Who Should I Draft?
Javier Baez or J.D. Martinez (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - NYM  | J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS  | |
Expert |
71% Recommended by 36 of 51 experts |
29% Recommended by 15 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 40 | # 44 |
| Best Rank | # 18 | # 27 |
| Worst Rank | # 69 | # 86 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 75 | # 91 |
| Best Rank | # 56 | # 76 |
| Worst Rank | # 88 | # 101 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 85 | 84 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 31 |
| RBI | 91 | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .274 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 39 | # 46 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 36 | # 52 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 38 | # 44 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 39 | # 43 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 22 | # 27 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 30 | # 61 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 45 | # 47 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 33 | # 37 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 33 | # 42 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 40 | # 47 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 31 | # 42 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 42 | # 44 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 18 | # 56 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 39 | # 43 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 41 | # 72 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 43 | # 45 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 27 | # 39 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 40 | # 52 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 43 | # 47 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 33 | # 51 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 26 | # 31 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 54 | # 56 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 37 | # 40 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 42 | # 50 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 42 | # 44 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 40 | # 86 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 42 | # 51 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 46 | # 49 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 41 | # 46 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 41 | # 48 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 44 | # 67 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 49 | # 55 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 38 | # 42 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 40 | # 44 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 37 | # 40 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 43 | # 66 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 40 | # 31 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 41 | # 36 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 42 | # 37 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 42 | # 37 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 42 | # 38 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 46 | # 43 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 46 | # 33 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 47 | # 44 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 49 | # 33 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 49 | # 44 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 49 | # 31 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 56 | # 55 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 58 | # 41 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 65 | # 49 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 69 | # 52 |
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - NYM | J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 222 | 211 |
| Runs | 27 | 22 |
| Hits | 45 | 45 |
| Singles | 27 | 22 |
| Doubles | 9 | 16 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 7 |
| RBI | 24 | 27 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 7 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 75 | 59 |
| Batting Average | .203 | .213 |
| On Base Pct | .238 | .291 |
| Slugging Pct | .360 | .389 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .599 | .680 |
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - NYM | J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 593 | 550 |
| Runs | 85 | 84 |
| Hits | 153 | 149 |
| Singles | 88 | 84 |
| Doubles | 32 | 32 |
| Triples | 4 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 31 |
| RBI | 91 | 96 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 1 |
| Walks | 31 | 64 |
| Strikeouts | 179 | 147 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .274 |
| On Base Pct | .296 | .350 |
| Slugging Pct | .470 | .505 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .765 | .855 |
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - NYM | J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | |
| News | ||
| Javier Baez went 1-for-3 with one walk and two strikeouts. The Mets won 3-2 and are 73-77 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Mon, Sep 20th | J.D. Martinez went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBIs, and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Mariners. Liam Gibney Wed, Sep 15th | |
| Javier Baez went 2-for-2 with three walks, two RBIs, one run, and one home run. The Mets lost 7-6 in extras and are 72-74 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Wed, Sep 15th | Red Sox slugger J.D. Martinez is scheduled to start on Saturday after missing Friday's contest with back soreness. However, Chris Cotillo notes tweets that manager Alex Cora "thinks that might change pregame" depending on how Martinez feels. Andersen Pickard Sat, Sep 11th | |
| Javier Baez went 2-for-4 with two runs, one RBI, one home run, and two stolen bases, but the Mets lost 3-2. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Fri, Sep 10th | J.D. Martinez was scratched from Friday's game against the White Sox due to back spasms. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Sep 11th | |
| Javier Baez went 4-for-4 with three runs, three singles, one home run, and two RBIs. The Mets won 13-6 Sunday and are 69-68 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Sep 7th | J.D. Martinez went 3-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs, and two run scored in Sunday's loss to Cleveland. Liam Gibney Mon, Sep 6th | |
| Javier Baez went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, one double, one home run, one RBI, and two strikeouts. The Mets won 11-9 in game one Saturday and are 68-67 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Sep 7th | J.D. Martinez went 2-for-5 with a an RBI and a run scored on Tuesday. Liam Gibney Wed, Sep 1st | |
| Notes | ||
| Everything went wrong for Baez in 2020. His already high strikeout rate increased to 31.9%. His already low walk rated fell to an abysmal 3.0%. He swung less, made contact less, and did not hit the ball as hard as he used to. In the end, Baez earned every bit of his .203 batting average and poor counting stats. But how much weight do you put into a 59-game stretch for a veteran like Baez, particularly when he complained that his inability to watch video between at-bats affected his overall performance. The answer is a little, but not all that much. Baez had a stellar three-year run as a reliable power-speed combination, and he'll be just 28 years old this season. The Cubs lineup won't be overly strong, but Baez should certainly put up numbers closer to his 2017-2019 totals than those he put up in 2020. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Martinez had a disastrous 2020 season, during which he slashed just .213/.291/.389 and hit seven home runs. Martinez simply didn't hit the ball nearly as hard as he used to, and hit a ton of fly balls, the combination of which helped to drain his batting average significantly. There's a ton to dislike about last year, but given that Martinez has talked about how much he relies on watching video in-game, and his inability to do so last year because of COVID-19 protocols, it seems likely that you can write off last year to a slump that didn't have time to end. He'll be eligible at utility only, but there's a massive opportunity for profit if you are willing to largely look past 2020. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| 2020 was a disaster for JDM. A cerebral hitter who relies heavily on in-game video analysis, Martinez admitted that it was tough to stay engaged last season. Aside from getting in-game video back, reasons for optimism include a barrel-rate that was similar to his 2019 mark as well as some solid plate discipline numbers. It would be more concerning if Martinez's discipline fell off as much as his batted-ball stats did. If you chalk it all up to "2020" then you can get JD at a big-time value this year. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
