Who Should I Draft?
Mookie Betts or Juan Soto (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Mookie Betts CF,RF - LAD  | Juan Soto LF,RF - WSH  | |
Expert |
56% Recommended by 28 of 50 experts |
44% Recommended by 22 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 2 | # 4 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 5 | # 7 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 3 | # 4 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 3 |
| Worst Rank | # 4 | # 6 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 121 | 111 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 38 |
| RBI | 92 | 112 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 13 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .305 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | DTD | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 4 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 4 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 2 | # 3 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 3 | # 6 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 3 | # 4 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 3 | # 4 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 5 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 2 | # 4 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 1 | # 2 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 3 | # 4 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 2 | # 4 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 2 | # 5 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 2 | # 5 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 1 | # 3 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 1 | # 3 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 2 | # 4 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 4 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 3 | # 4 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 1 | # 5 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 3 | # 4 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 1 | # 7 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 2 | # 5 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 2 | # 6 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 2 | # 4 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 3 | # 4 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 3 | # 1 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 3 | # 2 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 3 | # 2 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 3 | # 2 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 4 | # 2 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 4 | # 3 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 4 | # 3 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 4 | # 3 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 4 | # 3 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 4 | # 2 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 4 | # 3 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 4 | # 2 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 4 | # 1 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 4 | # 3 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 4 | # 3 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 4 | # 2 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 4 | # 3 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 4 | # 2 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 5 | # 2 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 5 | # 4 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 5 | # 2 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 5 | # 4 |
| Mookie Betts CF,RF - LAD | Juan Soto LF,RF - WSH | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 219 | 154 |
| Runs | 47 | 39 |
| Hits | 64 | 54 |
| Singles | 38 | 27 |
| Doubles | 9 | 14 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 13 |
| RBI | 39 | 37 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 2 |
| Walks | 24 | 41 |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 28 |
| Batting Average | .292 | .351 |
| On Base Pct | .366 | .490 |
| Slugging Pct | .562 | .695 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .928 | 1.185 |
| Mookie Betts CF,RF - LAD | Juan Soto LF,RF - WSH | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 581 | 534 |
| Runs | 121 | 111 |
| Hits | 169 | 161 |
| Singles | 96 | 86 |
| Doubles | 36 | 34 |
| Triples | 3 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 38 |
| RBI | 92 | 112 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 4 |
| Walks | 81 | 109 |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 119 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .305 |
| On Base Pct | .381 | .424 |
| Slugging Pct | .537 | .586 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .918 | 1.011 |
| Mookie Betts CF,RF - LAD | Juan Soto LF,RF - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Mookie Betts (back) is once again absent from the Dodgers' lineup on Sunday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Apr 11th | Juan Soto went 2-for-5 with two home runs, three runs, and three RBI. Soto crushed both home runs with a 109.5 mph and 106.6 mph exit velocity. Corbin Young Sun, Apr 11th | |
| Mookie Betts remains out of the Dodgers starting lineup Saturday against Washington. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 10th | Juan Soto went 2-for-3 with one walk and one strikeout. Soto was also caught stealing in Friday's 1-0 loss against the Dodgers. Corbin Young Fri, Apr 9th | |
| Dodgers OF Mookie Betts is absent from Friday's lineup against the Nationals due to back stiffness. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Apr 9th | In the Nationals Opening Day matchup against the Braves, Juan Soto went 1-for-5 with one RBI and one strikeout. Soto also recorded two hard-hit balls. Corbin Young Tue, Apr 6th | |
| Mookie Betts is absent from the Dodgers' lineup on Wednesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 7th | Nationals OF Juan Soto (calf) took five at-bats in a simulated game on Monday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Mar 29th | |
| Mookie Betts went 2-for-5 at the plate with a home run, a single, and two stolen bases in the Dodgers 5-1 win over the A's on Tuesday. Jon Mathisen Wed, Apr 7th | Washington Nationals outfielder Juan Soto, who exited Thursday's Grapefruit League game with calf tightness, is being re-evaluated on Friday and hopes to play vs. the Mets. Jon Mathisen Fri, Mar 26th | |
| 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 | There aren't enough superlatives in the English language to describe what Soto has done in his career given his young age. Had he merely repeated his incredible 2019 numbers last season, fantasy managers would have been ecstatic. Instead, he upped his walk rate from an elite 16.4% to a truly remarkable 20.9%, cut his strikeout rate down to just 14.3%, and batted .351. Soto does not have the speed or baserunning chops to steal 30 bases in a season, which is the only thing keeping him from being considered worthy of drafting first overall. But given what he's accomplished through his age-21 season, it's truly scary to think of how high his ceiling may be. Draft him as a top-five pick and enjoy the ridiculous production. 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 | There isn't a single negative thing to say about the second coming of Ted Williams. Soto get even better last year, his age-21 season, and wound up leading baseball in OBP. The fact that he was limited to 47 games wound up costing him NL MVP honors, as Soto was the best hitter in baseball on a per-game basis in 2020. The floor here is so high. Soto isn't a zero in stolen bases either. He swiped 12 in 2019 and six last summer. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
