Who Should I Draft?
Josh Bell or Didi Gregorius (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH  | Didi Gregorius SS - PHI  | |
Expert |
71% Recommended by 15 of 21 experts |
29% Recommended by 6 of 21 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 86 | # 91 |
| Best Rank | # 54 | # 76 |
| Worst Rank | # 126 | # 109 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 141 | # 150 |
| Best Rank | # 127 | # 135 |
| Worst Rank | # 174 | # 164 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 81 | 76 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 23 |
| RBI | 96 | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 7 |
| Batting Average | .270 | .265 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 87 | # 103 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 54 | # 97 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 90 | # 106 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 58 | # 87 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 77 | # 87 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 86 | # 94 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 88 | # 95 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 85 | # 93 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 81 | # 105 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 87 | # 100 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 70 | # 92 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 63 | # 92 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 102 | # 109 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 65 | # 85 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 87 | # 95 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 96 | # 76 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 96 | # 86 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 98 | # 97 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 101 | # 98 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 110 | # 89 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 126 | # 92 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Didi Gregorius SS - PHI | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 195 | 215 |
| Runs | 22 | 34 |
| Hits | 44 | 60 |
| Singles | 33 | 38 |
| Doubles | 3 | 10 |
| Triples | 0 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 10 |
| RBI | 22 | 38 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 2 |
| Walks | 22 | 15 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 28 |
| Batting Average | .226 | .279 |
| On Base Pct | .305 | .335 |
| Slugging Pct | .364 | .484 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .669 | .819 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Didi Gregorius SS - PHI | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 526 | 530 |
| Runs | 81 | 76 |
| Hits | 138 | 139 |
| Singles | 77 | 88 |
| Doubles | 28 | 25 |
| Triples | 2 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 23 |
| RBI | 96 | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 71 | 37 |
| Strikeouts | 135 | 83 |
| Batting Average | .270 | .265 |
| On Base Pct | .349 | .311 |
| Slugging Pct | .496 | .456 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .845 | .767 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Didi Gregorius SS - PHI | |
| News | ||
| Josh Bell and the Nationals avoid arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $6.35 million deal. Brad Camara Fri, Jan 15th | Phillies SS Didi Gregorius arrived to camp and is expected to go through intake testing on Friday. Brad Camara Thu, Feb 25th | |
| Phillies SS Didi Gregorius is in the process of solving his visa issues and wasn’t in camp on Monday. Brad Camara Mon, Feb 22nd | ||
| Free agent shortstop Didi Gregorius has agreed to a two-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies, according to Jayson Stark of The Athletic. Jon Mathisen Sat, Jan 30th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Bell looked like a superstar in the making in the first half of 2019, but struggled for much of the second half of the season and then fell off a cliff in 2020. He slashed a mere .226/.305/.364 and hit only eight home runs. His strikeout and ground ball rates took massive jumps, while his walk rate and launch angle plummeted. Bell blamed his struggles on his swing getting long, and you could tell by how often he changed his stance and swing last year that he simply could not figure things out. Now with the Nationals, the 29-year-old Bell will have a chance to revive his career. We've seen the upside, so he's certainly worth drafting at a discount, but he's much more of a borderline corner infielder than a starting-caliber first baseman. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | From a fantasy standpoint, Gregorius isn't special. He doesn't walk much, he's injury prone, and his Statcast data from 2020 was downright awful. But there is no denying that Gregorius knows how to take advantage of his home parks, first Yankee Stadium, and now Citizens Bank Park. With Gregorius back with the Phillies, you should again bank on his typical 25-homer power, good counting stats, and a handful of steals. Considering that he's rarely someone who fantasy managers target, his ADP will likely remain discounted, and he's a fine fallback option if you miss out on most of the early- or mid-round options. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Bell appeared to be enjoying a mid-career breakout two months into the 2019 season but pitchers suddenly stopped throwing him fastballs. The former first-round pick has had a difficult time adjusting back, and that two-month hot streak is beginning to look like an outlier performance. The book isn't closed on Bell being a productive regular, or even a difference-making fantasy asset, but I'm not holding out hope for a return to stardom. Expectations should be tempered. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
