Who Should I Draft?
Josh Bell or Ramon Laureano (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Bell 1B - PIT  | Ramon Laureano CF,RF - OAK  | |
Expert |
57% Recommended by 26 of 46 experts |
43% Recommended by 20 of 46 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 56 | # 58 |
| Best Rank | # 29 | # 28 |
| Worst Rank | # 113 | # 95 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 83 | # 101 |
| Best Rank | # 54 | # 75 |
| Worst Rank | # 94 | # 110 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 31 | 30 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 8 |
| RBI | 35 | 26 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .276 | .275 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 53 | # 58 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 56 | # 60 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 54 | # 56 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 47 | # 61 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 95 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 42 | # 72 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 49 | # 59 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 53 | # 63 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 46 | # 61 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 37 | # 78 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 40 | # 69 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 49 | # 55 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 49 | # 59 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 48 | # 74 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 50 | # 63 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 58 | # 62 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 55 | # 64 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 29 | # 58 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 47 | # 48 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 53 | # 60 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 48 | # 63 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 42 | # 73 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 52 | # 66 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 50 | # 61 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 49 | # 87 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 57 | # 69 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 39 | # 33 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 47 | # 46 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 54 | # 51 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 54 | # 42 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 57 | # 56 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 58 | # 46 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 58 | # 56 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 59 | # 38 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 59 | # 54 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 60 | # 39 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 61 | # 54 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 63 | # 53 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 63 | # 57 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 65 | # 47 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 68 | # 58 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 69 | # 56 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 73 | # 51 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 86 | # 49 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 91 | # 28 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 113 | # 50 |
| Josh Bell 1B - PIT | Ramon Laureano CF,RF - OAK | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 527 | 434 |
| Runs | 94 | 79 |
| Hits | 146 | 124 |
| Singles | 69 | 71 |
| Doubles | 37 | 29 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 37 | 24 |
| RBI | 116 | 67 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 74 | 27 |
| Strikeouts | 118 | 123 |
| Batting Average | .277 | .286 |
| On Base Pct | .367 | .338 |
| Slugging Pct | .569 | .518 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .936 | .856 |
| Josh Bell 1B - PIT | Ramon Laureano CF,RF - OAK | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 194 | 184 |
| Runs | 31 | 30 |
| Hits | 54 | 51 |
| Singles | 30 | 31 |
| Doubles | 12 | 11 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 8 |
| RBI | 35 | 26 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 28 | 15 |
| Strikeouts | 44 | 53 |
| Batting Average | .276 | .275 |
| On Base Pct | .368 | .329 |
| Slugging Pct | .504 | .472 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .872 | .801 |
| Josh Bell 1B - PIT | Ramon Laureano CF,RF - OAK | |
| News | ||
| Ramon Laureano went 2-for-3 against the Dodgers on Thursday, batting fifth in the order. Aaron Hudson Fri, Mar 6th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Prior to 2019, Josh Bell's career mimicked that of James Loney, as he was a big first baseman who hit the ball on the ground ... a lot. That's why his 2019 season caught some by surprise because he continued to hit the ball hard, but hew as elevating it now to the tune of 37 home runs. Is it a pop-up year? Well, his numbers declined in the second half of the season, but you could make the argument that they really just leveled off, as is the case when most players put up huge numbers that they typically don't in the first half of the season (a la the home run derby "curse"). Bell has the pedigree - and now the peripherals - to back up the breakout season. At a shallow position, buy-in. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Ramon Laureano just checks the boxes for what you want in a fantasy player. Power? Check. Speed? Check. Elite-level defense? Check. Outside of walks, Laureano is the total package that fantasy players look for. He's not elite in any category, but as long as he continues to run and have an elite line-drive rate, he'll be a must-start option throughout the season. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Bell had a true breakout season in 2019, improving drastically in pretty much every measurable category. His increases in exit velocity (2.3 mph), launch angle (3.8 degrees), and barrels per plate appearance (3.8%) showed that his gains were not fluky, and he even recovered from what looked to be a second-half collapse with a .927 OPS in August. The issue for Bell is that even with the improvements, a first baseman who bats .277 and slugs 37 home runs is not blowing the fantasy world away. Buy many of the gains, but don't go crazy on draft day. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Laureano was never a big-time prospect but he certainly put on a show in just 123 games last year, knocking 24 homers with 13 steals and a .286 batting average. Over a full season, he could potentially end up around 30/20 but he does come with some risk. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| Bell slowed down a ton after the break but was so terrific to start the season that he still finished with 37 homers, 116 RBIs and a .277 batting average. There is potential for more, but considering how he ended the year, perhaps a little risk as well for the price tag. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Power/Speed combo players are tremendous roto fantasy assets, but he is still young and had some very rough patches in 2019. Not buying into this breakout that some people are expecting. 20/20 is certainly viable, but there will be ups and downs. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
| Stopped being fed first pitch fastballs in the second half. He'll need to show he can adjust back to the league Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | ||
