Who Should I Draft?
Marcus Semien or Kyle Lewis (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Marcus Semien SS - TOR  | Kyle Lewis CF,RF - SEA  | |
Expert |
70% Recommended by 14 of 20 experts |
30% Recommended by 6 of 20 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 77 | # 91 |
| Best Rank | # 62 | # 66 |
| Worst Rank | # 96 | # 163 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 133 | # 131 |
| Best Rank | # 110 | # 120 |
| Worst Rank | # 155 | # 144 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 91 | 76 |
| Home Runs | 23 | 23 |
| RBI | 76 | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 7 |
| Batting Average | .264 | .245 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 76 | # 88 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 96 | # 163 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 82 | # 87 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 74 | # 98 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 73 | # 132 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 69 | # 96 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 83 | # 97 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 75 | # 101 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 87 | # 92 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 71 | # 108 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 62 | # 111 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 66 | # 108 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 74 | # 97 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 79 | # 94 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 80 | # 73 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 81 | # 73 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 82 | # 79 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 84 | # 66 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 88 | # 76 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 91 | # 85 |
| Marcus Semien SS - TOR | Kyle Lewis CF,RF - SEA | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 211 | 206 |
| Runs | 28 | 37 |
| Hits | 47 | 54 |
| Singles | 30 | 40 |
| Doubles | 9 | 3 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 7 | 11 |
| RBI | 23 | 28 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 25 | 34 |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 71 |
| Batting Average | .223 | .262 |
| On Base Pct | .305 | .364 |
| Slugging Pct | .374 | .437 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .680 | .801 |
| Marcus Semien SS - TOR | Kyle Lewis CF,RF - SEA | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 575 | 534 |
| Runs | 91 | 76 |
| Hits | 150 | 129 |
| Singles | 93 | 83 |
| Doubles | 31 | 21 |
| Triples | 3 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 23 | 23 |
| RBI | 76 | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 2 |
| Walks | 67 | 62 |
| Strikeouts | 115 | 180 |
| Batting Average | .264 | .245 |
| On Base Pct | .338 | .320 |
| Slugging Pct | .450 | .419 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .789 | .739 |
| Marcus Semien SS - TOR | Kyle Lewis CF,RF - SEA | |
| News | ||
| Free agent shortstop Marcus Semien has agreed to a one-year, $18 million deal with the Toronto Blue Jays according to Jeff Passan. Jon Mathisen Tue, Jan 26th | ||
| According to Jim Bowden, the teams interested in free-agent shortstop Marcus Semien include the Phillies, Reds, Red Sox, and Athletics. Bowden reports that MLB teams like Semien's versatility, durability, and 2020 postseason numbers. Corbin Young Thu, Jan 14th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Semien looked like he had made some major and sustainable gains in 2019, cutting his strikeout rate way down and being far more selective, which led to better contact. Unfortunately, Semien looked a lot like the old version of himself in 2020, with a strikeout rate over 20% and similar mediocre contact to that which he had made consistently prior to 2019. He signed a one-year deal with the Blue Jays, which is a great landing spot for him, as he'll likely bat near the top of a strong lineup, see an upgrade in home park, and earn second base eligibility. That makes Semien far more enticing as a potential draft-day target, but he should still be considered only a middle infield option in mixed leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | There's a tendency to think Lewis came out of nowhere in 2020. That just isn't true as he was Seattle's 11th overall pick back in the 2016 amateur draft. A devastating knee injury delayed the start of his pro career and Lewis ultimately fell out of top prospect rankings. He made his big league debut in 2019, hitting six homers in 18 games to close out the year. The reports on him were high entering summer camp, and Lewis homered off Justin Verlander on Opening Day. Unfortunately, strikeouts became a concern. Through August 31st Lewis had a 24.8% K-rate. That figure ballooned to 37.1% in September. Lewis was a fantastic story in 2020. That doesn't mean we should overvalue him entering 2021. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
