Who Should I Draft?
Marcus Semien or Javier Baez (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Marcus Semien 2B,SS - TEX  | Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 43 of 43 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 25 | # 46 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 31 |
| Worst Rank | # 46 | # 78 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 30 | # 69 |
| Best Rank | # 27 | # 59 |
| Worst Rank | # 37 | # 136 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 97 | 80 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 28 |
| RBI | 82 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 15 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .254 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | # 49 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 43 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 23 | # 47 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 23 | # 60 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 36 | # 54 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 34 | # 46 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 25 | # 39 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 23 | # 41 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 23 | # 49 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 25 | # 40 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 36 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 29 | # 48 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 28 | # 40 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 46 | # 78 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 23 | # 50 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 24 | # 54 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 28 | # 42 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 25 | # 44 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 23 | # 41 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 20 | # 43 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 30 | # 44 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 25 | # 45 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 25 | # 45 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 35 | # 55 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 21 | # 45 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 35 | # 47 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 22 | # 49 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 27 | # 43 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 33 | # 46 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 30 | # 63 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 22 | # 41 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 30 | # 60 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 29 | # 39 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 27 | # 40 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 22 | # 47 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 35 | # 63 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 24 | # 33 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 21 | # 55 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 24 | # 67 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 26 | # 46 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 22 | # 31 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 28 | # 45 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 24 | # 45 |
| Marcus Semien 2B,SS - TEX | Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 652 | 502 |
| Runs | 115 | 80 |
| Hits | 173 | 133 |
| Singles | 87 | 82 |
| Doubles | 39 | 18 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 45 | 31 |
| RBI | 102 | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 5 |
| Walks | 66 | 28 |
| Strikeouts | 146 | 184 |
| Batting Average | .265 | .265 |
| On Base Pct | .334 | .319 |
| Slugging Pct | .538 | .494 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .873 | .813 |
| Marcus Semien 2B,SS - TEX | Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 591 | 558 |
| Runs | 97 | 80 |
| Hits | 153 | 142 |
| Singles | 87 | 85 |
| Doubles | 32 | 26 |
| Triples | 2 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 28 |
| RBI | 82 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 5 |
| Walks | 67 | 29 |
| Strikeouts | 128 | 183 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .254 |
| On Base Pct | .334 | .291 |
| Slugging Pct | .473 | .461 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .807 | .752 |
| Marcus Semien 2B,SS - TEX | Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | |
| News | ||
| Marcus Semien went 2-for-4 with one RBI, two runs and one strikeout Friday against the Mets. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 1st | Javier Baez went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in a 5-1 win over Arizona on Friday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Jun 25th | |
| Marcus Semien went 3-for-4 with four RBIs, three runs and one strikeout Tuesday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 29th | Javier Baez went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in a 6-2 loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday. Matthew Terelle Wed, Jun 22nd | |
| Marcus Semien went 2-for-5 with one strikeout Friday against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 25th | Javier Baez went 3-for-5 with a triple, a homer, two runs, and an RBI in a 5-4 loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday. Matthew Terelle Tue, Jun 21st | |
| Marcus Semien went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs Tuesday against the Phillies. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 22nd | Javier Baez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run, and two steals in a 7-3 win over the Rangers on Sunday. Matthew Terelle Sun, Jun 19th | |
| Marcus Semien went 2-for-4 with one run and one walk Friday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 17th | Javier Baez went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 14-7 win over the Rangers on Saturday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Jun 18th | |
| Notes | ||
| Semien's 45 HRs last season were the most ever by a second baseman. His monster 2021 performance also included 115 runs, 102 RBI and 15 stolen bases. A 48% flyball rate makes Semien a launch angle darling and suggests that he'll keep clearing the fences. He's been a prolific run scorer for the last four seasons. On the other hand, there's some batting average risk here, and Semien probably maxed out his SB potential last year. He's going from a loaded Blue Jays lineup to a sketchy Rangers lineup, and Semien will turn 32 in September. Last year's numbers will make him irresistible to some investors, but a drop-off in value may be imminent. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | The free-swinging middle infielder signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Tigers. Baez led the NL with 184 strikeouts last year but also belted 31 homers, had 87 RBI and 80 runs, and batted a respectable .265. This is a strange, volatile skill set, but Baez can usually be counted on to provide help with the counting stats. He won't hurt you in leagues that use batting average, but his unwillingness to take a walk becomes a liability in OBP leagues. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
