Who Should I Draft?
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. or Yoan Moncada (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Yoan Moncada 3B - CWS  | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 2B,LF - TOR  | |
Expert |
64% Recommended by 32 of 50 experts |
36% Recommended by 18 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 53 | # 59 |
| Best Rank | # 25 | # 44 |
| Worst Rank | # 99 | # 94 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 95 | # 88 |
| Best Rank | # 68 | # 84 |
| Worst Rank | # 106 | # 98 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 82 | 74 |
| Home Runs | 23 | 27 |
| RBI | 78 | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 7 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .276 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | DTD |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 64 | # 78 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 45 | # 59 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 52 | # 62 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 35 | # 57 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 51 | # 64 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 48 | # 58 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 60 | # 94 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 72 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 55 | # 71 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 48 | # 59 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 60 | # 61 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 50 | # 86 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 57 | # 62 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 58 | # 59 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 41 | # 45 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 58 | # 65 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 42 | # 49 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 55 | # 63 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 50 | # 57 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 32 | # 65 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 43 | # 61 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 26 | # 62 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 52 | # 55 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 60 | # 72 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 37 | # 67 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 56 | # 61 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 36 | # 62 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 53 | # 57 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 55 | # 59 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 48 | # 55 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 57 | # 75 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 48 | # 72 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 57 | # 44 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 80 | # 44 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 70 | # 45 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 67 | # 45 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 61 | # 46 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 99 | # 47 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 67 | # 47 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 59 | # 48 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 55 | # 48 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 86 | # 51 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 55 | # 53 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 58 | # 53 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 57 | # 54 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 62 | # 59 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 67 | # 59 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 77 | # 61 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 74 | # 68 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 81 | # 71 |
| Yoan Moncada 3B - CWS | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 2B,LF - TOR | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 200 | 208 |
| Runs | 28 | 28 |
| Hits | 45 | 64 |
| Singles | 28 | 39 |
| Doubles | 8 | 14 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 6 | 11 |
| RBI | 24 | 33 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 28 | 14 |
| Strikeouts | 72 | 48 |
| Batting Average | .225 | .308 |
| On Base Pct | .320 | .348 |
| Slugging Pct | .385 | .534 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .705 | .882 |
| Yoan Moncada 3B - CWS | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 2B,LF - TOR | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 555 | 531 |
| Runs | 82 | 74 |
| Hits | 142 | 146 |
| Singles | 85 | 87 |
| Doubles | 29 | 29 |
| Triples | 5 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 23 | 27 |
| RBI | 78 | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 4 |
| Walks | 63 | 32 |
| Strikeouts | 182 | 129 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .276 |
| On Base Pct | .335 | .318 |
| Slugging Pct | .453 | .490 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .789 | .808 |
| Yoan Moncada 3B - CWS | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. 2B,LF - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Yoan Moncada went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run during Friday’s 6-0 win over the Royals. Brad Camara Fri, Apr 9th | The Blue Jays have placed infielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. on the COVID-19 list. He was forced out of Friday's game after just two innings due to side effects from receiving the vaccine. Andersen Pickard Sat, Apr 10th | |
| Yoan Moncada went 0-for-3 with two walks during Sunday’s 7-4 loss to the Angels. Brad Camara Mon, Apr 5th | Blue Jays OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. was removed from Friday's game against the Angels due to vaccine-related symptoms. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Apr 9th | |
| White Sox 3B Yoan Moncada says he has some soreness in his right leg. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Mar 27th | Blue Jays OF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. exited Friday's game against the Angels. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Apr 9th | |
| Yoan Moncada, who had throwing restrictions due to ongoing arm soreness early in Spring Training, could play some third base as early as Sunday or Monday in Cactus League games, according to White Sox manager Tony La Russa. Jon Mathisen Thu, Feb 25th | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. went 1-for-4 at the plate and scored a run on Tuesday night as the Blue Jays lost to the Rangers by a 7-4 score. John Aubin Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Yoan Moncada (arm soreness) is facing restrictions from throwing at Spring Training camp. Connor Rooney Tue, Feb 23rd | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is absent from Monday's lineup against the Rangers. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| If you're looking for reasons to throw out a player's 2020 season, Moncada's battle with COVID-19 offers you just that for him. His quality of contact dropped like a stone, he struck out a ton, and he went back to his old passive approach, rather than the aggressive one that had led to such gains in 2019. Moncada detailed his struggles after suffering from the virus, so it's a legitimate excuse and surely led to his struggles. Moncada is likely to hit about 25 home runs, and help you everywhere except perhaps batting average (though his .315 mark in 2019 shows his upside). Although he won't be a superstar, at a third base position that gets shallow quicker than expected, he makes a fine option you can wait on but who will offer plenty of production. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Gurriel Jr. has developed into an extremely strong major league hitter, showing far more power than he did in the minors. He makes consistently strong (though not elite) contact, and although he swings a ton, his strikeout rate isn't prohibitive. Gurriel isn't going to be elite in any category, but he's going to provide some value in all five. Batting in an excellent lineup and hitter's park (whichever one it may be), Gurriel should be a fine pick in drafts in all formats. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Moncada had a very rough 2019 after dealing with Covid, and now is dealing with some arm soreness. Luckily the injury does not seem to bad. His ADP has dropped several rounds since last season and if he gets back into form, he will make those who passed on him look silly. He is not someone I am targeting in every single draft because spring training injuries are tough to gauge, but I have my fair share of Moncada. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | Lourdes Gurriel Jr. is yet to play in over 84 games in a season due to injuries and the shortened season, so his numbers do not jump off the page on first glance. That is likely why his ADP is not a couple rounds higher. If you look at his past two seasons combined, a total of 149 games, we are looking at a .280 hitter with 82 runs, 31 HRs and 7 SBs. Now he gets an improved lineup around him as well. Very nice pick at ADP. Just have to hope he stays healthy. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
