Who Should I Draft?
Manny Machado or Xander Bogaerts (2019)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD  | Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS  | |
Expert |
98% Recommended by 55 of 56 experts |
2% Recommended by 1 of 56 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 13 | # 31 |
| Best Rank | # 7 | # 17 |
| Worst Rank | # 160 | # 64 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 17 | # 45 |
| Best Rank | # 13 | # 40 |
| Worst Rank | # 21 | # 54 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 88 | 88 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 21 |
| RBI | 95 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 10 |
| Batting Average | .284 | .288 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Brandon Funston The Athletic | # 14 | # 24 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 31 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 29 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 31 | # 47 |
| Brad Richter Going For 2 | # 25 | # 44 |
| Michael Beller Sports Illustrated | # 13 | # 38 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 12 | # 29 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 15 | # 37 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 19 | # 28 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 9 | # 32 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 9 | # 28 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 21 | # 23 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 15 | # 29 |
| Eno Sarris The Athletic | # 10 | # 34 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 11 | # 64 |
| Al Melchior The Athletic | # 12 | # 29 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 11 | # 34 |
| Heath Cummings CBS Sports | # 11 | # 39 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 28 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 15 | # 30 |
| Nando Di Fino The Athletic | # 10 | # 59 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 13 | # 25 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 13 | # 29 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 11 | # 29 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 14 | # 40 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 13 | # 22 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 22 | # 30 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 14 | # 32 |
| Chris Meaney The Athletic | # 11 | # 37 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 14 | # 31 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 14 | # 27 |
| Justin Klein The Fake Baseball | # 9 | # 34 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 10 | # 45 |
| Chris Meyers Athlon Sports | # 11 | # 32 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 13 | # 31 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 12 | # 30 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 7 | # 38 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 14 | # 35 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 14 | # 33 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 14 | # 31 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 8 | # 33 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 14 | # 33 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 9 | # 17 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 10 | # 35 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 14 | # 36 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 10 | # 33 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 10 | # 21 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 7 | # 33 |
| Kyle Richardson The Fantasy Headliners | # 22 | # 31 |
| Jacob Gibbs SportsLine | # 8 | # 37 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 15 | # 30 |
| Joe E Gentile Fake Teams | # 14 | # 28 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 16 | # 30 |
| Austin Bristow II Pitcher List | # 7 | # 34 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 11 | # 33 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 160 | # 37 |
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS | |
| 2018 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 632 | 513 |
| Runs | 84 | 72 |
| Hits | 188 | 148 |
| Singles | 113 | 77 |
| Doubles | 35 | 45 |
| Triples | 3 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 37 | 23 |
| RBI | 107 | 103 |
| Stolen Bases | 14 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 2 |
| Walks | 70 | 55 |
| Strikeouts | 104 | 102 |
| Batting Average | .298 | .289 |
| On Base Pct | .367 | .360 |
| Slugging Pct | .538 | .522 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .905 | .883 |
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS | |
| 2019 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 595 | 570 |
| Runs | 88 | 88 |
| Hits | 169 | 164 |
| Singles | 101 | 101 |
| Doubles | 32 | 38 |
| Triples | 3 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 21 |
| RBI | 95 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 3 |
| Walks | 60 | 57 |
| Strikeouts | 104 | 111 |
| Batting Average | .284 | .288 |
| On Base Pct | .349 | .352 |
| Slugging Pct | .510 | .477 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .859 | .829 |
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS | |
| News | ||
| Manny Machado went 2-for-4 with a homer, a walk, and two RBI as the Padres beat the Orioles 8-3 in his return to Baltimore on Tuesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Jun 25th | Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-5 and drove in a run on Saturday as the Red Sox lost to the Blue Jays by an 8-7 score. John Aubin Sun, Jun 23rd | |
| Manny Machado went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI as the Padres fell to the Pirates 6-3 on Saturday afternoon. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Jun 22nd | Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Monday's 2-0 win over the Twins. John Aubin Tue, Jun 18th | |
| Manny Machado hit his 15th homer of the season in Friday's 2-1 loss to the Pirates. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Jun 21st | Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and delivered a go-ahead home run in a 7-6 victory over the Rangers on Thursday. John Aubin Fri, Jun 14th | |
| Manny Machado went 2-for-4 with a homer and a double as the Padres beat the Brewers 2-0 on Monday night. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Jun 18th | Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-3 with a walk and solo home run Tuesday as the Red Sox lost the Rangers.
John Aubin Wed, Jun 12th | |
| Manny Machado went 2-for-3 with a double and two runs scored as the Padres fell to the Rockies 14-8 on Saturday night. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Jun 16th | Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with an RBI double Friday as the Red Sox lost to the Rays by a 5-1 score. John Aubin Sat, Jun 8th | |
| Notes | ||
| Regardless of what you think about Machado, he has been a reliable force of nature the last few years and likely hasn't even come into his prime yet. The landing spot in San Diego isn't quite what you would think, as it has actually been a top half of the league ballpark for right-handed hitters since they moved their fences in. So don't hesitate to snag him at the end of the first round, as he seems destined for another 35+ homer, 90+ RBI, 90+ run season Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Xander has been around for so long that it is easy to forget he is still just 26 years old. Although there have been periods of disappointment in the past, Bogaerts still has averaged 15 homers, 91 runs, 84 RBIs and a .295 BA over the last four seasons. Add in that 2018 was his best yet and we may be looking at another big step forward this season Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| Machado has four straight seasons with at least 33 home runs, and has finished as a top-20 hitter in standard 5x5 leagues in three of the last four years (he finished a still solid 42nd in 2017). The move to San Diego isn't ideal for his fantasy value, but Petco Park isn't nearly as much of a problem for hitters as it once was, particularly when it comes to right-handed power hitters like Machado. Padres manager Andy Green also sends runners much more frequently than the Orioles or Dodgers do, which could help Machado's stolen base totals. Andrew Seifter - FantasyPros | Bogaerts doesn't have the pure upside of some of the other top shortstops, but he is a steady across-the-board performer who has finished as a top-50 overall player in standard roto leagues in three of the last four seasons. With a strong approach at the plate and a terrific team situation, he is a good bet to again finish ahead of some of the other players drafted before him. Andrew Seifter - FantasyPros | |
| Along with setting personal highs in each element of his .297/.367/.538 slash line, Machado bashed 37 homers and stole 14 bases, a significant development since he stole none in 2016. He has hit 33 homers in at least 690 plate appearances in each of the last four seasons, so he'd probably be considered a first-round lock if not for remaining unsigned. Now that he established 2017's funk as the clear outlier, Machado is a trustworthy stud eligible for shortstop and third (16 games) in most formats. Signing the Padres doesn't kill his worth, but he's someone to target near the Round ½ turn rather than inside the top 10. Andrew Gould - FantasyPros | Other elite shortstop peers have passed Bogaerts by, but he rebounded from a 2017 mired by a wrist injury to hit a quiet .288/.360/.522 with 23 homers and 103 RBI. He set career-highs in walks, hard-hit rate, barrels, and launch angle in his age-25 season, so drafters should believe in his power surge. This is the player everyone has wanted for years, but the five-category contributor-swinging in the heart of a loaded lineup-will slip to the fourth or fifth round due to a lack of elite power and speed. Andrew Gould - FantasyPros | |
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