Who Should I Draft?
Josh Bell or Travis d'Arnaud (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH  | Travis d'Arnaud C,1B - ATL  | |
Expert |
82% Recommended by 18 of 22 experts |
18% Recommended by 4 of 22 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 82 | # 98 |
| Best Rank | # 54 | # 49 |
| Worst Rank | # 126 | # 215 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 141 | # 135 |
| Best Rank | # 128 | # 121 |
| Worst Rank | # 172 | # 158 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 81 | 53 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 18 |
| RBI | 96 | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .270 | .268 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 98 | # 108 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 101 | # 103 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 87 | # 98 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 54 | # 94 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 90 | # 99 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 63 | # 84 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 77 | # 132 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 86 | # 102 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 88 | # 101 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 85 | # 102 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 81 | # 102 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 96 | # 128 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 66 | # 125 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 63 | # 90 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 55 | # 56 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 97 | # 215 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 65 | # 151 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 87 | # 104 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 87 | # 83 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 102 | # 84 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 110 | # 91 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 126 | # 49 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Travis d'Arnaud C,1B - ATL | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 195 | 165 |
| Runs | 22 | 19 |
| Hits | 44 | 53 |
| Singles | 33 | 36 |
| Doubles | 3 | 8 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 9 |
| RBI | 22 | 34 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 22 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 50 |
| Batting Average | .226 | .321 |
| On Base Pct | .305 | .386 |
| Slugging Pct | .364 | .533 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .669 | .919 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Travis d'Arnaud C,1B - ATL | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 526 | 402 |
| Runs | 81 | 53 |
| Hits | 138 | 107 |
| Singles | 77 | 69 |
| Doubles | 28 | 19 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 18 |
| RBI | 96 | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 71 | 36 |
| Strikeouts | 135 | 105 |
| Batting Average | .270 | .268 |
| On Base Pct | .349 | .326 |
| Slugging Pct | .496 | .453 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .845 | .779 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Travis d'Arnaud C,1B - ATL | |
| News | ||
| Josh Bell and the Nationals avoid arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $6.35 million deal. Brad Camara Fri, Jan 15th | Travis d'Arnaud 1-for-2 with a two-run homer in Tuesday's game against the Twins. Steve Painter Tue, Mar 2nd | |
| Notes | ||
| 260 - 30 - 0 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | 260 - 30 - 0 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | |
| 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 | It took a long time but d'Arnaud has finally developed into one of the best hitting catchers in the game, as he was projected to be. It's difficult to quite buy what we saw last year, considering d'Arnaud's batting average (.321) and slugging percentage (.533) were miles ahead of his career marks, and even the numbers that he had put up in recent seasons. With that said, he'll bat in the middle of a strong Braves lineup and be presented with plenty of RBI opportunities, so 15 home runs with 55 RBI should be considered the floor for a healthy d'Arnaud. Those numbers aren't just passable, they're extremely strong for a catcher in fantasy, and he should be drafted as a relatively strong first catcher in mixed leagues. 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 | ||
