Who Should I Draft?
Mookie Betts or Ronald Acuna Jr. (2021)
Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| Mookie Betts CF,RF - LAD  | Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL  | |
Expert |
50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts |
50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 1 | # 2 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 3 | # 5 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 2 | # 1 |
| Best Rank | # 2 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 3 | # 1 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 120 | 122 |
| Home Runs | 34 | 39 |
| RBI | 92 | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 29 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .287 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 3 | # 2 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 2 | # 1 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 2 | # 1 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 1 | # 5 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 1 | # 3 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Mookie Betts CF,RF - LAD | Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 219 | 160 |
| Runs | 47 | 46 |
| Hits | 64 | 40 |
| Singles | 38 | 15 |
| Doubles | 9 | 11 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 14 |
| RBI | 39 | 29 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 24 | 38 |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 60 |
| Batting Average | .292 | .250 |
| On Base Pct | .366 | .406 |
| Slugging Pct | .562 | .581 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .928 | .987 |
| Mookie Betts CF,RF - LAD | Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 575 | 557 |
| Runs | 120 | 122 |
| Hits | 169 | 160 |
| Singles | 96 | 88 |
| Doubles | 35 | 29 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 34 | 39 |
| RBI | 92 | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 29 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 8 |
| Walks | 81 | 86 |
| Strikeouts | 104 | 173 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .287 |
| On Base Pct | .381 | .382 |
| Slugging Pct | .533 | .547 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .914 | .929 |
| Mookie Betts CF,RF - LAD | Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | |
| News | ||
| There are no recent news for these players | ||
| 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 | Acuna missed some time last year and batted a mere .250. And thus ends the negative things you can say about him. He walked at an absurd 18.8% clip, which led him to a .406 OBP despite the poor average. He was one of the league leaders in quality of contact, wOBA, and xWOBA, and we now know after the last two years that he will run often on the bases so long as he continues to bat leadoff, which he should. In other words, from a fantasy perspective, Acuna is an absolute monster. He's a top-three pick and will (deservedly) go first overall in many leagues, and there's still upside given that he just turned 23 years old. 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 - BettingPros | The fantasy baseball community isn't talking enough about how Acuña nearly doubled his walk rate last summer (10.6% to 18.8%) while also hitting the ball harder than ever (47.4% in 2019 to 57.0% in 2020). Yes, it was a small sample, but these are also signs that the talented 23-year-old is improving as a hitter. Seemingly doing more damage and becoming more selective at the expense of batting average, Acuña's 40/40 upside keeps him in the conversation for No. 1 overall come draft day. Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | |
