Who Should I Draft?
Javier Baez or Luke Voit (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Javier Baez SS - CHC  | Luke Voit 1B - NYY  | |
Expert |
84% Recommended by 42 of 50 experts |
16% Recommended by 8 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 40 | # 83 |
| Best Rank | # 18 | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | # 69 | # 156 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 75 | # 71 |
| Best Rank | # 56 | # 59 |
| Worst Rank | # 88 | # 110 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 85 | 73 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 29 |
| RBI | 91 | 80 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 0 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .265 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 39 | # 54 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 49 | # 101 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 56 | # 126 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 42 | # 100 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 36 | # 110 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 38 | # 100 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 39 | # 56 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 22 | # 151 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 30 | # 110 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 33 | # 87 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 33 | # 105 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 41 | # 156 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 49 | # 121 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 31 | # 111 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 42 | # 101 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 42 | # 111 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 18 | # 97 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 69 | # 72 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 41 | # 90 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 40 | # 106 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 43 | # 96 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 27 | # 106 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 40 | # 81 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 43 | # 91 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 33 | # 108 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 26 | # 99 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 46 | # 85 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 37 | # 73 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 42 | # 86 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 42 | # 123 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 40 | # 116 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 42 | # 99 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 46 | # 61 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 41 | # 92 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 46 | # 92 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 44 | # 105 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 49 | # 53 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 38 | # 70 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 40 | # 61 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 37 | # 131 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 49 | # 87 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 43 | # 70 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 39 | # 35 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 40 | # 26 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 41 | # 39 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 45 | # 41 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 47 | # 39 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 54 | # 24 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 58 | # 38 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 65 | # 36 |
| Javier Baez SS - CHC | Luke Voit 1B - NYY | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 222 | 213 |
| Runs | 27 | 41 |
| Hits | 45 | 59 |
| Singles | 27 | 32 |
| Doubles | 9 | 5 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 22 |
| RBI | 24 | 52 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 7 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 75 | 54 |
| Batting Average | .203 | .277 |
| On Base Pct | .238 | .338 |
| Slugging Pct | .360 | .610 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .599 | .948 |
| Javier Baez SS - CHC | Luke Voit 1B - NYY | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 593 | 440 |
| Runs | 85 | 73 |
| Hits | 153 | 114 |
| Singles | 88 | 66 |
| Doubles | 32 | 18 |
| Triples | 4 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 29 |
| RBI | 91 | 80 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 0 |
| Walks | 31 | 51 |
| Strikeouts | 179 | 122 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .265 |
| On Base Pct | .296 | .344 |
| Slugging Pct | .470 | .505 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .765 | .848 |
| Javier Baez SS - CHC | Luke Voit 1B - NYY | |
| News | ||
| Javier Baez went 2-for-4 versus the Braves Sunday. He would double in Pederson after Joc's triple. Baez also stole his fifth base of the young season. Jamie Mellor Mon, Apr 19th | Yankees 1B Luke Voit (knee) is expected to return from the injured list sometime in mid-May, per GM Brian Cashman. Brad Camara Mon, Apr 19th | |
| Javier Baez collected only one hit during the Cubs' 13-run explosion Saturday versus Atlanta. However, that one hit was a three-run shot. Baez now has four homers on the season. Jamie Mellor Sun, Apr 18th | Yankees' first baseman Luke Voit (knee) was cleared to begin light baseball activities. Brad Camara Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Javier Baez was struck by a pitch twice during the game against Atlanta Friday. He would steal his fourth base and come around to score once. Jamie Mellor Sat, Apr 17th | Yankees manager Aaron Boone addressed Luke Voit's injury on Saturday, saying that the first baseman's knee injury would likely require a return window of four to six weeks. Andersen Pickard Sat, Apr 3rd | |
| Javier Baez went 1-for-4 versus the Brewers Monday. His ninth-inning double drove in two runs. Jamie Mellor Tue, Apr 13th | The Yankees placed 1B Luke Voit (knee) on the 10-day injured list. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Mar 31st | |
| Javier Baez connected with a second-inning homer to briefly give the Cubs a 1-0 lead Sunday versus the Pirates. The homer was his third of the season. Jamie Mellor Mon, Apr 12th | Luke Voit confirmed that he underwent surgery Monday to repair a partially torn meniscus in his left knee. Brad Camara Wed, Mar 31st | |
| 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 | Voit suffered a partial meniscus tear in his knee this spring and is going to be precluded from participating in baseball activity for at least three weeks after surgery. It's almost certainly going to take Voit at least a couple of weeks after returning to baseball activity to return to game action, meaning you should bank on him being out until May 15th or so. When healthy, he's going to produce, however. He has always had a ton of power but last year he left the yard at a ridiculous pace last year, with a 34.9% HR/FB rate, third best in the league. The thing is, nothing about his profile really changed all that much. Indeed, his hard hit rate, barrel percentage, and average exit velocity actually were career lows. The biggest difference was that Voit simply swung more than ever, 52.1% of the time, and correspondingly made more contact, at a 73.8% rate, and actually struck out less than ever before. If Voit keeps the same approach, there's every reason to expect him to put up massive power numbers when he's healthy. That's always been his bugaboo, of course, and since he is already dealing with a significant injury, you can't draft him as a starting first baseman in mixed leagues at this point. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Voit is always hurt and was putting up Barry Bonds type power numbers in 2020. He is bound to regress and will likely deal with several IL stints. Honestly do not understand the ADP much. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
