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Who Should I Draft?

J.T. Realmuto or Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2023)


Who Should I Draft? Player Summaries
 
Experts' Pick
 
  Jazz Chisholm Jr.
2B - MIA
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
J.T. Realmuto
C - PHI
J.T. Realmuto
Expert
Recommendation
53%
Recommended by
23 of 43 experts
47%
Recommended by
20 of 43 experts
Rankings 
   
ECR# 32# 33
Best Rank# 21# 16
Worst Rank# 52# 64
   
ADP 
   
Composite# 43# 33
Best Rank# 38# 24
Worst Rank# 100# 56
   
Projections 
   
Runs7971
Home Runs2320
RBI6976
Stolen Bases2716
Batting Average.247.265
   
Misc 
   
Injury Alert--
   
Expert Ranks 
   
Andy Behrens
Yahoo! Sports
# 33# 38
   
Scott Pianowski
Yahoo! Sports
# 22# 35
   
Josh Shepardson
FantasyPros
# 30# 35
   
Jeff Zimmerman
FanGraphs
# 31# 35
   
Dalton Del Don
Yahoo! Sports
# 21# 22
   
Andrew Gould
FantasyPros
# 32# 35
   
Paul Sporer
FanGraphs
# 27# 34
   
Christopher Welsh
FantasyPros
# 26# 37
   
Nick Mariano
RotoBaller
# 28# 35
   
Pierre Camus
Fantasy Endgame
# 31# 58
   
Brandon 'B_Don' Myers
Razzball
# 26# 64
   
Keith Lott
Fantasy Six Pack
# 33# 36
   
Todd D Clark
The Fantasy Fix
# 28# 35
   
Lucas Spence
Pitcher List
# 40# 44
   
Nate Miller
FantasyPros
# 28# 37
   
Brad Camara
RotoBaller
# 32# 34
   
Ethan Biddle
FantasyPros
# 32# 42
   
Jason Kamlowsky
FantasyPros
# 23# 37
   
Fred Zinkie
Yahoo! Sports
# 24# 28
   
Julian Tarevski
FantasyPros
# 32# 35
   
Taylor Tarter
Fastball Fantasy Baseball
# 24# 32
   
Blake Meyer
Sports Gambling Podcast Network
# 31# 33
   
Joe Orrico
SportsEthos
# 33# 35
   
Ryan Amore
Pitcher List
# 39# 16
   
Jeff Boggis
Fantasy Football Empire
# 25# 22
   
Ariel Cohen
FanGraphs
# 36# 23
   
Steve Gardner
USA Today
# 40# 24
   
Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
# 29# 25
   
Andrew Seifter
FantasyPros
# 29# 28
   
Greg Smith
Superflex.Guide
# 33# 28
   
Bart Wheeler
Hail to Fantasy Football
# 32# 28
   
Jesse Garcia
FantasyPros
# 46# 29
   
Chris Meaney
FTN
# 34# 29
   
Jacob W. Dunne
Triple Play Fantasy
# 38# 29
   
Justin Mason
FanGraphs
# 43# 29
   
Kelly Kirby
FantasyPros
# 35# 30
   
Joe Pisapia
FantasyPros
# 34# 31
   
Scott Bogman
FantasyPros
# 34# 32
   
Mike Maher
FantasyPros
# 34# 32
   
Travis Argo
Fantasy Six Pack
# 34# 32
   
Joe Bond
Fantasy Six Pack
# 34# 33
   
Scott Youngson
Pitcher List
# 46# 40
   
Muntradamus
Beast Dome
# 52# 40
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Statistics
  Jazz Chisholm Jr.
2B - MIA
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
J.T. Realmuto
C - PHI
J.T. Realmuto
2022 Stats 
   
   
At Bats213504
   
Runs3975
   
Hits54138
   
Singles2685
   
Doubles1026
   
Triples45
   
Home Runs1422
   
RBI4584
   
Stolen Bases1221
   
Caught Stealing51
   
Walks2141
   
Strikeouts66119
   
Batting Average.254.274
   
On Base Pct.325.340
   
Slugging Pct.535.476
   
On-base Plus Slugging.860.816
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Projections
  Jazz Chisholm Jr.
2B - MIA
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
J.T. Realmuto
C - PHI
J.T. Realmuto
2023 Projections 
   
   
At Bats491482
   
Runs7971
   
Hits121128
   
Singles7180
   
Doubles2224
   
Triples53
   
Home Runs2320
   
RBI6976
   
Stolen Bases2716
   
Caught Stealing93
   
Walks4342
   
Strikeouts146120
   
Batting Average.247.265
   
On Base Pct.307.324
   
Slugging Pct.449.449
   
On-base Plus Slugging.756.773
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Notes
  Jazz Chisholm Jr.
2B - MIA
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
J.T. Realmuto
C - PHI
J.T. Realmuto
News 
 Jazz Chisolm Jr. will move to center field following the Marlins' acquisition of Luis Arraez.
Vince DiSilvio
Fri, Jan 20th
 
Notes 
 Jazz Chisholm gave fantasy managers a 60-game taste of his true potential in 2022 before being shelved with back and knee injuries. His numbers were greatly improved from 2021 - he took more walks and struck out less while hitting 14 homers and stealing 12 bags in the limited time frame. Chisholm should enter his age-25 season healthy, though he will probably lose SS eligibility in most formats. However, he still offers clear 20-20 potential at the shallower 2B position with the hope he will continue where he left off in 2022.
Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
Some fantasy managers refuse to "pay" for catchers in a similar way to how some refuse to "pay" for saves, but J.T. Realmuto is the one catcher worth the price on draft day. The 31-year-old smacked 22 home runs and stole 21 bases while slashing .276/.342/.478 for the National League Champions. His oWAR of 5.4 was eighth in the NL overall and first for catchers by a wide range, and he is in the 86th percentile in sprint speed among ALL players. The best part is that none of these numbers are outliers with expected regression. He has never played fewer than 125 games in a full season, including the six years before the arrival of the NL DH, where he got some extra at-bats on days off. He should give fantasy teams consistent production from a position where that is almost impossible to find.
Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros