Ryan Mountcastle 1B,LF - BAL | Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 508 | 418 |
| Runs | 63 | 59 |
| Hits | 141 | 113 |
| Singles | 92 | 73 |
| Doubles | 25 | 25 |
| Triples | 2 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 22 | 9 |
| RBI | 76 | 49 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 32 | 42 |
| Strikeouts | 125 | 83 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .272 |
| On Base Pct | .321 | .339 |
| Slugging Pct | .463 | .412 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .784 | .750 |
| Ryan Mountcastle 1B,LF - BAL | Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD | |
| News | ||
| There are no recent news for these players | ||
| Notes | ||
| Mountcastle followed up a successful minor-league career with a strong 35-game stint in the majors last year. Not only did he bat .333 with an .878 OPS and a 139 wRC+, but he also walked 7.9% of the time, far above what he showed in the minors. The batting average is unsustainable - he was a .295 hitter in the minors and last year he relied on a .398 BABIP despite sub-par average exit velocity and a middling line drive rate. But playing in Camden Yards should certainly keep his production high, and batting in the middle of the Orioles lineup should lead to enough RBI chances to make him a rosterable, if not startable, fantasy option. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | 270 - 7 - 10 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | |
| 280 - 25 - 0 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | Cronenworth wound up being one of the best waiver pickups of the 2020 season. He provided a great batting average (.285) with multi-position eligibility. The counting stats - mainly the four homers and three steals - left a lot to be desired, however. Cronenworth ultimately profiles as a better "real life" player than he does as a fantasy option. Still, in deeper roto leagues that use batting average, his contact skills and defensive versatility give him a fantastic floor. I just don't expect him to be a fantasy difference-maker in most 10-12 team leagues. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
