Who Should I Draft?
J.D. Martinez or Charlie Blackmon (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS  | Charlie Blackmon CF,RF - COL  | |
Expert |
96% Recommended by 43 of 45 experts |
4% Recommended by 2 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 14 | # 27 |
| Best Rank | # 6 | # 14 |
| Worst Rank | # 29 | # 69 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 22 | # 36 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 34 |
| Worst Rank | # 23 | # 44 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 36 | 37 |
| Home Runs | 14 | 10 |
| RBI | 41 | 30 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .310 | .307 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 31 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 27 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 18 | # 25 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 15 | # 27 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 22 | # 55 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 14 | # 26 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 15 | # 20 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 55 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 9 | # 28 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 13 | # 25 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 13 | # 34 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 14 | # 24 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 28 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 13 | # 22 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 13 | # 23 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 16 | # 32 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 9 | # 21 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 6 | # 14 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 14 | # 25 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 13 | # 22 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 10 | # 25 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 15 | # 26 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 13 | # 32 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 10 | # 26 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 13 | # 27 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 13 | # 22 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 15 | # 29 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 13 | # 37 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 19 | # 69 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 14 | # 19 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 13 | # 23 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 13 | # 28 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 18 | # 28 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 13 | # 25 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 14 | # 25 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 15 | # 19 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 12 | # 22 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 9 | # 50 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 12 | # 22 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 13 | # 27 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 18 | # 23 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 17 | # 34 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 18 | # 40 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 20 | # 16 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 29 | # 22 |
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | Charlie Blackmon CF,RF - COL | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 575 | 580 |
| Runs | 98 | 112 |
| Hits | 175 | 183 |
| Singles | 104 | 102 |
| Doubles | 33 | 42 |
| Triples | 2 | 7 |
| Home Runs | 36 | 32 |
| RBI | 105 | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 5 |
| Walks | 72 | 40 |
| Strikeouts | 138 | 104 |
| Batting Average | .304 | .316 |
| On Base Pct | .383 | .366 |
| Slugging Pct | .557 | .578 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .939 | .944 |
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | Charlie Blackmon CF,RF - COL | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 202 | 203 |
| Runs | 36 | 37 |
| Hits | 63 | 62 |
| Singles | 36 | 37 |
| Doubles | 12 | 12 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 14 | 10 |
| RBI | 41 | 30 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 24 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 53 | 41 |
| Batting Average | .310 | .307 |
| On Base Pct | .384 | .359 |
| Slugging Pct | .580 | .539 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .964 | .898 |
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | Charlie Blackmon CF,RF - COL | |
| News | ||
| J.D. Martinez went 2-for-3 with three-run home run in Wednesday's spring game against the Tigers. John Aubin Thu, Mar 5th | Charlie Blackmon is still at home recovering from COVID-19. Carmen Maiorano - Carm's Clubhouse Mon, Jul 6th | |
| OF Charlie Blackmon (COVID-19) will not be available for the Rockies when summer camp opens on Saturday. Brad Camara Fri, Jul 3rd | ||
| OF Charlie Blackmon, Phillip Diehl and Ryan Castellini tested positive for Coronavirus. Brad Camara Tue, Jun 23rd | ||
| Notes | ||
| J.D. Martinez was a first-round player in drafts last year, but as is the case with fantasy managers, there's a quick overreaction to a "down" year, which is why we see Martinez fall to the second round this year. Targeting bounce-back players at a value is vital to winning fantasy leagues. Martinez can give you first-round value, despite not having the steals or Mookie Betts in the lineup. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Coors Field. That's the driving force for Charlie Blackmon right now. Gone are the days of 20 steals. Hell, gone are the days of double-digit steals as he stole just two bases in 2019. It makes sense, of course, since he's 34 years old. He's a boring, relatively safe player right now, but not everyone mid-30s player is David Ortiz or Nelson Cruz. The drop off could happen this year for Blackmon where he gives you an empty average, and that's it." Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Martinez won't steal any bases but with 40 homers, 100+ RBIs and a .300 batting average every year, fantasy owners are getting an absolute steal at any point in the second round of drafts. Don't be scared off by his dip in production, as underlying metrics suggest he was among the most unlucky hitters in baseball. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Blackmon had a rough spot in the season but still finished with 30+ homers, 110+ runs and a batting average north of .310. He is getting older and only stole 2 bags compared to the 43 fantasy owners got in 2015, but this still a great bat in the late third round. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| Seems to be overlooked every season. High end contributor in every category except SBs. Super solid 2nd round pick. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | Perennially underrated, but his ADP makes sense due to his complete drop in SBs. Only stole 2 bags in 2019 after stealing double digits every year prior. This means you have to buy Blackmon with no help at SBs, which has never been the case. Also may take a hit in runs if Arenado does get traded. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
