Who Should I Draft?
Josh Bell or Franmil Reyes (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Franmil Reyes RF,DH - CLE  | Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH  | |
Expert |
52% Recommended by 26 of 50 experts |
48% Recommended by 24 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 78 | # 76 |
| Best Rank | # 50 | # 44 |
| Worst Rank | # 116 | # 122 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 151 | # 135 |
| Best Rank | # 145 | # 108 |
| Worst Rank | # 165 | # 147 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 78 | 79 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 28 |
| RBI | 93 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .258 | .262 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 88 | # 92 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 89 | # 92 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 61 | # 121 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 62 | # 105 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 53 | # 62 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 75 | # 87 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 77 | # 81 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 63 | # 78 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 81 | # 96 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 71 | # 80 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 84 | # 87 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 64 | # 76 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 77 | # 87 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 66 | # 76 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 78 | # 122 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 91 | # 101 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 98 | # 104 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 59 | # 70 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 50 | # 60 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 63 | # 80 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 84 | # 85 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 56 | # 91 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 72 | # 80 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 81 | # 105 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 68 | # 78 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 79 | # 81 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 84 | # 44 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 64 | # 52 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 116 | # 54 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 107 | # 54 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 74 | # 56 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 69 | # 58 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 88 | # 59 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 69 | # 64 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 70 | # 64 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 85 | # 64 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 70 | # 66 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 98 | # 69 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 93 | # 70 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 83 | # 70 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 76 | # 71 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 74 | # 71 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 73 | # 71 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 95 | # 74 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 84 | # 78 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 90 | # 78 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 85 | # 79 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 86 | # 79 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 105 | # 79 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 80 | # 79 |
| Franmil Reyes RF,DH - CLE | Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 211 | 195 |
| Runs | 27 | 22 |
| Hits | 58 | 44 |
| Singles | 39 | 33 |
| Doubles | 10 | 3 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 8 |
| RBI | 34 | 22 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 24 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 69 | 59 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .226 |
| On Base Pct | .344 | .305 |
| Slugging Pct | .450 | .364 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .795 | .669 |
| Franmil Reyes RF,DH - CLE | Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 546 | 514 |
| Runs | 78 | 79 |
| Hits | 140 | 133 |
| Singles | 83 | 77 |
| Doubles | 24 | 26 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 28 |
| RBI | 93 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 57 | 69 |
| Strikeouts | 172 | 129 |
| Batting Average | .258 | .262 |
| On Base Pct | .329 | .350 |
| Slugging Pct | .487 | .486 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .816 | .836 |
| Franmil Reyes RF,DH - CLE | Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Cleveland DH Franmil Reyes went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in an 11-3 win over the Tigers on Saturday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Apr 10th | Nationals 1B Josh Bell isn't starting in Wednesday's game against the Cardinals. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 14th | |
| Cleveland Indians DH Franmil Reyes went 3-for-4 with two homers and three RBI in a 4-1 win over the Tigers on Friday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Apr 10th | In Tuesday's 14-3 loss to the Cardinals, Josh Bell went 0-for-3 with one run, one walk, and one strikeout. In two games, Bell is off to a slow start with one hit in nine plate appearances. Corbin Young Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Cleveland DH Franmil Reyes went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 9-3 win over the Tigers on Sunday. Matthew Terelle Sun, Apr 4th | The Nationals have activated Josh Bell off of the COVID-19 IL. Dan Harris Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Franmil Reyes is back with Cleveland in camp after violating COVID-19 health and safety protocols over the weekend. Matt Flipi Tue, Mar 9th | Josh Bell (COVID-19) could be cleared by Monday. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 11th | |
| According to a report from The Athletic's Zack Meisel, Cleveland's Franmil Reyes is away from the team for several days after violating COVID-19 protocols. He’ll have to pass COVID testing before he can rejoin the club. Meisel adds that Reyes had a similar infraction early in Spring Training 2.0 last year. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Sun, Mar 7th | The Nationals opening day roster includes Trea Turner but does not include Josh Bell, Kyle Schwarber, Josh Harrison, Yan Gomes, Alex Avila, Patrick Corbin, Jon Lester, or Brad Hand, according to MASN's Mark Zuckerman. The Nationals are currently dealing with a COVID outbreak, and these absences are all likely related to positive tests and close contact tracing. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Tue, Apr 6th | |
| Notes | ||
| Reyes didn't quite live up to his power potential last year with just nine home runs in 59 games, and his 50.3% ground ball rate certainly didn't help. His Statcast data waned a bit from his monstrous 2019 season, but his 92.4 mile per hour average exit velocity was in the top two percent in baseball. There's just not a ton to dislike about Reyes, other than he offers nothing in the way of speed. On his absolute worst day, he's a 30-homer bat with a batting average that won't kill you. On his best day, he's a lite version of a healthy Aaron Judge. Expect at least three-category production, and make it four if he can maintain the 10% walk rate he showed in 2020. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | 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 | |
| Was his first half 2019 performance a mirage? Bell has never even come close to matching that first half of a season during any other stretch in his career. He now gets a new home with a stronger lineup around him in Washington. If he can even come close to that breakout half, he will be a steal, otherwise, he will be a decent, albeit replaceable, 1B option. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
| 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 | ||
