Who Should I Draft?
J.D. Martinez or Giancarlo Stanton (2019)
Experts' Pick | ||
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS  | Giancarlo Stanton LF,RF,DH - NYY  | |
Expert |
93% Recommended by 52 of 56 experts |
7% Recommended by 4 of 56 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 4 | # 15 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 4 |
| Worst Rank | # 21 | # 29 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 5 | # 22 |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 17 |
| Worst Rank | # 5 | # 24 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 98 | 99 |
| Home Runs | 40 | 44 |
| RBI | 116 | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .305 | .267 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Brandon Funston The Athletic | # 4 | # 29 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 5 | # 10 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 6 | # 18 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 4 | # 19 |
| Brad Richter Going For 2 | # 2 | # 4 |
| Michael Beller Sports Illustrated | # 4 | # 21 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 6 | # 19 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 3 | # 10 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 3 | # 13 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 12 | # 13 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 7 | # 12 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 13 | # 18 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 5 | # 13 |
| Eno Sarris The Athletic | # 4 | # 20 |
| Al Melchior The Athletic | # 3 | # 14 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 5 | # 19 |
| Heath Cummings CBS Sports | # 7 | # 20 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 17 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 4 | # 11 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 6 | # 15 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 4 | # 17 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 5 | # 6 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 5 | # 11 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 3 | # 8 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 3 | # 13 |
| Chris Meaney The Athletic | # 3 | # 13 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 4 | # 13 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 7 | # 16 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 6 | # 16 |
| Justin Klein The Fake Baseball | # 5 | # 20 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 4 | # 15 |
| Chris Meyers Athlon Sports | # 5 | # 17 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 8 | # 23 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 3 | # 18 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 5 | # 19 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 5 | # 9 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 4 | # 13 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 4 | # 15 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 4 | # 9 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 3 | # 12 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 6 | # 17 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 9 | # 16 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 4 | # 11 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 4 | # 18 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 6 | # 15 |
| Kyle Richardson The Fantasy Headliners | # 4 | # 11 |
| Jacob Gibbs SportsLine | # 5 | # 19 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 6 | # 14 |
| Joe E Gentile Fake Teams | # 6 | # 15 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 3 | # 10 |
| Austin Bristow II Pitcher List | # 6 | # 20 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 8 | # 19 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 9 | # 7 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 17 | # 6 |
| Nando Di Fino The Athletic | # 18 | # 5 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 21 | # 14 |
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | Giancarlo Stanton LF,RF,DH - NYY | |
| 2018 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 569 | 617 |
| Runs | 111 | 102 |
| Hits | 188 | 164 |
| Singles | 106 | 91 |
| Doubles | 37 | 34 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 43 | 38 |
| RBI | 130 | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 69 | 70 |
| Strikeouts | 146 | 211 |
| Batting Average | .330 | .266 |
| On Base Pct | .402 | .343 |
| Slugging Pct | .629 | .509 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.031 | .852 |
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | Giancarlo Stanton LF,RF,DH - NYY | |
| 2019 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 544 | 560 |
| Runs | 98 | 99 |
| Hits | 166 | 149 |
| Singles | 91 | 76 |
| Doubles | 33 | 28 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 40 | 44 |
| RBI | 116 | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 64 | 69 |
| Strikeouts | 146 | 179 |
| Batting Average | .305 | .267 |
| On Base Pct | .378 | .347 |
| Slugging Pct | .593 | .556 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .971 | .903 |
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | Giancarlo Stanton LF,RF,DH - NYY | |
| News | ||
| J.D. Martinez went 1-for-5 with his lone hit being a solo home run as the Red Sox beat the Orioles on Saturday by a 7-2 score. John Aubin Sun, Jun 16th | Yankees manager Aaron Boone says Giancarlo Stanton (calf) could return as early as next Tuesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Jun 14th | |
| J.D. Martinez went 3-for-4 with two home runs, three RBI and two walks in Friday's 13-2 win over the Orioles.
John Aubin Sat, Jun 15th | Giancarlo Stanton went 2-for-4 with a home run in his first rehab game for the Single-A Tampa Tarpons. Andrew Gould Tue, Jun 11th | |
| J.D. Martinez went 2-for-3 with a walk in Monday's 4-3 extra-innings loss to Texas. John Aubin Tue, Jun 11th | Giancarlo Stanton (shoulder) could begin a rehab assignment Monday or Tuesday, Lindsey Adler of The Athletic reports. John Aubin Sun, Jun 9th | |
| J.D. Martinez (back) has returned to Boston’s lineup for Monday’s game versus the Rangers. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Jun 10th | Giancarlo Stanton (shoulder) has been running and getting closer to a rehab assignment, Bryan Hoch of MLB.com reports.
John Aubin Mon, Jun 3rd | |
| Red Sox manager Alex Cora says the team is hopeful J.D. Martinez doesn't need to end on the IL with back spasms. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Jun 9th | Giancarlo Stanton (calf) ran sprints and hit in the batting cage on Thursday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, May 30th | |
| Notes | ||
| Martinez is a rare first-round hitter who rarely runs, but he'll make up for it in every other spot. While the 31-year-old probably won't win another batting title at .330, he's a .307 hitter since 2014's breakout who has exceeded .300 in three straight years. He boasts an MLB-high .655 slugging percentage in the past two seasons with 88 long balls. Last season, he placed within the 97th percentile or better in exit velocity, hard-hit%, xAVG, xSLG, and xWOBA. Hitting in the middle of Boston's lineup also makes him a strong bet to drive in and score over 100 runs. Limited fielding reps helped him stay healthy, but he played enough OF (25 games) to maintain fantasy eligibility, making him a strong four-category star. Andrew Gould - FantasyPros | After obliterating pitchers in 2017, Stanton cooled off in a big way last year, striking out 211 times and hitting just .266 with 38 homers. There is upside for 60+ bombs this year, but believe it or not, he has only hit 40 or more once his entire career Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| It's funny how one healthy season can help you forget that a player missed 40+ games in three of the past four seasons. While Martinez has a legitimate shot at the Triple Crown, he is also a bit riskier than many of the other first round picks so proceed soberly. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Stanton was never likely to match the 59 home runs he hit in 2017, even after moving from a pitcher's park in Miami to a hitter's paradise in the Bronx. Still, hitting 38 long balls -- while also topping the century mark in both runs and RBIs -- is nothing to sneeze at. Stanton's 2017 power output seems like a distinct outlier, but the fact remains that the park upgrade should help his chances of reaching the 40 HR mark in any given season. However, it's important to recognize that his reduced strikeout rate in 2017 is also an outlier -- he's unlikely to hit much better than .260 as long as he's striking out in nearly 30 percent of his plate appearances. Andrew Seifter - FantasyPros | |
| There is no better bet in baseball to hit .300 with 40+ home runs than Martinez. He's now accomplished that feat two years in a row, hit at least 38 homers in three of the last four seasons, and hit over .300 in four of the last five. Still in the prime of his career and in a great hitting environment in Boston, a repeat performance looks likely. Andrew Seifter - FantasyPros | Stanton's ISO dropped .107 points, and he was still pretty good. Spoiled Yankees fans got antsy all 211 times he struck out, but the star slugger still smashed 38 homers with a .360 wOBA. After spending years worrying about his health, it was encouraging to see him play 158 games (mostly at DH), which allowed him to compile 100 RBI and 102 runs in a stacked lineup. He gave back most of 2017's contact gains, so expect a batting average closer to 2018's .266. Now that durability isn't a pressing concern, that's good enough for drafters to take his bankable power-even if we're talking 40 instead of 60 homers-to close out the second round. Andrew Gould - FantasyPros | |
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