Who Should I Draft?
Michael Brantley or Alex Verdugo (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS  | Michael Brantley LF,RF,DH - HOU  | |
Expert |
77% Recommended by 33 of 43 experts |
23% Recommended by 10 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 92 | # 120 |
| Best Rank | # 78 | # 75 |
| Worst Rank | # 136 | # 211 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 166 | # 216 |
| Best Rank | # 125 | # 143 |
| Worst Rank | # 194 | # 245 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 79 | 70 |
| Home Runs | 15 | 13 |
| RBI | 65 | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .297 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 83 | # 116 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 95 | # 104 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 114 | # 132 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 95 | # 109 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 78 | # 105 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 97 | # 211 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 105 | # 161 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 88 | # 120 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 94 | # 120 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 89 | # 117 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 99 | # 133 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 85 | # 119 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 93 | # 135 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 85 | # 141 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 81 | # 108 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 93 | # 133 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 102 | # 134 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 92 | # 121 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 91 | # 112 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 117 | # 146 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 94 | # 149 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 99 | # 135 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 78 | # 150 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 95 | # 161 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 115 | # 138 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 89 | # 129 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 87 | # 164 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 97 | # 149 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 92 | # 122 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 106 | # 153 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 94 | # 127 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 88 | # 119 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 102 | # 156 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 113 | # 75 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 107 | # 85 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 109 | # 85 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 110 | # 87 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 95 | # 89 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 94 | # 90 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 93 | # 92 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 95 | # 94 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 125 | # 96 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 136 | # 134 |
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | Michael Brantley LF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 544 | 469 |
| Runs | 88 | 68 |
| Hits | 157 | 146 |
| Singles | 110 | 106 |
| Doubles | 32 | 29 |
| Triples | 2 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 8 |
| RBI | 63 | 47 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 0 |
| Walks | 51 | 33 |
| Strikeouts | 96 | 53 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .311 |
| On Base Pct | .351 | .362 |
| Slugging Pct | .427 | .437 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .778 | .799 |
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | Michael Brantley LF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 525 | 486 |
| Runs | 79 | 70 |
| Hits | 152 | 145 |
| Singles | 101 | 100 |
| Doubles | 34 | 30 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 15 | 13 |
| RBI | 65 | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 49 | 40 |
| Strikeouts | 97 | 65 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .297 |
| On Base Pct | .349 | .351 |
| Slugging Pct | .445 | .442 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .794 | .793 |
| Alex Verdugo LF,CF,RF - BOS | Michael Brantley LF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo went 2-for-5 with a pair of singles against the Astros on Tuesday evening. Boston ultimately fell to Houston by a score of 13-4. Andersen Pickard Wed, May 18th | Astros DH Michael Brantley went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run off Boston starter Nathan Eovaldi in the second inning. Kendall Capps Wed, May 18th | |
| Red Sox outfielder Alex Verdugo went 1-for-3 with a double and walk against the Braves on Wednesday evening. He also scored a run and struck out once in the contest. Boston ultimately fell to Atlanta by a score of 5-3. Andersen Pickard Thu, May 12th | Astros outfielder Michael Brantley went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in the suspended game picked up from Wednesday. He was given the night game off. Kendall Capps Fri, May 13th | |
| Boston Red Sox OF Alex Verdugo went 0-for-4 from the plate with a strikeout during a 8-0 loss to the Angels. Kyle Williams - Dog Day Sports Fri, May 6th | Michael Brantley hit a game-tying RBI triple in the bottom of the 8th against Detroit Saturday. He finished 1-for-4 with a run scored and the RBI. Kendall Capps Sun, May 8th | |
| Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo went 1-for-4 Thursday, singling in the Red Sox' 1-0 loss to the Blue Jays. Chris Schommer Fri, Apr 29th | Michael Brantley went 2-for-4 with two RBI's in Houston's 7-2 win over Seattle Wednesday. Kendall Capps Thu, May 5th | |
| Alex Verdugo went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Friday against the Rays. Dan Harris Sat, Apr 23rd | Michael Brantley is out of the lineup again on Saturday for the Astros' game against the Blue Jays because of health and safety protocols. Dan Harris Sat, Apr 30th | |
| Notes | ||
| Verdugo is a reliable option for batting average, as he's batted at least .289 in three straight seasons. He doesn't have a ton of pop or speed, though he'll at least chip in with home runs and steals, and because he'll bat near the top of the Red Sox lineup, should be an asset in runs scored. Think of a poor man's version of Michael Brantley in his prime and that's what Verdugo will give you, and that's plenty valuable for fantasy. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Brantley is one of the most consistent players in all of fantasy baseball, and so long as you're looking for what he gives you, there's nothing wrong with that. He's a lock to bat .300 and he'll generally offer decent runs and RBI totals batting in a strong Houston lineup. But the power that we saw in 2019 was an aberration at this point, and unless MLB uses juiced balls again, Brantley is likely to end up in the 10-12 home run range. At an advancing age, there's always reason to be concerned that he'll fall off a cliff, but nothing in his profile suggests that is imminent. Draft him for batting average but make sure you can make up the speed and power elsewhere. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
