Who Should I Draft?
Michael Brantley or Dylan Carlson (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Dylan Carlson LF,CF,RF - STL  | Michael Brantley LF,RF,DH - HOU  | |
Expert |
86% Recommended by 37 of 43 experts |
14% Recommended by 6 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 93 | # 120 |
| Best Rank | # 65 | # 75 |
| Worst Rank | # 125 | # 211 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 160 | # 216 |
| Best Rank | # 151 | # 143 |
| Worst Rank | # 202 | # 245 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 80 | 70 |
| Home Runs | 20 | 13 |
| RBI | 71 | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .258 | .297 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 91 | # 116 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 98 | # 104 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 83 | # 132 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 101 | # 109 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 101 | # 105 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 104 | # 211 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 108 | # 161 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 114 | # 120 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 105 | # 120 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 75 | # 117 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 100 | # 133 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 82 | # 135 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 96 | # 141 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 65 | # 108 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 94 | # 133 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 104 | # 134 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 94 | # 121 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 97 | # 112 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 73 | # 85 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 122 | # 146 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 107 | # 149 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 82 | # 134 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 81 | # 135 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 98 | # 150 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 114 | # 161 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 72 | # 75 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 112 | # 138 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 99 | # 129 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 69 | # 92 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 111 | # 164 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 113 | # 149 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 79 | # 89 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 91 | # 122 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 119 | # 153 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 92 | # 127 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 117 | # 119 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 106 | # 156 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 100 | # 85 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 88 | # 87 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 93 | # 90 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 100 | # 94 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 111 | # 96 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 125 | # 119 |
| Dylan Carlson LF,CF,RF - STL | Michael Brantley LF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 542 | 469 |
| Runs | 79 | 68 |
| Hits | 144 | 146 |
| Singles | 91 | 106 |
| Doubles | 31 | 29 |
| Triples | 4 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 18 | 8 |
| RBI | 65 | 47 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 57 | 33 |
| Strikeouts | 152 | 53 |
| Batting Average | .266 | .311 |
| On Base Pct | .343 | .362 |
| Slugging Pct | .437 | .437 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .780 | .799 |
| Dylan Carlson LF,CF,RF - STL | Michael Brantley LF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 552 | 486 |
| Runs | 80 | 70 |
| Hits | 143 | 145 |
| Singles | 86 | 100 |
| Doubles | 32 | 30 |
| Triples | 4 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 20 | 13 |
| RBI | 71 | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 58 | 40 |
| Strikeouts | 150 | 65 |
| Batting Average | .258 | .297 |
| On Base Pct | .328 | .351 |
| Slugging Pct | .437 | .442 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .765 | .793 |
| Dylan Carlson LF,CF,RF - STL | Michael Brantley LF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Cardinals CF Dylan Carlson went 3-for-4 Wednesday, singling twice, doubling once, and scoring one run in the Cardinals' 11-4 loss to the Mets. Chris Schommer Thu, May 19th | 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 | |
| Cardinals CF Dylan Carlson went 1-for-4 Thursday, hitting a solo home run in the Cardinals' 3-2 loss to the Orioles. Chris Schommer Fri, May 13th | 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 | |
| Cardinals RF Dylan Carlson went 2-for-4 Sunday, singling and doubling in the Cardinals' 4-3 loss to the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, May 8th | 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 | |
| Cardinals RF Dylan Carlson went 1-for-5 Saturday, hitting a three-run home run in the Cardinals' 13-7 loss to the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, May 8th | Michael Brantley went 2-for-4 with two RBI's in Houston's 7-2 win over Seattle Wednesday. Kendall Capps Thu, May 5th | |
| Cardinals RF Dylan Carlson drove in the go-ahead run Friday night with a ninth inning single in the Cardinals' 3-2 win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Sat, May 7th | 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 | ||
| Carlson rebounded from a disastrous 2020 season to put up a respectable .266/.343/.437 line with 18 home runs last year. But the dreams of fantasy superstardom after his 2019 minor-league season (26 homers, 20 steals) have been put on hold, as he seems to have little interest in stealing bases in the majors (three total in two seasons), and his hard-hit rate was in the bottom nine percent of the league last year. His numbers and underlying metrics suggest that he's a slightly above-average MLB player, though it's worth remembering that he's just 23 years old and there's certainly potential for more. Drafting Carlson as a fourth outfielder with upside for more is the right approach, as he should bring a fairly solid floor with potential for a high ceiling if everything comes together. 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 | |
