Who Should I Draft?
Nick Castellanos or Alejandro Kirk (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nick Castellanos RF - PHI  | Alejandro Kirk C,DH - TOR  | |
Expert |
53% Recommended by 23 of 43 experts |
47% Recommended by 20 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 71 | # 79 |
| Best Rank | # 37 | # 43 |
| Worst Rank | # 127 | # 126 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 125 | # 102 |
| Best Rank | # 115 | # 95 |
| Worst Rank | # 134 | # 139 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 73 | 56 |
| Home Runs | 21 | 15 |
| RBI | 78 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .268 | .282 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 67 | # 96 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 71 | # 82 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 41 | # 101 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 66 | # 87 |
| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 83 | # 126 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 37 | # 97 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 66 | # 82 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 69 | # 81 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 73 | # 102 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 63 | # 78 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 67 | # 80 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 55 | # 69 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 70 | # 103 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 64 | # 75 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 70 | # 96 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 66 | # 78 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 57 | # 93 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 73 | # 74 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 65 | # 74 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 77 | # 98 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 68 | # 106 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 104 | # 115 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 76 | # 96 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 56 | # 43 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 61 | # 56 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 64 | # 62 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 67 | # 52 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 70 | # 55 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 71 | # 66 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 72 | # 65 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 72 | # 60 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 76 | # 58 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 77 | # 59 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 77 | # 71 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 78 | # 68 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 80 | # 44 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 83 | # 76 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 84 | # 81 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 86 | # 71 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 98 | # 73 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 100 | # 75 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 103 | # 92 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 127 | # 101 |
| Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | Alejandro Kirk C,DH - TOR | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 524 | 470 |
| Runs | 56 | 59 |
| Hits | 138 | 134 |
| Singles | 98 | 101 |
| Doubles | 27 | 19 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 14 |
| RBI | 62 | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 29 | 63 |
| Strikeouts | 130 | 58 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .285 |
| On Base Pct | .305 | .372 |
| Slugging Pct | .389 | .415 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .694 | .786 |
| Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | Alejandro Kirk C,DH - TOR | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 538 | 418 |
| Runs | 73 | 56 |
| Hits | 144 | 118 |
| Singles | 89 | 82 |
| Doubles | 32 | 21 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 21 | 15 |
| RBI | 78 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 0 |
| Walks | 36 | 53 |
| Strikeouts | 134 | 57 |
| Batting Average | .268 | .282 |
| On Base Pct | .314 | .363 |
| Slugging Pct | .449 | .439 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .762 | .803 |
| Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | Alejandro Kirk C,DH - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Alejandro Kirk is reportedly feeling better and went through a full workout on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 20th | ||
| Blue Jays manager John Schneider says that "conversations are ongoing" about how the Blue Jays will handle Alejandro Kirk's late arrival to camp. Ari Koslow Tue, Feb 21st | ||
| Notes | ||
| The bad news for Nick Castellanos was a 46-point drop in his batting average in 2022. Other bad news includes a Statcast page that is almost entirely blue, meaning he was ineffective in almost every meaningful statistical category during his first season in Philadelphia. He is not projected to be quite as much of a disaster in 2023 - his HR total should creep back above 20 instead of 13 - but a 20/70/70/5 guy with a .260 batting average and low OBP isn't someone you have to reach for in a draft. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Alejandro Kirk played in 139 games, getting 541 plate appearances and showing improvement in almost every area. The 24-year-old slashed .285/.372/.415 and added 14 home runs. His Statcast page is filled with red in every area except barrel% and sprint speed. The Blue Jays heeded his offensive prowess by using him as DH on many days when he wasn't behind the plate. Toronto also helped sort out its overload of catchers by traded heralded prospect Gabriel Moreno to Arizona for Daulton Varsho. While Varsho has catcher eligibility, he will most likely play outfield or DH rather than take at-bats away from Kirk. Feel free to wait on catcher and snag Kirk in the eighth or ninth round. He'll make it worth your patience. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
