Who Should I Draft?
Michael Conforto or Joey Votto (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Joey Votto 1B - CIN  | Michael Conforto RF - FA  | |
Expert |
95% Recommended by 41 of 43 experts |
5% Recommended by 2 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 76 | # 133 |
| Best Rank | # 48 | # 71 |
| Worst Rank | # 108 | # 263 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 122 | # 198 |
| Best Rank | # 111 | # 173 |
| Worst Rank | # 164 | # 250 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 79 | 69 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 20 |
| RBI | 89 | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 4 |
| Batting Average | .257 | .259 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 92 | # 116 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 84 | # 233 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 79 | # 89 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 64 | # 93 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 75 | # 120 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 102 | # 135 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 72 | # 106 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 75 | # 143 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 68 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 82 | # 97 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 66 | # 104 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 83 | # 134 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 84 | # 178 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 72 | # 184 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 75 | # 132 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 77 | # 143 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 74 | # 145 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 78 | # 125 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 75 | # 118 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 78 | # 91 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 74 | # 123 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 79 | # 117 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 74 | # 263 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 57 | # 134 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 73 | # 164 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 67 | # 137 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 79 | # 145 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 74 | # 155 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 48 | # 155 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 108 | # 116 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 74 | # 120 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 80 | # 128 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 78 | # 118 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 64 | # 91 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 85 | # 119 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 86 | # 152 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 64 | # 180 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 64 | # 120 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 65 | # 103 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 69 | # 109 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 105 | # 244 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 94 | # 71 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 82 | # 78 |
| Joey Votto 1B - CIN | Michael Conforto RF - FA | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 448 | 406 |
| Runs | 73 | 52 |
| Hits | 119 | 94 |
| Singles | 59 | 60 |
| Doubles | 23 | 20 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 36 | 14 |
| RBI | 99 | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 77 | 59 |
| Strikeouts | 127 | 104 |
| Batting Average | .266 | .232 |
| On Base Pct | .375 | .345 |
| Slugging Pct | .563 | .384 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .938 | .729 |
| Joey Votto 1B - CIN | Michael Conforto RF - FA | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 500 | 448 |
| Runs | 79 | 69 |
| Hits | 128 | 116 |
| Singles | 73 | 70 |
| Doubles | 24 | 23 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 20 |
| RBI | 89 | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 2 |
| Walks | 82 | 64 |
| Strikeouts | 136 | 118 |
| Batting Average | .257 | .259 |
| On Base Pct | .361 | .351 |
| Slugging Pct | .481 | .443 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .842 | .794 |
| Joey Votto 1B - CIN | Michael Conforto RF - FA | |
| News | ||
| The Cincinnati Reds activated first baseman Joey Votto from the IL Friday afternoon. He is returning after a two week stint on the IL with COVID-19. Jesse Garcia Fri, May 20th | 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 | |
| Joey Votto is expected to play in a minor league rehab game for Single-A Dayton. Ari Koslow Tue, May 17th | 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 | |
| Joey Votto was sent to Triple-A Louisville to begin a rehab assignment on Saturday. Dan Harris Sat, May 14th | Michael Conforto is in contact with a "number of teams," according to his agent Scott Boras. Chris Clegg Mon, Apr 4th | |
| The Reds placed Joey Votto on the COVID IL Tuesday. Tyler Stephenson was reinstated from the IL to take his place on the roster. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Tue, May 3rd | 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 | |
| Joey Votto went 0-for-2 with two walks on Thursday against the Padres. Dan Harris Thu, Apr 28th | ||
| Notes | ||
| You don't often see a rebound season like Votto put up last year, and it was glorious. After three years of minimal power, Votto exploded for 36 home runs and a .563 slugging percentage. His Statcast page is a joy to look at - he was among he leaders in hard-hit rate, barrel percentage, exit velocity - and all greatly improved from his last few seasons. Yes, he struck out at a career-worst clip nd his batting average isn't ever going to approach .300 again, but that's just nitpicking. The bigger worry for Votto at this point is the total lack of protection in the Reds lineup, as Cincinnati has traded the vast majority of its decent offensive pieces. But that might prevent a buying opportunity for fantasy managers if Votto's ADP slips too far. 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 | |
