Who Should I Draft?
Jose Abreu or Anthony Rendon (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA  | Jose Abreu 1B - CWS  | |
Expert |
68% Recommended by 34 of 50 experts |
32% Recommended by 16 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 17 | # 21 |
| Best Rank | # 14 | # 13 |
| Worst Rank | # 36 | # 38 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 28 | # 38 |
| Best Rank | # 25 | # 29 |
| Worst Rank | # 38 | # 39 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 91 | 86 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 33 |
| RBI | 100 | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .292 | .281 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 24 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 23 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 16 | # 21 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 22 | # 31 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 18 | # 22 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 18 | # 20 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 38 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 15 | # 19 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 17 | # 26 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 17 | # 20 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 18 | # 22 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 19 | # 25 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 16 | # 22 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 18 | # 22 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 21 | # 26 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 14 | # 30 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 15 | # 24 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 17 | # 20 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 18 | # 29 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 19 | # 25 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 19 | # 31 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 18 | # 24 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 22 | # 28 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 19 | # 34 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 19 | # 25 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 19 | # 20 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 16 | # 26 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 14 | # 26 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 18 | # 23 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 16 | # 21 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 18 | # 23 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 17 | # 23 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 18 | # 19 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 23 | # 31 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 18 | # 13 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 15 | # 13 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 19 | # 14 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 23 | # 16 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 17 | # 16 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 19 | # 16 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 24 | # 17 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 26 | # 18 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 20 | # 19 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 23 | # 20 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 21 | # 20 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 26 | # 23 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 32 | # 24 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 36 | # 24 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 31 | # 28 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 34 | # 33 |
| Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | Jose Abreu 1B - CWS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 189 | 240 |
| Runs | 29 | 43 |
| Hits | 54 | 76 |
| Singles | 33 | 42 |
| Doubles | 11 | 15 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 19 |
| RBI | 31 | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 38 | 18 |
| Strikeouts | 31 | 59 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .317 |
| On Base Pct | .418 | .370 |
| Slugging Pct | .497 | .617 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .916 | .987 |
| Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | Jose Abreu 1B - CWS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 542 | 588 |
| Runs | 91 | 86 |
| Hits | 157 | 164 |
| Singles | 89 | 94 |
| Doubles | 36 | 34 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 33 |
| RBI | 100 | 111 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 80 | 41 |
| Strikeouts | 92 | 141 |
| Batting Average | .292 | .281 |
| On Base Pct | .384 | .328 |
| Slugging Pct | .520 | .511 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .904 | .838 |
| Anthony Rendon 3B - LAA | Jose Abreu 1B - CWS | |
| News | ||
| Anthony Rendon (groin) took batting practice off a tee and did fielding drills on Tuesday. He's been on the IL since April 11th and is not expected to return when first eligible. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Mon, Apr 19th | Jose Abreu went 2-for-4 with an RBI double during Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 18th | |
| The Angels placed 3B Anthony Rendon (groin) on the 10-day injured list Monday. Brad Camara Mon, Apr 12th | Jose Abreau went 0-for-3 with a walk and three strikeouts during Thursday’s 4-2 loss to Cleveland. Brad Camara Fri, Apr 16th | |
| Angels 3B Anthony Rendon is absent from Sunday's lineup with a minor groin injury. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Apr 11th | Jose Abreu went 1-for-4 with one walk during Sunday’s 4-3 exta-inning loss to the Royals. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 11th | |
| Anthony Rendon went 2-4 with two singles and a walk in Friday's 7-1 blowout of the Blue Jays. Jack Mannis Sat, Apr 10th | Jose Abreu went 1-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Tuesday’s 10-4 win over the Mariners. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Angels 3B Anthony Rendon is sitting for Tuesday's contest against Zack Greinke and the Astros. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Apr 6th | Jose Abreu went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and an additional run scored in Friday's 12-8 win over the Angels. Brad Camara Sat, Apr 3rd | |
| Notes | ||
| Rendon's stock feels like it has dropped dramatically, but there's really nothing in the small sample size of the 2020 season that should alter your outlook much on him. Yes, he didn't hit the ball as hard consistently, but he walked more than ever, maintained his elite strikeout rate, and still put up a roughly 30-homer, 100-RBI pace. Still just 31 years old, there should be plenty left in the tank this season for the veteran, and he should once again be a strong four-category contributor, with a small bit of speed thrown in for good measure. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | For most players, fantasy managers need to consider whether to discount a highly out-of-character dip in their numbers given the shortened season. For Abreu, it's the opposite - whether fantasy managers should give credence to an outstanding MVP season, during which Abreu vastly outperformed his numbers from every other season of his career. Everything was good for Abreu in 2020, everything. He hit the ball harder than ever and consistently. He got on base more. He had career-high paces in every category. Abreu will be entering his age-34 season, so there's no way you should expect a repeat performance, but it's worth noting that he has increased his average exit velocity and hard-hit percentage in each of the last five seasons. Abreu's cost doesn't match his numbers last year, of course, but you'll still have to pay a hefty price in drafts. Given his safety and and his newly-discovered upside, however, it's worth it. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| It's maddening how underrated Rendon continues to be among fantasy analysts. His wOBA and xwOBA both finished in the 92nd percentile or better for the third straight season. Additionally, he'll have a full season of hitting behind Mike Trout in 2021, which will obviously be fantastic for his RBI totals. Rendon is currently going around pick 40 in NFBC drafts, an ADP that makes him an appealing target for fantasy managers who start SP-SP. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
