Who Should I Draft?
Ke'Bryan Hayes or Willson Contreras (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B - PIT  | Willson Contreras C,DH - CHC  | |
Expert |
56% Recommended by 24 of 43 experts |
44% Recommended by 19 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 95 | # 99 |
| Best Rank | # 70 | # 39 |
| Worst Rank | # 147 | # 155 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 180 | # 129 |
| Best Rank | # 143 | # 101 |
| Worst Rank | # 201 | # 149 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 73 | 69 |
| Home Runs | 15 | 22 |
| RBI | 63 | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 4 |
| Batting Average | .265 | .245 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | DTD |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 99 | # 100 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 97 | # 100 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 92 | # 120 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 105 | # 106 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 92 | # 98 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 98 | # 101 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 104 | # 117 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 100 | # 101 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 90 | # 102 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 70 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 96 | # 99 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 114 | # 129 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 108 | # 155 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 75 | # 80 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 96 | # 114 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 104 | # 114 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 102 | # 105 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 127 | # 145 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 84 | # 126 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 97 | # 132 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 96 | # 102 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 87 | # 109 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 83 | # 95 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 89 | # 113 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 86 | # 83 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 88 | # 86 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 96 | # 81 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 96 | # 93 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 97 | # 94 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 97 | # 94 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 98 | # 94 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 101 | # 94 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 101 | # 75 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 102 | # 96 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 103 | # 95 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 106 | # 92 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 106 | # 101 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 107 | # 40 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 108 | # 67 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 109 | # 39 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 111 | # 88 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 128 | # 100 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 147 | # 143 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B - PIT | Willson Contreras C,DH - CHC | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 362 | 413 |
| Runs | 49 | 61 |
| Hits | 93 | 98 |
| Singles | 65 | 57 |
| Doubles | 20 | 20 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 6 | 21 |
| RBI | 38 | 57 |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 4 |
| Walks | 31 | 52 |
| Strikeouts | 87 | 138 |
| Batting Average | .257 | .237 |
| On Base Pct | .316 | .340 |
| Slugging Pct | .373 | .438 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .689 | .778 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B - PIT | Willson Contreras C,DH - CHC | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 531 | 455 |
| Runs | 73 | 69 |
| Hits | 141 | 111 |
| Singles | 90 | 67 |
| Doubles | 32 | 22 |
| Triples | 4 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 15 | 22 |
| RBI | 63 | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 51 | 53 |
| Strikeouts | 128 | 141 |
| Batting Average | .265 | .245 |
| On Base Pct | .329 | .325 |
| Slugging Pct | .421 | .440 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .751 | .765 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B - PIT | Willson Contreras C,DH - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Ke'Bryan Hayes went 3-for-3 with a RBI double, one walk, a stolen base and the game-winning run during Monday's 2-1 win over the Rockies. Andy Zimmerman Tue, May 24th | Chicago Cubs catcher Willson Contreras remains day-to-day and is out of the lineup tonight against the Reds due to a right hamstring strain. Jesse Garcia Mon, May 23rd | |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes went 1-for-5 with a double, a stolen base, a run scored and two strikeouts during Wednesday's 3-2 over the Cubs. Andy Zimmerman Thu, May 19th | On Monday, Willson Contreras went 2-for-5 with a homer and double, scoring two runs and knocking in four during the Cubs' 9-0 win over the Pirates. Kelly Kirby Mon, May 16th | |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes went 1-for-2 with a RBI double and two walks in Friday's 8-2 loss versus the Reds. Andy Zimmerman Sat, May 14th | On Wednesday afternoon, Willson Contreras hit a first-inning home run, added a single, and scored three runs during the Cubs' 7-5 win over the Padres. Kelly Kirby Wed, May 11th | |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes went 1-for-3 with a single and a walk during Thursday's 4-0 loss to the Reds. Andy Zimmerman Fri, May 13th | Willson Contreras went 3-for-4 with one run scored during the Cubs' 6-0 win over the Padres on Monday night. Kelly Kirby Tue, May 10th | |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes went 1-for-2 with a single and two walks during Tuesday's 11-1 loss against the Dodgers. Andy Zimmerman Wed, May 11th | Willson Contreras went 1-for-3 with a walk and RBI during Chicago's 7-1 defeat at the hands of Los Angeles on Sunday night. Kelly Kirby Sun, May 8th | |
| Notes | ||
| Hayes had major buzz heading into 2021 after he batted .376 with a 1.124 OPS in 24 games in 2020. But his season went south nearly from the start, after he missed significant time with a wrist injury and continued to battle hand and wrist issues even after he returned. His hard-hit rate, average exit velocity and barrel percentage all dropped significantly, and it's fair to write if fantasy managers want to write all that off to his injury issues. But it's equally fair to acknowledge that Hayes's strong 2020 season was out of line with his minor-league career, and that fantasy managers were putting way too much stock into an incredibly small sample. The good news is that, unlike last year, fantasy managers won't need to pay a high price for Hayes, and in the wasteland (in terms of fantasy production) that is the third base position, Hayes makes a passable option at the hot corner in deeper leagues. Just make sure you draft some depth behind him in case he struggles again. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Contreras isn't quite the fantasy superstar that he looked like he might be when he broke in, but he's still an excellent option at a weak position. He's hit at least 21 homers in three of his last four full seasons and chips in roughly 120 combined runs and RBI. That doesn't sound like much, particularly with a batting average that seems likely to hover at around .240 at this stage in his career, but it's more than enough for a catcher. He should see some extra at-bats this year with the DH in the National League, and that should only help his value. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
