Who Should I Draft?
Luis Robert or George Springer (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Luis Robert CF - CWS  | George Springer CF,RF - TOR  | |
Expert |
86% Recommended by 43 of 50 experts |
14% Recommended by 7 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 26 | # 35 |
| Best Rank | # 11 | # 19 |
| Worst Rank | # 74 | # 58 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 39 | # 50 |
| Best Rank | # 34 | # 44 |
| Worst Rank | # 48 | # 52 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 85 | 100 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 34 |
| RBI | 83 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .253 | .275 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 22 | # 34 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 40 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 25 | # 35 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 21 | # 25 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 16 | # 39 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 19 | # 33 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 26 | # 32 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 41 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 23 | # 30 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 26 | # 37 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 30 | # 38 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 26 | # 31 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 18 | # 32 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 32 | # 33 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 25 | # 30 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 27 | # 32 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 25 | # 48 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 25 | # 32 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 27 | # 31 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 20 | # 40 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 31 | # 58 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 30 | # 36 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 26 | # 38 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 28 | # 34 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 30 | # 40 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 11 | # 42 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 23 | # 34 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 20 | # 52 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 34 | # 37 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 21 | # 35 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 27 | # 32 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 24 | # 30 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 27 | # 31 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 28 | # 35 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 30 | # 40 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 29 | # 31 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 28 | # 29 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 29 | # 34 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 26 | # 35 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 27 | # 32 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 31 | # 57 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 27 | # 58 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 31 | # 32 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 20 | # 19 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 27 | # 26 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 28 | # 21 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 34 | # 28 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 34 | # 33 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 40 | # 34 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 74 | # 54 |
| Luis Robert CF - CWS | George Springer CF,RF - TOR | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 202 | 189 |
| Runs | 33 | 37 |
| Hits | 47 | 49 |
| Singles | 28 | 27 |
| Doubles | 8 | 6 |
| Triples | 0 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 14 |
| RBI | 31 | 32 |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 2 |
| Walks | 20 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 73 | 38 |
| Batting Average | .233 | .259 |
| On Base Pct | .302 | .355 |
| Slugging Pct | .436 | .534 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .738 | .889 |
| Luis Robert CF - CWS | George Springer CF,RF - TOR | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 554 | 534 |
| Runs | 85 | 100 |
| Hits | 140 | 145 |
| Singles | 82 | 85 |
| Doubles | 26 | 24 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 34 |
| RBI | 83 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 3 |
| Walks | 43 | 67 |
| Strikeouts | 176 | 122 |
| Batting Average | .253 | .275 |
| On Base Pct | .307 | .357 |
| Slugging Pct | .465 | .517 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .772 | .874 |
| Luis Robert CF - CWS | George Springer CF,RF - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Luis Robert went 3-for-4 with a double, one stolen base and one run scored in Tuesday's 8-5 win over Cleveland.
Brad Camara Wed, Apr 21st | The Blue Jays are “hopeful” OF George Springer (quad) will make his season debut for the upcoming series (April 23-25) against the Rays. Brad Camara Sat, Apr 17th | |
| Luis Robert went 1-for-4 with an RBI double during Monday’s 11-4 loss to the Red Sox. Brad Camara Mon, Apr 19th | Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer, who's dealing with a quad strain, took batting practice recently but won't join the Blue Jays on their upcoming road trip. Jon Mathisen Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Luis Robert went 2-for-4 with a stolen base in Saturday's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 18th | Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo says George Springer's oblique injury has healed but that his quad remains day-to-day. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Luis Robert went 2-for-5 with a double, an RBI and one run scored in Wednesday's 8-0 win over Cleveland. Brad Camara Thu, Apr 15th | Blue Jays OF George Springer recently underwent an MRI that revealed a low-grade quad strain. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Apr 8th | |
| Luis Robert went 1-for-5 with a double during Sunday’s 4-3 extra-inning loss to the Royals. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 11th | Blue Jays OF George Springer felt quad tightness while running the bases and has been sent for an MRI. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| Robert's production was pretty much what it was cracked up to be in terms of his power and speed, but his .233 batting average was a little hard to stomach. He struck out way too much (32.2% of the time, bottom 6% of the league), and just didn't make hard enough contact consistently to keep his average above water. But Robert will be just 24 years old this season, so there's plenty of room for growth in that area. That's particularly true given that Robert was a career .312 hitter in the minors and .314 in Cuba. Even if he was a batting average drain, which you shouldn't expect, given that he was on a roughly 30-25 full-season pace last year, fantasy managers should be able to stomach it. Draft him as a borderline first outfielder in fantasy leagues and reap the rewards. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Springer is dealing with a grade-2 oblique strain, and his status is in doubt for Opening Day, though the injury is not expected to keep him out for very long. When healthy, he's a dynamic player. Springer's batting average fell off a tad last year, but once he was past his wrist injury, he was explosive, batting .316 with a 1.033 OPS over the final month of the season. His expected statistics were excellent, as he ranked in the top eight percent of the league in xBA, xSLG, and xWOBA. Now with the Blue Jays and an extreme hitter's park (wherever the Blue Jay play this year), he should once again be in line for a stellar year. Home runs and runs scored should again be plentiful, making Springer a rock solid second outfielder in mixed leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Luis Robert signed a long-term extension with the White Sox and has the upside to leap to superstardom in 2021. He slashed .233/.302/.406 with 10 home runs and nine stolen bases across 225 plate appearances. If it weren't for a rough September, Robert was well on his way to finishing as a top-20 player. His tools are off the chart and he will bat in the middle of a loaded White Sox lineup. Everything is lined up for Robert to bust out if he can put it all together in 2021. Brad Camara - FantasyPros | ||
| Robert came out of the gate like a rocket before hitting just .136/.237/.173 in September. The concern entering 2021 is that pitchers have figured out the book on Robert. While he was doing damage in July and August, Robert was swinging at everything thrown his way. Eventually, pitchers stopped giving him chances. The issue is Robert kept swinging. Baseball is a game of adjustments and it's now on him to adjust back. The talent and skills are here. Even it comes with a weak batting average, Robert has enough power/speed upside to remain fantasy relevant amid slumps. Similar to Adalbero Mondesi, consider Robert a very volatile player in drafts. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
