Who Should I Draft?
Manny Machado or Bo Bichette (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD  | Bo Bichette DH,SS - TOR  | |
Expert |
82% Recommended by 42 of 51 experts |
18% Recommended by 9 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 14 | # 15 |
| Best Rank | # 11 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 25 | # 43 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 20 | # 24 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 22 |
| Worst Rank | # 21 | # 31 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 92 | 88 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 23 |
| RBI | 105 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 21 |
| Batting Average | .278 | .287 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 14 | # 17 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 16 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 14 | # 17 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 19 | # 30 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 14 | # 15 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 12 | # 15 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 17 | # 43 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 13 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 13 | # 16 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 14 | # 16 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 11 | # 17 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 14 | # 16 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 13 | # 14 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 12 | # 19 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 13 | # 14 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 14 | # 17 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 14 | # 16 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 14 | # 16 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 14 | # 15 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 13 | # 17 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 14 | # 17 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 13 | # 15 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 14 | # 15 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 16 | # 17 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 13 | # 14 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 14 | # 15 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 15 | # 18 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 13 | # 20 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 14 | # 16 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 15 | # 16 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 18 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 13 | # 15 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 12 | # 17 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 14 | # 15 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 22 | # 23 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 13 | # 15 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 13 | # 26 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 11 | # 36 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 13 | # 15 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 14 | # 15 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 14 | # 28 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 13 | # 15 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 13 | # 12 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 15 | # 14 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 15 | # 12 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 16 | # 14 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 17 | # 16 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 17 | # 15 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 21 | # 19 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 21 | # 15 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 25 | # 16 |
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | Bo Bichette DH,SS - TOR | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 224 | 123 |
| Runs | 44 | 18 |
| Hits | 68 | 37 |
| Singles | 39 | 22 |
| Doubles | 12 | 9 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 5 |
| RBI | 47 | 23 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 1 |
| Walks | 26 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 37 | 27 |
| Batting Average | .304 | .301 |
| On Base Pct | .370 | .328 |
| Slugging Pct | .580 | .512 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .950 | .840 |
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | Bo Bichette DH,SS - TOR | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 587 | 565 |
| Runs | 92 | 88 |
| Hits | 162 | 160 |
| Singles | 96 | 94 |
| Doubles | 29 | 39 |
| Triples | 2 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 35 | 23 |
| RBI | 105 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 21 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 7 |
| Walks | 65 | 41 |
| Strikeouts | 113 | 124 |
| Batting Average | .278 | .287 |
| On Base Pct | .350 | .335 |
| Slugging Pct | .510 | .496 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .860 | .831 |
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | Bo Bichette DH,SS - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Manny Machado went 2-for-4 on Wednesday, highlighted by his two-run homer in the third inning. He also singled, drew a walk, and scored a second time later in the game. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Sep 30th | Bo Bichette went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo homers to lead the Blue Jays to a 6-5 win over the Yankees on Wednesday. John Aubin Thu, Sep 30th | |
| Manny Machado went 2-for-5 in the game, hitting two singles, scoring once and driving in a run in the process. He also struck out once. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Sep 23rd | Bo Bichette went 2-for-4 with an RBI, scored a run, and stole a base on Tuesday in the 7-2 loss to the Yankees. John Aubin Wed, Sep 29th | |
| Manny Machado went 3-for-5 on Tuesday, hitting two solo home runs and a single. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Wed, Sep 22nd | Bo Bichette went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Wednesday's 7-1 loss to Tampa Bay. John Aubin Thu, Sep 23rd | |
| Manny Machado went 3-for-4 on Saturday, hitting two singles and a double, scoring twice and driving in a run in the process. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sun, Sep 12th | Bo Bichette went 3-for-4 with three singles, two RBI and a run scored in Saturday's 6-2 win over the Twins. John Aubin Sun, Sep 19th | |
| Manny Machado was 2-for-4 on the day, hitting a double and a homer, driving in two runs and scoring once. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sun, Sep 5th | Bo Bichette went 2-for-3 with a home run and drove in five runs Wednesday as the Blue Jays defeated the Rays by a 6-3 score. John Aubin Thu, Sep 16th | |
| Notes | ||
| Machado was on pace to set career highs in most statistical categories other than steals after last year's 60-game season. He set career bests in strikeout and walk rates and, most importantly to fantasy managers, batting average, where he checked in at .304. Machado's batting average was earned (he had an identica .304 xBA), and came on the back of him cutting his ground ball rate to a career low 37.2% and his line drive rate to a career high 22%. Machado is still just entering his age-29 season, and will continue to bat in a loaded lineup. Expect some regression from his batting average, but all his other stellar numbers should remain on par, meaning it will be another outstanding season that is worth a second-round pick. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Bichette missed about half the season with a knee injury last year, but was productive when he was on the field, batting .301 with an .840 OPS. His 162-game pace was 28 home runs, 100 runs, 128 RBI, and 22 steals, so he was well on his way to earning his lofty draft price. If there was a wart to Bichette's season it was that his walk rate dropped to just 3.9%, one of the worst in the league. But, given that he had just 128 plate appearances, that's likely just the product of a small sample size, since he never walked at less than a 6.6% clip in his career. Batting in a stacked lineup, Bichette should once again put up strong five-category numbers, and should be one of the first shortstops drafted in fantasy leagues again in 2020. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Being picked at his ceiling, which is always a no-no for me. Was all over him last season with his depressed ADP, now it is too high, and I will have very little shares. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | Bo Bichette slashed .301/.328/.512 with five home runs and four stolen bases across 128 plate appearances in 2020. The 22-year-old has successfully swiped eight bases in just 13 attempts in his MLB career, but has yet to flash the speed he displayed in the minors. He has a ton of upside and should once again produce in a loaded Blue Jays lineup. Bichette has plenty of room for growth and is considered a top-10 middle-infield option in 2021. Brad Camara - FantasyPros | |
| Machado rode a career-year all the way to a third place finish in the National League MVP voting last summer. He proved to be a massive bargain in fantasy drafts following a disappointing 2019 campaign. Perhaps we never should've overreacted to his first year in San Diego, as Machado remains a tremendous talent. The issue with drafting him in 2021 is that we're paying a premium now. He'll need to produce at a similar rate as last year to pay off his aggressive ADP. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | Frankly, I've been shocked to see how high Bichette is going in fantasy drafts so far this offseason. We're spending second-round picks on a player with just 75 big league games to his name? Of course, his 162-game pace equates to 35 homers and 17 stolen bases, and Toronto's lineup only got better this winter. There are a lot of reasons to be bullish on Bichette these days, but I can't pass on established studs like Xander Bogaerts and Nolan Arenado for him. Perhaps Bichette's aggressive ADP is due to the need for stolen bases. In that case, it's worth pointing out that the youngster is just 8-for-13 in theft attempts to begin his career. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
