Who Should I Draft?
Jose Ramirez or Francisco Lindor (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jose Ramirez 3B,DH - CLE  | Francisco Lindor SS - NYM  | |
Expert |
94% Recommended by 48 of 51 experts |
6% Recommended by 3 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 9 | # 13 |
| Best Rank | # 6 | # 6 |
| Worst Rank | # 15 | # 23 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 10 | # 16 |
| Best Rank | # 10 | # 15 |
| Worst Rank | # 12 | # 19 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 97 | 97 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 30 |
| RBI | 101 | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | 24 | 18 |
| Batting Average | .279 | .271 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 10 | # 11 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 13 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 8 | # 13 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 8 | # 22 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 7 | # 12 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 9 | # 14 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 10 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 7 | # 23 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 8 | # 13 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 7 | # 14 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 8 | # 11 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 7 | # 15 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 9 | # 14 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 9 | # 14 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 8 | # 13 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 7 | # 16 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 9 | # 13 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 9 | # 12 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 8 | # 13 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 12 | # 21 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 9 | # 16 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 10 | # 18 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 8 | # 13 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 8 | # 14 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 8 | # 16 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 9 | # 13 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 7 | # 10 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 8 | # 14 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 9 | # 13 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 11 | # 12 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 10 | # 12 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 8 | # 12 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 9 | # 13 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 7 | # 21 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 12 | # 14 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 10 | # 14 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 9 | # 13 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 10 | # 13 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 6 | # 13 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 11 | # 12 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 7 | # 11 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 8 | # 21 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 10 | # 12 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 8 | # 13 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 7 | # 17 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 7 | # 15 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 7 | # 13 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 7 | # 23 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 7 | # 6 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 9 | # 8 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 15 | # 8 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B,DH - CLE | Francisco Lindor SS - NYM | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 219 | 236 |
| Runs | 45 | 30 |
| Hits | 64 | 61 |
| Singles | 30 | 40 |
| Doubles | 16 | 13 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 17 | 8 |
| RBI | 46 | 27 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 31 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 43 | 41 |
| Batting Average | .292 | .259 |
| On Base Pct | .386 | .335 |
| Slugging Pct | .607 | .415 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .993 | .750 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B,DH - CLE | Francisco Lindor SS - NYM | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 560 | 607 |
| Runs | 97 | 97 |
| Hits | 154 | 163 |
| Singles | 79 | 97 |
| Doubles | 38 | 34 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 30 |
| RBI | 101 | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | 24 | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 6 |
| Walks | 73 | 58 |
| Strikeouts | 94 | 106 |
| Batting Average | .279 | .271 |
| On Base Pct | .362 | .335 |
| Slugging Pct | .536 | .482 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .898 | .817 |
| Jose Ramirez 3B,DH - CLE | Francisco Lindor SS - NYM | |
| News | ||
| Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-5 with a run, three RBI, and a steal in a 9-6 win over the Rangers on Friday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Oct 2nd | Francisco Lindor went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts on Sunday. The Mets won 3-2. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Mon, Sep 20th | |
| Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez went 0-for-4 with an RBI in a 10-5 loss to the Royals on Wednesday. Matthew Terelle Thu, Sep 30th | Francisco Lindor went 3-for-5 on Sunday with three home runs and five RBIs, including the game-winner in the bottom of the eighth. The Mets won 7-6 and are 72-72 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Sep 14th | |
| Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with a homer, two runs, three RBI, and a steal in a 6-0 win over the White Sox on Saturday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Sep 25th | Francisco Lindor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the Mets' six-run ninth inning. They won 13-6 Sunday and are 69-68 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Sep 7th | |
| Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez went 2-for-4 with two singles in a 1-0 loss to the White Sox on Friday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Sep 25th | Francisco Lindor went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two singles, one home run, and four RBIs. Lindor hit a two-run shot off Nats closer Kyle Finnegan in the top of the ninth to win it for the Mets. With the win on, Saturday the Mets are 68-67 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Sep 7th | |
| Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramirez went 4-for-4 with a homer, four runs, and three RBI in an 11-1 win over the Yankees on Sunday. Matthew Terelle Sun, Sep 19th | Francisco Lindor went 1-for-4 with a single and two stolen bases as the Mets won on Saturday. They're five games under .500 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Aug 31st | |
| 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 | Lindor's season wasn't particularly impressive, as his surface numbers regressed fairly significantly from his previous three seasons. But, under the hood, not much changed. His walk rate and strikeout rate were largely steady, and his statcast data remained on par with his career marks. He also got much better to close the year, batting .285 with a 122 wRC+ over his final 39 games. Just 27 years old and now with a stronger lineup with the Mets, Lindor should put up numbers closer to his 2017-2019 levels, especially since he'll be playing for a new contract after this season. He'll come at a bit of a discount in the second round this year, and he's well worth your investment at that price. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| If you were to judge Lindor by his 2020 triple slash line, then you'd think he had a disappointing season. To an extent, that's true! Lindor's .258/.335/.415 performance last summer certainly wasn't what fantasy managers were expecting. However, this looks like a case of someone who would've rebounded over the course of a full season. Lindor posted a career-high 41.1% hard-hit rate as well as a career-best air contact (55.8%), which measures fly balls and line drives. His arrival in New York will keep him in the conversation for
the first two rounds of fantasy drafts this spring. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
