Who Should I Draft?
J.T. Realmuto or Aaron Judge (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Aaron Judge RF - NYY  | J.T. Realmuto C - PHI  | |
Expert |
62% Recommended by 31 of 50 experts |
38% Recommended by 19 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 33 | # 38 |
| Best Rank | # 24 | # 11 |
| Worst Rank | # 51 | # 84 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 44 | # 48 |
| Best Rank | # 40 | # 39 |
| Worst Rank | # 52 | # 52 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 92 | 76 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 23 |
| RBI | 85 | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 7 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .270 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 26 | # 58 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 33 | # 50 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 29 | # 48 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 41 | # 59 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 27 | # 40 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 26 | # 67 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 35 | # 73 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 35 | # 51 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 35 | # 43 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 27 | # 36 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 35 | # 42 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 33 | # 38 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 34 | # 57 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 31 | # 36 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 33 | # 40 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 30 | # 36 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 31 | # 37 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 31 | # 37 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 32 | # 36 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 35 | # 39 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 36 | # 42 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 34 | # 38 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 29 | # 34 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 35 | # 36 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 50 | # 84 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 24 | # 35 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 27 | # 39 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 32 | # 44 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 34 | # 36 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 30 | # 41 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 41 | # 44 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 36 | # 11 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 21 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 41 | # 25 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 32 | # 27 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 45 | # 27 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 38 | # 30 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 34 | # 30 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 32 | # 30 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 37 | # 31 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 39 | # 34 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 36 | # 34 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 44 | # 35 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 36 | # 35 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 40 | # 36 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 37 | # 36 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 38 | # 36 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 38 | # 36 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 37 | # 36 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 51 | # 49 |
| Aaron Judge RF - NYY | J.T. Realmuto C - PHI | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 101 | 173 |
| Runs | 23 | 33 |
| Hits | 26 | 46 |
| Singles | 14 | 29 |
| Doubles | 3 | 6 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 11 |
| RBI | 22 | 32 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 10 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 32 | 48 |
| Batting Average | .257 | .266 |
| On Base Pct | .336 | .349 |
| Slugging Pct | .555 | .491 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .891 | .840 |
| Aaron Judge RF - NYY | J.T. Realmuto C - PHI | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 476 | 488 |
| Runs | 92 | 76 |
| Hits | 123 | 131 |
| Singles | 66 | 79 |
| Doubles | 21 | 26 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 23 |
| RBI | 85 | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 78 | 40 |
| Strikeouts | 167 | 120 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .270 |
| On Base Pct | .368 | .326 |
| Slugging Pct | .528 | .475 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .896 | .801 |
| Aaron Judge RF - NYY | J.T. Realmuto C - PHI | |
| News | ||
| Aaron Judge went 1-for-3 at the plate with a single and a walk on Tuesday as the Yankees beat the Braves by a 3-1 score. John Aubin Wed, Apr 21st | Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Friday's win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The homer was his second of the season. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Sat, Apr 17th | |
| Aaron Judge swatted two solo homers as the Yankees fell to the Blue Jays 5-4 on Wednesday afternoon. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Apr 15th | Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto went 1-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and a stolen base in Sunday's win over the Atlanta Braves. The steal is his first of the season. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Aaron Judge went 1-for-4 at the plate with a single on Saturday afternoon as the Yankees lost to the Rays by a 4-0 score. John Aubin Sat, Apr 10th | Phillies catcher went 1-for-3 with a walk, a three-run home run, and a second run scored in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the New York Mets. The homer was his first of the season. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Thu, Apr 8th | |
| Aaron Judge has returned to the Yankee lineup for Saturday's game against the Rays. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Apr 10th | J.T. Realmuto is not in the Phillies' lineup for their game on Sunday against the Braves. Dan Harris Sun, Apr 4th | |
| Yankees OF Aaron Judge (side) is out of the lineup for Friday’s game against the Rays. Brad Camara Fri, Apr 9th | Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Thursday's win over the Atlanta Braves. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Fri, Apr 2nd | |
| Notes | ||
| Judge missed about half of the regular season last year with a calf strain, though he still hit for plenty of power when he was in the lineup. He walked and struck out a bit less than usual, but trying to glean anything from a 28-game sample, given Judge's history, is silly. When he's in the lineup, you know you'll get a ton of power and runs scored with a passable average. The key is "when he's in the lineup," however, as injuries have forced Judge to miss significant time over the last three seasons. So long as you factor that into your draft price and select him as an OF2, you'll be happy with the production. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Realmuto fractured the thumb on his throwing hand in mid-February, and is iffy for Opening Day. He is in a tier to himself among catchers when healthy, putting up consistently excellent numbers in what is the thinnest of positions. He had the highest barrel rate and hard hit percentage of his career in 2020, and also walked at a career-best pace. Realmuto is in his age-30 season, so that's getting near the point where catchers begin to decline. But given that he's shown no real slippage in his skills to this point, his numbers shouldn't fall off much in 2021, assuming he has no setbacks and returns on or around Opening Day. Back with Philadelphia now and for several years after signing a five-year contract, Realmuto is the only catcher worth drafting before the sixth or seventh round. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Never be the first team to draft a catcher, words to live by. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
