Who Should I Draft?
Juan Soto or Gerrit Cole (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Juan Soto LF - WSH  | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 6 of 9 experts |
33% Recommended by 3 of 9 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 6 | # 8 |
| Best Rank | # 3 | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | # 16 | # 19 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 5 | # 6 |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 6 |
| Worst Rank | # 6 | # 7 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 113 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 37 | 30 |
| RBI | 114 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 13 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .314 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 114 | 266 |
| Wins | ‐ | 16 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.30 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.07 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 7 | # 19 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 3 | # 11 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 5 | # 8 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 5 | # 7 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 3 | # 7 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 5 | # 12 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 11 | # 7 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 13 | # 7 |
| SportsLine - Computer Simulation CBS Sports | # 16 | # 7 |
| Juan Soto LF - WSH | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Runs | 39 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 13 | 14 |
| RBI | 37 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .351 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 28 | 94 |
| Wins | ‐ | 7 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 2.84 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 0.96 |
| Juan Soto LF - WSH | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Runs | 113 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 37 | 30 |
| RBI | 114 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 13 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .314 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 114 | 266 |
| Wins | ‐ | 16 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.30 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.07 |
| Juan Soto LF - WSH | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| News | ||
| Juan Soto agreed to a one-year, $8.5 million deal with the Nationals to avoid arbitration. Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There aren't enough superlatives in the English language to describe what Soto has done in his career given his young age. Had he merely repeated his incredible 2019 numbers last season, fantasy managers would have been ecstatic. Instead, he upped his walk rate from an elite 16.4% to a truly remarkable 20.9%, cut his strikeout rate down to just 14.3%, and batted .351. Soto does not have the speed or baserunning chops to steal 30 bases in a season, which is the only thing keeping him from being considered worthy of drafting first overall. But given what he's accomplished through his age-21 season, it's truly scary to think of how high his ceiling may be. Draft him as a top-five pick and enjoy the ridiculous production. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
| There isn't a single negative thing to say about the second coming of Ted Williams. Soto get even better last year, his age-21 season, and wound up leading baseball in OBP. The fact that he was limited to 47 games wound up costing him NL MVP honors, as Soto was the best hitter in baseball on a per-game basis in 2020. The floor here is so high. Soto isn't a zero in stolen bases either. He swiped 12 in 2019 and six last summer. Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | ||
