Who Should I Draft?
Luis Robert or Tim Anderson (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Tim Anderson SS - CWS  | Luis Robert CF - CWS  | |
Expert |
52% Recommended by 26 of 50 experts |
48% Recommended by 24 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 27 | # 26 |
| Best Rank | # 15 | # 11 |
| Worst Rank | # 44 | # 74 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 45 | # 39 |
| Best Rank | # 41 | # 34 |
| Worst Rank | # 53 | # 48 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 93 | 85 |
| Home Runs | 22 | 28 |
| RBI | 70 | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 22 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .253 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 29 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 25 | # 26 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 42 | # 74 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 17 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 27 | # 28 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 25 | # 30 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 31 | # 32 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 17 | # 25 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 20 | # 27 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 21 | # 25 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 19 | # 25 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 19 | # 20 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 25 | # 30 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 22 | # 26 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 26 | # 28 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 23 | # 34 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 24 | # 40 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 23 | # 27 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 22 | # 27 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 24 | # 28 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 27 | # 30 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 20 | # 34 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 21 | # 34 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 25 | # 26 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 24 | # 31 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 22 | # 31 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 28 | # 11 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 19 | # 16 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 29 | # 18 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 32 | # 19 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 22 | # 20 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 22 | # 20 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 27 | # 21 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 32 | # 21 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 22 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 30 | # 23 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 25 | # 23 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 31 | # 24 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 30 | # 25 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 32 | # 26 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 27 | # 26 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 30 | # 27 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 31 | # 27 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 28 | # 27 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 28 | # 27 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 42 | # 28 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 33 | # 29 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 30 | # 29 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 34 | # 30 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 44 | # 31 |
| Tim Anderson SS - CWS | Luis Robert CF - CWS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 208 | 202 |
| Runs | 45 | 33 |
| Hits | 67 | 47 |
| Singles | 45 | 28 |
| Doubles | 11 | 8 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 11 |
| RBI | 21 | 31 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 2 |
| Walks | 10 | 20 |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 73 |
| Batting Average | .322 | .233 |
| On Base Pct | .358 | .302 |
| Slugging Pct | .529 | .436 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .886 | .738 |
| Tim Anderson SS - CWS | Luis Robert CF - CWS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 596 | 554 |
| Runs | 93 | 85 |
| Hits | 171 | 140 |
| Singles | 114 | 82 |
| Doubles | 32 | 26 |
| Triples | 3 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 22 | 28 |
| RBI | 70 | 83 |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 7 |
| Walks | 27 | 43 |
| Strikeouts | 141 | 176 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .253 |
| On Base Pct | .320 | .307 |
| Slugging Pct | .464 | .465 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .784 | .772 |
| Tim Anderson SS - CWS | Luis Robert CF - CWS | |
| News | ||
| The White Sox activated SS Tim Anderson (hamstring) from the 10-day injured list. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Apr 15th | 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 | |
| White Sox manager Tony La Russa expects SS Tim Anderson (hamstring) to return when first eligible on Thursday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 12th | 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 | |
| The White Sox placed Tim Anderson on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring on Wednesday. The move is retroactive to April 5. Dan Harris Wed, Apr 7th | Luis Robert went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, one walk and an additional run scored during Tuesday’s 10-4 win over the Mariners. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 7th | |
| White Sox SS Tim Anderson (hamstring) is absent from Monday's lineup. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 5th | Luis Robert went 2-for-4 with an RBI during Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the Angels. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 4th | |
| White Sox SS Tim Anderson exited Sunday’s game against the Angels early with a tight hamstring. The injury isn’t believed to be serious. Brad Camara Mon, Apr 5th | Luis Robert went 1-for-4 with a double, a stolen base and one run scored in Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Angels. Brad Camara Fri, Apr 2nd | |
| Notes | ||
| Anderson doesn't seem like he should be that valuable in fantasy. He doesn't have a ton of power, he rarely walks, and his quality of contact is nothing to write home about. But he's hit .335 and .322 the last two seasons, and although both numbers significantly surpass his xBA, it's clear that Anderson is going to be a plus value in that category. He won't excel in any other area, but he will chip in about 20 homers and 15-20 steals which, along with his batting average, makes him an excellent value given that his ADP is always in check. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | 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 | |
| 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 | ||
