Who Should I Draft?
Josh Donaldson or Yasmani Grandal (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Yasmani Grandal 1B,C,DH - CWS  | Josh Donaldson 3B,DH - NYY  | |
Expert |
58% Recommended by 25 of 43 experts |
42% Recommended by 18 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 105 | # 96 |
| Best Rank | # 57 | # 63 |
| Worst Rank | # 163 | # 133 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 97 | # 171 |
| Best Rank | # 86 | # 140 |
| Worst Rank | # 123 | # 181 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 69 | 77 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 27 |
| RBI | 71 | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .241 | .250 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 88 | # 104 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 108 | # 109 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 99 | # 103 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 57 | # 126 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 77 | # 112 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 87 | # 92 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 103 | # 113 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 105 | # 125 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 110 | # 113 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 84 | # 106 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 94 | # 98 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 99 | # 101 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 75 | # 99 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 102 | # 104 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 89 | # 100 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 83 | # 114 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 88 | # 94 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 87 | # 102 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 93 | # 119 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 62 | # 84 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 94 | # 118 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 65 | # 80 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 68 | # 99 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 95 | # 128 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 93 | # 115 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 83 | # 63 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 90 | # 65 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | ‐ | # 68 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 114 | # 69 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | ‐ | # 76 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 110 | # 83 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 120 | # 85 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 144 | # 87 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 135 | # 89 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 134 | # 96 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 163 | # 97 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 107 | # 97 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 106 | # 104 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 133 | # 104 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 110 | # 108 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 137 | # 108 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 136 | # 109 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 152 | # 133 |
| Yasmani Grandal 1B,C,DH - CWS | Josh Donaldson 3B,DH - NYY | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 279 | 457 |
| Runs | 60 | 73 |
| Hits | 67 | 113 |
| Singles | 35 | 61 |
| Doubles | 9 | 26 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 23 | 26 |
| RBI | 62 | 72 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 87 | 74 |
| Strikeouts | 82 | 114 |
| Batting Average | .240 | .247 |
| On Base Pct | .420 | .352 |
| Slugging Pct | .520 | .475 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .940 | .827 |
| Yasmani Grandal 1B,C,DH - CWS | Josh Donaldson 3B,DH - NYY | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 401 | 459 |
| Runs | 69 | 77 |
| Hits | 97 | 115 |
| Singles | 54 | 65 |
| Doubles | 17 | 22 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 27 |
| RBI | 71 | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 87 | 76 |
| Strikeouts | 121 | 123 |
| Batting Average | .241 | .250 |
| On Base Pct | .376 | .357 |
| Slugging Pct | .463 | .472 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .840 | .829 |
| Yasmani Grandal 1B,C,DH - CWS | Josh Donaldson 3B,DH - NYY | |
| News | ||
| Yasmani Grandal batted 1-for-4 with an RBI double in the first win over the Yankees. Nate Lowenthal Sun, May 22nd | Josh Donaldson has received a one-game suspension and a fine for inappropriate comments made toward Tim Anderson during Saturday's game. Ari Koslow Mon, May 23rd | |
| Yasmani Grandal batted 2-for-5 with a single, home run, and strike out for two RBIs in the win against Royals. Nate Lowenthal Mon, May 16th | Josh Donaldson went 3-for-4 with a home run in New York's 6-2 win in Baltimore. Luke Monaldo Tue, May 17th | |
| Yasmani Grandal batted 2-for-3 with two singles and a walk in the win over the Red Sox. Nate Lowenthal Sun, May 8th | Josh Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a home run, a run scored and three RBIs in a 10-4 Yankees victory in Chicago on Friday. Luke Monaldo Sat, May 14th | |
| Chicago White Sox C Yasmani Grandal went 1-for-2 at the plate on Tuesday, hitting a double, and walking once in the Sox' 6-0 loss to the Royals. Josh Thiessen Wed, Apr 27th | Josh Donaldson went 2-for-5 with a home run, a run scored and three RBIs in a 15-7 New York trouncing of the White Sox on Thursday night. Luke Monaldo Fri, May 13th | |
| White Sox catcher Yasmani Grandal is hitless his last 11 at-bats and in a 2-for-22 slump. He caught in the first half of the doubleheader, going 0-for-4. He followed it up with another 0-4 in the nightcap with two strikeouts. Kendall Capps Thu, Apr 21st | Josh Donaldson is not in the Yankees' lineup for their Wednesday game against the Blue Jays. Dan Harris Wed, May 11th | |
| Notes | ||
| Grandal played in only 93 games last year because of a knee injury but still hit 23 home runs with 122 combined runs and RBI. His walk rate (23.2%) was comically high, but it obviously didn't impact any of his other numbers, and his strikeout rate was the lowest it has been in years. Don't extrapolate his home run numbers - he's not going to his 40 - but mid-20s with solid runs and RBI totals are in the bank. That's gold for a catcher. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Spoiler alert with Donaldson - he's going to hit the ball really, really hard, he's going to walk a ton, andhe' going to miss time with an injury or two, probably involving his calf. The move to the Yankees can only help his fantasy outlook but, as with the Twins, the Yankees' DH spot will be filled most days, so Donaldson will need to play the field. His quality of contact has remained remarkably consistent despite his advanced age, so even in his age-36 season, fantasy managers shouldn't worry much about a decline. Book the production when he plays, but have a fill-in ready. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
