Who Should I Draft?
Josh Bell or Victor Robles (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH  | Victor Robles CF,RF - WSH  | |
Expert |
96% Recommended by 24 of 25 experts |
4% Recommended by 1 of 25 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 84 | # 98 |
| Best Rank | # 54 | # 72 |
| Worst Rank | # 135 | # 146 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 132 | # 164 |
| Best Rank | # 113 | # 150 |
| Worst Rank | # 170 | # 221 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 80 | 75 |
| Home Runs | 29 | 15 |
| RBI | 92 | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 23 |
| Batting Average | .264 | .247 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 98 | # 103 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 101 | # 106 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 135 | # 136 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 87 | # 135 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 54 | # 72 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 90 | # 103 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 81 | # 108 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 63 | # 81 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 77 | # 102 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 86 | # 99 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 88 | # 99 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 85 | # 146 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 81 | # 101 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 104 | # 109 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 87 | # 96 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 66 | # 81 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 70 | # 97 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 63 | # 105 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 55 | # 76 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 102 | # 108 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 97 | # 117 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 110 | # 119 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 65 | # 76 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 87 | # 91 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 96 | # 92 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Victor Robles CF,RF - WSH | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 195 | 168 |
| Runs | 22 | 20 |
| Hits | 44 | 37 |
| Singles | 33 | 28 |
| Doubles | 3 | 5 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 3 |
| RBI | 22 | 15 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 22 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 53 |
| Batting Average | .226 | .220 |
| On Base Pct | .305 | .293 |
| Slugging Pct | .364 | .316 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .669 | .608 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Victor Robles CF,RF - WSH | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 519 | 536 |
| Runs | 80 | 75 |
| Hits | 135 | 131 |
| Singles | 77 | 86 |
| Doubles | 27 | 27 |
| Triples | 2 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 29 | 15 |
| RBI | 92 | 61 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 23 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 7 |
| Walks | 70 | 37 |
| Strikeouts | 131 | 146 |
| Batting Average | .264 | .247 |
| On Base Pct | .348 | .293 |
| Slugging Pct | .487 | .394 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .835 | .687 |
| Josh Bell 1B,DH - WSH | Victor Robles CF,RF - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Josh Bell and the Nationals avoid arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $6.35 million deal. Brad Camara Fri, Jan 15th | Nationals center fielder Victor Robles (forearm) exits Wednesday's game against the Marlins after getting with a fastball and chatting with Dave Martinez and Paul Lessard. AJ Schullo Wed, Mar 3rd | |
| Washington Nationals hitting coach Kevin Long said that it would be "huge" if outfielder Victor Robles could seize the leadoff spot this season. He also noted that Spring Training is important to the center fielder to solidify himself at the top of the order. Jon Mathisen Tue, Mar 2nd | ||
| Nationals manager Dave Martinez says OF Victor Robles lost weight and is back to where used to be. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Feb 19th | ||
| 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 | There were plenty of warning signs with Robles' batted-ball data heading into 2020, and they're only greater now after an abysmal season during which he slashed .220/.293/.315. The MLB average in barrel rate and average exit velocity are 6.4% and 88.3 MPH, respectively. Robles clocked in at 4.8% and 83.3 MPH in 2019, and then fell to a ridiculous 1.7% and 82.2 MPH in 2020. His continously poor contact limits any upside, but it's worth noting that he still hit 17 homers and stole 28 bases in 2019 despite it all. Robles is still just entering his age-24 season, so massive long-term growth is still certainly on the table. But for now, it's impossible to justify drafting him as anything more than a fifth outfielder in mixed leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| 260 - 30 - 0 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | 250 - 15 - 20 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | |
| 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 | ||
