Who Should I Draft?
Javier Baez or Giancarlo Stanton (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET  | Giancarlo Stanton LF,RF,DH - NYY  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 29 of 43 experts |
33% Recommended by 14 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 46 | # 50 |
| Best Rank | # 31 | # 23 |
| Worst Rank | # 78 | # 68 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 69 | # 94 |
| Best Rank | # 59 | # 70 |
| Worst Rank | # 136 | # 104 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 80 | 75 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 34 |
| RBI | 85 | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .254 | .266 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 43 | # 54 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 47 | # 50 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 46 | # 53 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 39 | # 47 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 41 | # 58 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 49 | # 54 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 40 | # 50 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 36 | # 41 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 48 | # 51 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 40 | # 51 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 42 | # 53 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 44 | # 48 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 41 | # 54 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 43 | # 51 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 44 | # 51 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 45 | # 50 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 45 | # 51 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 45 | # 64 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 47 | # 65 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 43 | # 55 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 46 | # 53 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 39 | # 47 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 40 | # 41 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 47 | # 52 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 33 | # 64 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 46 | # 68 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 31 | # 51 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 45 | # 53 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 45 | # 56 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 41 | # 36 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 49 | # 45 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 49 | # 45 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 50 | # 48 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 54 | # 51 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 54 | # 51 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 55 | # 43 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 55 | # 46 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 60 | # 52 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 60 | # 46 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 63 | # 46 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 63 | # 53 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 67 | # 52 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 78 | # 23 |
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | Giancarlo Stanton LF,RF,DH - NYY | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 502 | 510 |
| Runs | 80 | 64 |
| Hits | 133 | 139 |
| Singles | 82 | 85 |
| Doubles | 18 | 19 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 35 |
| RBI | 87 | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 0 |
| Walks | 28 | 63 |
| Strikeouts | 184 | 157 |
| Batting Average | .265 | .273 |
| On Base Pct | .319 | .354 |
| Slugging Pct | .494 | .516 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .813 | .870 |
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | Giancarlo Stanton LF,RF,DH - NYY | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 558 | 508 |
| Runs | 80 | 75 |
| Hits | 142 | 135 |
| Singles | 85 | 77 |
| Doubles | 26 | 23 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 34 |
| RBI | 85 | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 1 |
| Walks | 29 | 65 |
| Strikeouts | 183 | 160 |
| Batting Average | .254 | .266 |
| On Base Pct | .291 | .349 |
| Slugging Pct | .461 | .510 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .752 | .859 |
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | Giancarlo Stanton LF,RF,DH - NYY | |
| News | ||
| Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in a 4-2 win over the Guardians on Sunday. Matthew Terelle Sun, May 22nd | Giancarlo Stanton, who exited Tuesday’s game with tightness in his right calf, will have an MRI Wednesday morning, according to manager Aaron Boone. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Tue, May 24th | |
| Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez went 1-for-4 with a run in a 6-1 loss to the Guardians on Friday. Matthew Terelle Fri, May 20th | Giancarlo Stanton was removed from Tuesday's game against the Orioles with right calf tightness. Dan Harris Tue, May 24th | |
| Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez went 0-for-4 with a run in a 4-2 win over the Orioles on Friday. Matthew Terelle Fri, May 13th | Giancarlo Stanton went 3-for-4 with three singles and a strikeout in New York’s 7-5 win against the White Sox on Saturday. Luke Monaldo Sat, May 21st | |
| Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez went 1-for-4 with a single in a 3-2 loss to the Astros on Friday. Matthew Terelle Sat, May 7th | Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-3 with a home run, two walks, two runs scored and three RBIs in New York's 9-6 loss in Baltimore. Luke Monaldo Thu, May 19th | |
| Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez went 2-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBI in a 5-1 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. Matthew Terelle Sun, May 1st | Giancarlo Stanton went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk and an RBI in a 6-2 New York win in Baltimore. Luke Monaldo Tue, May 17th | |
| Notes | ||
| The free-swinging middle infielder signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Tigers. Baez led the NL with 184 strikeouts last year but also belted 31 homers, had 87 RBI and 80 runs, and batted a respectable .265. This is a strange, volatile skill set, but Baez can usually be counted on to provide help with the counting stats. He won't hurt you in leagues that use batting average, but his unwillingness to take a walk becomes a liability in OBP leagues. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | If he stays relatively healthy, Stanton is probably going to contend for the home run crown. But that's a huge "if," obviously. Stanton enjoyed two relatively healthy seasons in 2018-2019, played 41 combined games in 2019-2020, and managed to play 139 games last year with only one stay on the DL for a quad issue. Statcast numbers show that he's still one of the games top sluggers, and he should have better luck in RBIs and runs than he had last season, when he had 97 and 64, respectively. Stanton doesn't run, but he holds his own in batting average. There's a lot of risk here, particularly with Stanton now well into his 30s, but the lengthy injury history almost guarantees a discount in drafts. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
