Who Should I Draft?
Kris Bryant or Tommy Pham (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Kris Bryant 3B,LF,RF - CHC  | Tommy Pham LF,CF,DH - SD  | |
Expert |
73% Recommended by 33 of 45 experts |
27% Recommended by 12 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 35 | # 48 |
| Best Rank | # 21 | # 31 |
| Worst Rank | # 60 | # 71 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 44 | # 78 |
| Best Rank | # 39 | # 64 |
| Worst Rank | # 56 | # 108 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 38 | 29 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 7 |
| RBI | 30 | 23 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 7 |
| Batting Average | .283 | .279 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 22 | # 59 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 30 | # 55 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 39 | # 42 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 35 | # 37 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 39 | # 46 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 34 | # 41 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | # 54 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 41 | # 43 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 36 | # 46 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 35 | # 47 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 35 | # 46 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 32 | # 59 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 21 | # 43 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 32 | # 53 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 30 | # 38 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 33 | # 34 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 36 | # 46 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 33 | # 53 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 42 | # 51 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 37 | # 50 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 48 | # 57 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 39 | # 61 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 33 | # 52 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 37 | # 48 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 34 | # 64 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 48 | # 71 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 42 | # 48 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 37 | # 71 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 31 | # 64 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 35 | # 50 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 29 | # 31 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 29 | # 56 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 29 | # 50 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 38 | # 37 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 40 | # 39 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 41 | # 32 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 46 | # 37 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 49 | # 37 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 49 | # 43 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 49 | # 46 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 50 | # 36 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 55 | # 45 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 56 | # 49 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 59 | # 57 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 60 | # 52 |
| Kris Bryant 3B,LF,RF - CHC | Tommy Pham LF,CF,DH - SD | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 543 | 567 |
| Runs | 108 | 77 |
| Hits | 152 | 156 |
| Singles | 85 | 100 |
| Doubles | 35 | 33 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 21 |
| RBI | 77 | 69 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 4 |
| Walks | 74 | 81 |
| Strikeouts | 145 | 123 |
| Batting Average | .280 | .275 |
| On Base Pct | .380 | .370 |
| Slugging Pct | .519 | .452 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .900 | .822 |
| Kris Bryant 3B,LF,RF - CHC | Tommy Pham LF,CF,DH - SD | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 202 | 174 |
| Runs | 38 | 29 |
| Hits | 57 | 48 |
| Singles | 32 | 31 |
| Doubles | 13 | 9 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 7 |
| RBI | 30 | 23 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 28 | 25 |
| Strikeouts | 54 | 44 |
| Batting Average | .283 | .279 |
| On Base Pct | .371 | .369 |
| Slugging Pct | .508 | .462 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .879 | .831 |
| Kris Bryant 3B,LF,RF - CHC | Tommy Pham LF,CF,DH - SD | |
| News | ||
| Cubs mamanger David Ross confirmed Monday that Kris Bryant will still hit leadoff this season. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Jun 29th | Tommy Pham is expected to be ready for Opening Day, per manager Jayce Tingler. He was the designated hitter in Friday's intrasquad game. Carmen Maiorano - Carm's Clubhouse Sat, Jul 11th | |
| Cubs manager David Ross says he is committed to Kris Bryant as the team's leadoff hitter in 2020. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Feb 19th | OF Tommy Pham (Coronavirus) has received two negative tests and was cleared to join the Padres for spring training 2.0. Brad Camara Fri, Jul 10th | |
| Following a sit down with Theo Epstein, Kris Bryant says he expects to remain with the Cubs for the 2020 season. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Feb 19th | OF Tommy Pham has tested positive for the Coronavirus. Brad Camara Fri, Jul 3rd | |
| Third baseman Kris Bryant lost his grievance against the Chicago Cubs in which he sought an extra year of service time, ensuring he won't become a free agent until after the 2021 season, according to a report from ESPN's Jeff Passan. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Wed, Jan 29th | Tommy Pham went 0-for-3 with a strikeout as the DH in Monday's 14-2 loss to the Dodgers. Steven Boysko - The Leadoff Batter Tue, Mar 10th | |
| Kris Bryant (ankle) and the Cubs avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $18.6 million deal Friday. Brad Camara Fri, Jan 10th | Tommy Pham (elbow, side) could be ready to play the outfield by next Wednesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Mar 6th | |
| Notes | ||
| With Kris Bryant's profile, it's hard to justify taking him this high when there are guys who can give you the same production at the position later in the draft. The return to 31 home run was nice, yes, but his batted ball data points to that being the near-ceiling for Bryant in terms of home runs. For all of his accolades and loaded offenses that he's been in, he's only produced more than 100 RBIs once in his career. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Pham tested positive for COVID-19 but has since cleared protocol with two negative tests and has rejoined his team. He was reportedly asymptomatic in any event, and it does not appear that he'll have limitations heading into the season. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Bryant is an excellent player, of course, but his fourth round ADP is a classic case of the name driving the price. He should hit .275 with 30 homers if he stays healthy, but you can find that out of Eddie Rosario and several others a few rounds later. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | You really need to try to remember that Pham is already 32 because of the late start he got to his career. While he's been a top fantasy contributor for the past three years, he's at the age where skills tend to fall off. If you look at Pham's batted ball data, he still has a high exit velocity and hard-hit rate (both 82nd percentile), and his sprint speed and xOBA and xBA are all great and above average, respectively. But there are signs that a decline could take place, making him a guy you could be over-drafting at 83rd overall. He recorded the lowest launch angle of his career in 2019, which resulted in the fourth-highest groundball rate in the big leagues. What's more, he also was 128th in baseball in Brls/BBE%, tied with the likes of Adalberto Mondesi, Travis d'Arnaud, Maikel Franco, and Andrew Benintendi. Take into account his batted ball profile and his age, seeing the loss of a handful of steals and homers could make him a pick you regret, especially when you see names like Nelson Cruz, Eddie Rosario, Matt Chapman, and Nick Castellanos going after him. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| One of my biggest fades this season. Advanced stats say he did not earn all of his HRs or his batting average, he has missed time each of the last two seasons, his SB upside is limited, and he he is in the middle of whirling trade rumors. Hard pass. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | Pham may not be the biggest name in baseball but by now, we should know he is going to give fantasy owners 20 homers, 20 steals and a strong batting average with loads of runs. He offers similar expectations to Austin Meadows but four rounds later. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| appears due for BA regression Al Melchior - The Athletic | ||
