Who Should I Draft?
Jorge Polanco or Anthony Rendon (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jorge Polanco 2B,SS - MIN  | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA  | |
Expert |
91% Recommended by 39 of 43 experts |
9% Recommended by 4 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 52 | # 64 |
| Best Rank | # 32 | # 43 |
| Worst Rank | # 94 | # 110 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 78 | # 99 |
| Best Rank | # 74 | # 50 |
| Worst Rank | # 91 | # 112 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 90 | 77 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 22 |
| RBI | 85 | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .272 | .275 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 53 | # 69 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 54 | # 61 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 49 | # 56 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 56 | # 61 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 61 | # 64 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 38 | # 76 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 42 | # 64 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 46 | # 89 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 55 | # 63 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 52 | # 59 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 49 | # 62 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 45 | # 90 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 56 | # 58 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 58 | # 71 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 52 | # 67 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 43 | # 52 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 50 | # 74 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 48 | # 64 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 48 | # 60 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 52 | # 64 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 52 | # 68 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 45 | # 65 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 46 | # 70 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 59 | # 60 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 51 | # 65 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 45 | # 72 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 54 | # 91 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 63 | # 65 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 58 | # 76 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 54 | # 60 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 53 | # 65 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 54 | # 110 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 32 | # 105 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 41 | # 53 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 56 | # 70 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 49 | # 79 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 55 | # 58 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 46 | # 62 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 33 | # 82 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 62 | # 58 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 69 | # 54 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 73 | # 43 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 94 | # 54 |
| Jorge Polanco 2B,SS - MIN | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 588 | 217 |
| Runs | 97 | 24 |
| Hits | 157 | 52 |
| Singles | 88 | 33 |
| Doubles | 34 | 13 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 6 |
| RBI | 98 | 34 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 0 |
| Walks | 45 | 29 |
| Strikeouts | 118 | 41 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .240 |
| On Base Pct | .321 | .329 |
| Slugging Pct | .500 | .383 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .821 | .712 |
| Jorge Polanco 2B,SS - MIN | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 577 | 500 |
| Runs | 90 | 77 |
| Hits | 157 | 138 |
| Singles | 95 | 83 |
| Doubles | 33 | 31 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 22 |
| RBI | 85 | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 1 |
| Walks | 47 | 71 |
| Strikeouts | 112 | 93 |
| Batting Average | .272 | .275 |
| On Base Pct | .327 | .366 |
| Slugging Pct | .469 | .471 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .796 | .837 |
| Jorge Polanco 2B,SS - MIN | Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | |
| News | ||
| Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said that Jorge Polanco has some soreness in his right ankle. Kendall Capps Thu, May 26th | Anthony Rendon went 2-for-3 with two singles, a walk and an RBI in Wednesday's 7-2 loss to the Rangers. Diego Sandoval Thu, May 26th | |
| Jorge Polanco went 1-for-4 at the plate including an RBI single in the third inning to start the scoring during the 3-1 win over the A's. Brad Richter Tue, May 17th | Los Angeles Angels 3B Anthony Rendon went 2-for-4 at the plate on Friday, hitting a double along with an RBI single, and striking out once in the Angels' 4-2 loss to the Athletics. Josh Thiessen Sat, May 21st | |
| Jorge Polanco went 2-for-4 with a pair of two-RBI doubles and a run scored in Sunday's 9-3 win over the Rays. Diego Sandoval Sun, May 1st | Anthony Rendon went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run, two walks and an RBI single in Tuesday's 10-5 loss to the Rangers. Diego Sandoval Wed, May 18th | |
| Jorge Polanco went 1-for-3 with a single and a run scored in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Tigers. Diego Sandoval Thu, Apr 28th | Anthony Rendon went 2-for-4 with an RBI single and a double in Sunday's 4-1 win over the A's. Diego Sandoval Mon, May 16th | |
| Twins second baseman Jorge Polanco went 1-for-5 with a single and strikeout against the White Sox on Saturday. He added an RBI and scored once in the contest. Minnesota ultimately defeated Chicago by a score of 9-2. Andersen Pickard Sun, Apr 24th | Anthony Rendon batted 1-for-1 with an RBI single in his lone at bat in the loss to the Oakland As. Nate Lowenthal Sat, May 14th | |
| Notes | ||
| Polanco enjoyed the finest season of his career in 2021, batting .269 with 33 HRs, 98 RBI, 97 runs and 11 SBs. He went nuclear after the All-Star break, batting .287 with 21 homers. Could it be that Polanco feels less pressure as a second baseman than as a shortstop, and his hitting has benefitted as a result? Polanco has always been a line drive machine, so even if the power gains don't stick (and there's a good chance they won't), he should still deliver a healthy batting average. Dual 2B-SS eligibility is a plus. Polanco is a worthy investment, but don't pay for a full repeat of the power. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | A medley of injuries limited Rendon to 58 games and 249 plate appearances in 2021. He batted over .300 in each of his last three seasons with the Nationals, but Rendon's BA slipped to .286 in the COVID-shortened 2020 season and bottomed out at a career-low .240 last year. When he's at his best, Rendon is a choosy hitter who racks up extra-base hits and makes significant contributions in every category except stolen bases. He's slightly past prime age, but we should still expect a bounce-back season from Rendon, and he's very affordable in drafts. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
