Who Should I Draft?
Mookie Betts or Fernando Tatis Jr. (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Mookie Betts 2B,CF,RF - LAD  | Fernando Tatis Jr. CF,RF,SS - SD  | |
Expert |
51% Recommended by 26 of 51 experts |
49% Recommended by 25 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 2 | # 3 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 5 | # 6 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 3 | # 2 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 2 |
| Worst Rank | # 4 | # 4 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 121 | 108 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 36 |
| RBI | 92 | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 25 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .286 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 2 | # 4 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 3 | # 4 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 3 | # 5 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 3 | # 4 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 2 | # 3 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 1 | # 5 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 2 | # 3 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 2 | # 3 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 2 | # 6 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 1 | # 4 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 1 | # 4 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 2 | # 3 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 1 | # 4 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 3 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 3 | # 4 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 1 | # 4 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 4 | # 5 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 4 | # 5 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 1 | # 4 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 2 | # 5 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 2 | # 3 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 3 | # 4 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 2 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 1 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 1 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 3 | # 2 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 3 | # 2 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 3 | # 2 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 3 | # 2 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 3 | # 1 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 3 | # 2 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 4 | # 3 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 4 | # 2 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 4 | # 2 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 4 | # 2 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 4 | # 3 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 4 | # 1 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 4 | # 3 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 4 | # 3 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 4 | # 2 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 4 | # 3 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 4 | # 2 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 4 | # 3 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 5 | # 3 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 5 | # 2 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 5 | # 4 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 5 | # 3 |
| Mookie Betts 2B,CF,RF - LAD | Fernando Tatis Jr. CF,RF,SS - SD | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 219 | 224 |
| Runs | 47 | 50 |
| Hits | 64 | 62 |
| Singles | 38 | 32 |
| Doubles | 9 | 11 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 17 |
| RBI | 39 | 45 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 24 | 27 |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 61 |
| Batting Average | .292 | .277 |
| On Base Pct | .366 | .366 |
| Slugging Pct | .562 | .571 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .928 | .937 |
| Mookie Betts 2B,CF,RF - LAD | Fernando Tatis Jr. CF,RF,SS - SD | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 581 | 568 |
| Runs | 121 | 108 |
| Hits | 169 | 161 |
| Singles | 96 | 91 |
| Doubles | 36 | 28 |
| Triples | 3 | 6 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 36 |
| RBI | 92 | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 8 |
| Walks | 81 | 61 |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 165 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .286 |
| On Base Pct | .381 | .357 |
| Slugging Pct | .537 | .544 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .918 | .901 |
| Mookie Betts 2B,CF,RF - LAD | Fernando Tatis Jr. CF,RF,SS - SD | |
| News | ||
| Mookie Betts went 2-for-4 on the day, highlighted by a solo shot in the fifth inning that made it 2-0 Dodgers. He also tallied another run and RBI later in the game. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Mon, Sep 13th | Fernando Tatis Jr. went 1-for-4 on the day, driving in a run with an RBI-double in the third inning. He also struck out once. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Tue, Sep 14th | |
| Mookie Betts went 2-for-3 on the day, hitting a three-run homer in the fifth inning to make it 5-2. He'd drive in a fourth run with a sacrifice fly. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sun, Sep 12th | Fernando Tatis Jr. went 3-for-4 on the day, hitting a two-run homer and driving in three runs in total in the game. He also struck out once. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sun, Sep 12th | |
| Outfielder Mookie Betts went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a walk, and a run scored as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals 5-1 on Monday. Jon Mathisen Mon, Sep 6th | Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-for-4 on Friday, hitting two singles and striking out two times. He also stole a base, his 25th of the year. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sat, Sep 11th | |
| Outfielder Mookie Betts went 1-for-4 with a walk, a run scored, and two stolen bases as the Dodgers beat the Giants 6-1 on Saturday. Jon Mathisen Sun, Sep 5th | Fernando Tatis Jr. went 1-for-2 on Wednesday, hitting a single and drawing two walks. He drove in a run and scored another. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Sep 9th | |
| Outfielder Mookie Betts went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks and two runs scored as the Dodgers took down the Braves 3-2 on Tuesday. Jon Mathisen Wed, Sep 1st | Padres SS/OF Fernando Tatis Jr. said Tuesday that he doesn't anticipate undergoing shoulder surgery after the season. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Sep 8th | |
| Notes | ||
| Betts's first year with the Dodgers was basically exactly what fantasy managers expected - that is to say it was pretty much in line with what he did with the Red Sox. If you want to quibble, his walk rate dropped a few percentage points and he struck out at a career-worst 15.4% clip. But at this point, there are few safer players than Betts - you know he'll give you strong production in all five categories and he bats atop one of the best lineups in all of baseball. Betts should be a top-three pick and there's every reason to consider him number one overall. The downside is borderline non-existent. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Tatis Jr. has a bit of a shoulder issue, but nothing suggests he'll need to miss any time. He had an outstanding rookie year, but because he had outperformed his Statcast data so significantly, many fantasy managers were worried that his numbers would regress in 2020. Although his batting average did come down (to a still respectable .277), he not only staved off regression, but he improved significantly in most areas. He cut his strikeout rate by 6%, upped his walk rate by 2.5%, and led the league in average exit velocity, hard-hit rate, and barrel percentage. The fact that he's likely to throw in 25-30 steals over the course of a full season is just the cherry on top of elite fantasy production. He's a top-five overall pick with little or no downside and massive upside even off his incredible 2020 numbers, so long a there are no further developments with his shoulder. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Unlike Trout, Mookie Betts is still running. The two-time World Series champ converted 10-of-12 stolen base attempts last year. Betts hasn't technically been as consistent as Trout on a year to year basis, but their peak fantasy campaign are similar. Betts is one of a handful of options worthy of consideration at No. 1 overall. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | Tatis Jr. set the world on fire during July and August. September wasn't as pretty, however, as the electrifying shortstop hit just 208/.311/.403 in 90 plate appearances. This still generated a 96 wRC+, which means that even at his worst Tatis was only 4% worse than league average. He still hit four homers and stole four bases. Also, it was only one month. Tatis doesn't have a track record long enough for us to feel confident in him as a slump-proof bat, but only Ronald Acuña rivals his 40/40 upside. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
