Who Should I Draft?
Michael Conforto or Dansby Swanson (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Dansby Swanson SS - ATL  | Michael Conforto RF - FA  | |
Expert |
95% Recommended by 41 of 43 experts |
5% Recommended by 2 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 74 | # 133 |
| Best Rank | # 54 | # 71 |
| Worst Rank | # 110 | # 263 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 118 | # 198 |
| Best Rank | # 116 | # 173 |
| Worst Rank | # 144 | # 250 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 83 | 69 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 20 |
| RBI | 81 | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 4 |
| Batting Average | .255 | .259 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 85 | # 116 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 73 | # 233 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 78 | # 89 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 79 | # 93 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 74 | # 120 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 76 | # 135 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 54 | # 106 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 68 | # 143 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 78 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 77 | # 97 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 76 | # 104 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 73 | # 134 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 110 | # 178 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 77 | # 184 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 61 | # 132 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 69 | # 143 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 84 | # 145 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 63 | # 125 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 66 | # 118 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 84 | # 91 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 72 | # 123 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 76 | # 117 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 72 | # 263 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 58 | # 134 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 87 | # 164 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 103 | # 137 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 71 | # 145 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 69 | # 155 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 57 | # 155 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 90 | # 116 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 75 | # 120 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 72 | # 128 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 85 | # 118 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 59 | # 91 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 62 | # 119 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 101 | # 152 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 96 | # 180 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 61 | # 120 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 71 | # 103 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 82 | # 109 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 62 | # 244 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 91 | # 71 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 98 | # 78 |
| Dansby Swanson SS - ATL | Michael Conforto RF - FA | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 588 | 406 |
| Runs | 78 | 52 |
| Hits | 146 | 94 |
| Singles | 84 | 60 |
| Doubles | 33 | 20 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 27 | 14 |
| RBI | 88 | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | 9 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 0 |
| Walks | 52 | 59 |
| Strikeouts | 167 | 104 |
| Batting Average | .248 | .232 |
| On Base Pct | .311 | .345 |
| Slugging Pct | .449 | .384 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .760 | .729 |
| Dansby Swanson SS - ATL | Michael Conforto RF - FA | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 569 | 448 |
| Runs | 83 | 69 |
| Hits | 145 | 116 |
| Singles | 86 | 70 |
| Doubles | 31 | 23 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 20 |
| RBI | 81 | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 52 | 64 |
| Strikeouts | 158 | 118 |
| Batting Average | .255 | .259 |
| On Base Pct | .317 | .351 |
| Slugging Pct | .442 | .443 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .760 | .794 |
| Dansby Swanson SS - ATL | Michael Conforto RF - FA | |
| News | ||
| Dansby Swanson went 1-for-4 with two RBI and his sixth stolen base on Sunday against the Marlins. Chris Clegg Mon, May 23rd | Michael Conforto underwent shoulder surgery last week, according to Scott Boras. He is expected to make a full recovery and return to play in spring training next year. Dan Harris Sat, Apr 23rd | |
| Dansby Swanson went 1-for-4 but made his only hit count as it was a solo home run that led the Braves to victory over the Marlins on Friday. Chris Clegg Sat, May 21st | According to a report from the New York Post's Mike Puma, free agent outfielder Michael Conforto has yet to resume throwing as he continues his rehabilitation from a shoulder injury. Puma also mentions that surgery was on the table for Conforto but that the veteran outfielder opted to let the shoulder heal. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Sat, Apr 23rd | |
| Dansby Swanson went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's loss to the Padres. Chris Clegg Sun, May 15th | Michael Conforto is in contact with a "number of teams," according to his agent Scott Boras. Chris Clegg Mon, Apr 4th | |
| Dansby Swanson went 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI in Friday's loss to the Padres. Chris Clegg Sat, May 14th | According to Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post, Michael Conforto is "on the list" of targets the Rockies plan to target when free agency begins. Vince DiSilvio Thu, Mar 3rd | |
| Dansby Swanson went 2-for-3 with three runs scored and his third stolen base of the season in Sunday's win against the Brewers. Chris Clegg Sun, May 8th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Swanson is the type of player that you're not excited to draft but who you know will give you reliable production. At this stage of his career, he's pretty much a .250-25-10 type of bat who should give you about 165 combined runs and RBI in a strong Braves lineup. There's been nearly no change to Swanson's underlying metrics and data over the last three seasons, and though he could show some growth as he moves into his late-20s, chances are that he just is who he is. And that's not necessarily a bad thing, especially since his price is always kept in check by his lack of excitement. If you miss out on the prime shortstops, he's a fine consolation prize late in drafts. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | It appears as of now that Conforto guessed wrong when he turned down a long-term offer from the Mets and the qualifying offer, as he finds himself in an awkward limbo without a team well into the spring. There's obvious potential with Conforto, who hit at least 27 home runs for three straight seasons, gets on base at an above-average clip, and is just entering his age-29 season. But as we saw with Kris Bryant, it's hard to properly assess a player's fantasy value until we know his landing spot and, in Conforto's case, when he's going to sign.In a vacuum, however, Conforto can be a third or fourth outfielder for your fantasy team, someone who is capable of contributing in all five categories, though likely not excelling at any. Until he signs, you should drop him a good 10 spots from where you would otherwise have him, but he's not going to sit out the entire season, so don't let him fall too far in drafts. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
