Who Should I Draft?
Jose Ramirez or Bryce Harper (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jose Ramirez 3B - CLE  | Bryce Harper RF,DH - PHI  | |
Expert |
90% Recommended by 45 of 50 experts |
10% Recommended by 5 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 9 | # 11 |
| Best Rank | # 6 | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | # 15 | # 24 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 10 | # 18 |
| Best Rank | # 10 | # 17 |
| Worst Rank | # 12 | # 18 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 97 | 103 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 36 |
| RBI | 101 | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | 24 | 14 |
| Batting Average | .279 | .266 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 10 | # 12 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 14 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 8 | # 12 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 8 | # 14 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 9 | # 14 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 7 | # 11 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 9 | # 11 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 11 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 7 | # 11 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 8 | # 12 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 7 | # 12 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 8 | # 13 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 7 | # 12 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 9 | # 16 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 9 | # 13 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 8 | # 12 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 7 | # 11 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 9 | # 11 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 7 | # 12 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 9 | # 13 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 8 | # 11 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 9 | # 13 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 10 | # 11 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 8 | # 11 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 8 | # 11 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 8 | # 24 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 9 | # 11 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 7 | # 11 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 8 | # 12 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 9 | # 11 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 8 | # 11 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 9 | # 11 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 7 | # 10 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 10 | # 11 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 9 | # 11 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 10 | # 12 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 6 | # 18 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 7 | # 12 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 8 | # 12 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 10 | # 11 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 8 | # 11 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 7 | # 9 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 7 | # 11 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 7 | # 12 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 7 | # 11 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 10 | # 9 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 11 | # 8 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 12 | # 7 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 12 | # 10 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 15 | # 7 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B - CLE | Bryce Harper RF,DH - PHI | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 219 | 190 |
| Runs | 45 | 41 |
| Hits | 64 | 51 |
| Singles | 30 | 27 |
| Doubles | 16 | 9 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 17 | 13 |
| RBI | 46 | 33 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 31 | 49 |
| Strikeouts | 43 | 43 |
| Batting Average | .292 | .268 |
| On Base Pct | .386 | .420 |
| Slugging Pct | .607 | .542 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .993 | .962 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B - CLE | Bryce Harper RF,DH - PHI | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 560 | 536 |
| Runs | 97 | 103 |
| Hits | 154 | 141 |
| Singles | 79 | 73 |
| Doubles | 38 | 30 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 36 |
| RBI | 101 | 104 |
| Stolen Bases | 24 | 14 |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 4 |
| Walks | 73 | 111 |
| Strikeouts | 94 | 155 |
| Batting Average | .279 | .266 |
| On Base Pct | .362 | .394 |
| Slugging Pct | .536 | .527 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .898 | .920 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B - CLE | Bryce Harper RF,DH - PHI | |
| News | ||
| Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in a 3-2 win over the Cubs on Tuesday. Matthew Terelle Tue, May 11th | Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper went 1-for-3 with a home run, two walks, and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Nationals. The homer was his seventh of the season. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Wed, May 12th | |
| Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez went 1-for-3 with a solo homer in a 5-4 win over the Royals on Wednesday. Matthew Terelle Thu, May 6th | Phillies outfielder Bryce Harper returned to the lineup on Friday and went 2-for-5 with a double, a walk, and two runs scored in a win over the Atlanta Braves. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Sat, May 8th | |
| Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-2 with a homer, a double, one run, two RBI, and two walks in a 5-0 win over the White Sox on Sunday. Matthew Terelle Sun, May 2nd | Bryce Harper (wrist) is once again sidelined from Thursday’s lineup. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, May 6th | |
| Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs, and three RBI in a 5-3 win over the White Sox on Friday. Matthew Terelle Sat, May 1st | Bryce Harper (wrist) remains absent from Tuesday's lineup against the Brewers. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, May 4th | |
| Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, a walk, and two RBI in a 7-4 win over the Twins on Tuesday. Matthew Terelle Tue, Apr 27th | Bryce Harper (wrist) is absent from Monday's lineup against the Brewers. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, May 3rd | |
| Notes | ||
| If you throw out the first half of his 2019 season, then Ramirez has been a dominant force in fantasy baseball for the last five years. He was as good as ever in 2020, setting career highs in slugging percentage (.607), wOBA (.415) and wRC+ (164). To the extent there are question marks about Ramirez, they're about his supporting cast, as Cleveland's lineup should be one of the weaker ones in the league now that the team has jettisoned Francisco Lindor. But a hitter's lineup is often overvalued by fantasy managers, particularly with a player like Ramirez who adds in value with stolen bases. He comes with little to no risk, and should be the first third baseman drafted, and a first round pick, in all formats. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | In 157 games in Harper's first year with the Phillies, he batted .260 with 35 home runs, 98 runs, 114 RBI, and 15 steals. In 2020, his 157-game pace was .268 with 35 home runs, 111 runs, 89 RBI, and 21 steals. In other words, Harper provides an incredibly safe baseline now with Philadelphia, and fantasy managers can expect roughly 35 home runs, 15-20 steals, and 220 combined runs and RBI. There were some gains for Harper in 2020, as he walked more and struck out less than he ever had in his career, and hit the ball as hard as ever. But there's no reason to expect much growth in Harper's surface numbers at this point. Take the incredibly high floor in the second round and be happy with it. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Harper's 2020 Statcast data wound up being better than his 2015 unanimous MVP campaign. The 28-year-old has become somewhat of a saber-metric darling as his batting average, RBIs, and runs don't also jump off the page. Of course, those stats are pretty relevant for fantasy purposes. While Harper has been running more since his arrival to Philadelphia (15 steals in '19 and eight stolen bases last summer), he just isn't as valuable in traditional 5x5 roto as he is in points leagues or category leagues that utilize OBP. The Statcast data is STRONG, however, and public perception hasn't seem to catch on just yet. Harper is going to be an early-round target of mine, particularly in points and OBP leagues. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
