Who Should I Draft?
Mitch Haniger or DJ LeMahieu (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Mitch Haniger RF,DH - SEA  | DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY  | |
Expert |
93% Recommended by 40 of 43 experts |
7% Recommended by 3 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 61 | # 90 |
| Best Rank | # 49 | # 52 |
| Worst Rank | # 102 | # 193 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 100 | # 117 |
| Best Rank | # 88 | # 67 |
| Worst Rank | # 104 | # 142 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 90 | 73 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 12 |
| RBI | 86 | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 4 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .286 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 61 | # 77 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 60 | # 109 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 62 | # 69 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 67 | # 105 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 63 | # 87 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 63 | # 89 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 80 | # 100 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 60 | # 131 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 59 | # 90 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 60 | # 69 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 63 | # 72 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 70 | # 80 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 102 | # 114 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 67 | # 106 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 62 | # 102 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 66 | # 93 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 58 | # 90 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 69 | # 91 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 70 | # 84 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 58 | # 85 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 60 | # 90 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 61 | # 70 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 68 | # 93 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 70 | # 77 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 63 | # 85 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 62 | # 90 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 68 | # 126 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 60 | # 167 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 61 | # 105 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 66 | # 80 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 78 | # 134 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 53 | # 97 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 61 | # 193 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 55 | # 92 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 49 | # 98 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 79 | # 87 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 51 | # 149 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 57 | # 100 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 68 | # 71 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 59 | # 129 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 57 | # 52 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 72 | # 68 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 78 | # 76 |
| Mitch Haniger RF,DH - SEA | DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 618 | 597 |
| Runs | 110 | 84 |
| Hits | 155 | 160 |
| Singles | 91 | 125 |
| Doubles | 23 | 24 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 39 | 10 |
| RBI | 98 | 57 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 2 |
| Walks | 54 | 73 |
| Strikeouts | 168 | 94 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .268 |
| On Base Pct | .316 | .349 |
| Slugging Pct | .484 | .362 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .800 | .711 |
| Mitch Haniger RF,DH - SEA | DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 548 | 474 |
| Runs | 90 | 73 |
| Hits | 138 | 135 |
| Singles | 79 | 98 |
| Doubles | 25 | 21 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 12 |
| RBI | 86 | 55 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 54 | 48 |
| Strikeouts | 152 | 72 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .286 |
| On Base Pct | .319 | .352 |
| Slugging Pct | .471 | .405 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .790 | .757 |
| Mitch Haniger RF,DH - SEA | DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - NYY | |
| News | ||
| On Saturday, the Seattle Mariners placed Mitch Haniger on the 10-day IL with a high ankle sprain. Kelly Kirby Sat, Apr 30th | DJ LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a single, a run scored and an RBI in New York's 5-4 win in Baltimore on Tuesday. Luke Monaldo Wed, May 18th | |
| Mitch Haniger left Friday's game against the Marlins with a high ankle sprain. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Fri, Apr 29th | DJ LaMahieu went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs scored in New York's 5-3 win against the Blue Jays on Wednesday. Luke Monaldo Thu, May 12th | |
| OF Mitch Haniger has been reinstated from the injured list. RP Matt Koch was DFA'd. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Apr 29th | DJ LeMahieu went 1-for-4 with a single and strikeout in a 2-1 New York loss Wednesday in Toronto. Luke Monaldo Thu, May 5th | |
| The Seattle Mariners placed Mitch Haniger on the COVID IL on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 16th | DJ LeMahieu went 1-for-4 and stole his first base of the season in a 3-2 New York victory over the Blue Jays. Luke Monaldo Tue, May 3rd | |
| Mitch Haniger went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run and a walk in Thursday's 5-1 win over the White Sox. Diego Sandoval Thu, Apr 14th | DJ LeMahieu went 1-for-5 with three runs scored during New York's 10-5 win over Baltimore on Thursday afternoon. Kelly Kirby Thu, Apr 28th | |
| Notes | ||
| Sports hernia surgery caused him to miss the 2020 season, but Haniger returned in a big way last year, posting career highs in home runs (39), RBI (100) and runs (110). There are some warning signs here, however. Haniger's strikeout rate has gone through the roof, and his on-base percentage has plummeted. His exit velocities suggest that he won't match last year's HR total. The good news is that Haniger's banner 2021 season hasn't driven his price sky-high. Still, some caution is warranted. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | LeMahieu seems like the poster child for the effect of the juiced ball. After drastically increasing his home run power over the previous few seasons, he hit just 10 home runs last year and his slugging percentage dropped to .362. LeMahieu had offseason surgery to repair a hernia, so perhaps his injury was bothering him longer than he let on and is responsible for his down year. But it's equally possible that at 33 years old, and without the juiced ball, LeMahieu just isn't as valuable a fantasy commodity as he used to be. Chances are, at the very least, that the days of a .300-plus batting average are gone, and now with likely low-teens home run potential, LeMahieu is more of a late-round pick whose main value is his position flexibility. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
