Who Should I Draft?
Nick Castellanos or Christian Walker (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI  | Nick Castellanos RF - PHI  | |
Expert |
55% Recommended by 27 of 49 experts |
45% Recommended by 22 of 49 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 62 | # 71 |
| Best Rank | # 33 | # 39 |
| Worst Rank | # 94 | # 127 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 107 | # 119 |
| Best Rank | # 103 | # 116 |
| Worst Rank | # 155 | # 134 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 78 | 72 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 22 |
| RBI | 84 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 5 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .266 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 59 | # 86 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 58 | # 66 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 59 | # 97 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 68 | # 77 |
| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 79 | # 83 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 64 | # 73 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 57 | # 73 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 80 | # 83 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 42 | # 103 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 83 | # 100 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 60 | # 66 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 45 | # 127 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 68 | # 71 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 49 | # 69 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 40 | ‐ |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 67 | # 70 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 73 | # 77 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 51 | # 80 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 57 | # 68 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 79 | # 80 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 67 | # 68 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 80 | # 104 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 81 | # 84 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 57 | # 85 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 33 | # 72 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 61 | # 75 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 59 | # 67 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 81 | # 39 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 86 | # 41 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 74 | # 53 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 67 | # 56 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 72 | # 57 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 76 | # 61 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 66 | # 63 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 65 | # 64 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 65 | # 64 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 73 | # 65 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 71 | # 65 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 70 | # 66 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 73 | # 67 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 83 | # 67 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | ‐ | # 67 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 92 | # 69 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 92 | # 69 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 94 | # 71 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 77 | # 72 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 84 | # 73 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 81 | # 77 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 81 | # 77 |
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI | Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 583 | 524 |
| Runs | 84 | 56 |
| Hits | 140 | 138 |
| Singles | 77 | 98 |
| Doubles | 25 | 27 |
| Triples | 2 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 36 | 13 |
| RBI | 94 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 1 |
| Walks | 69 | 29 |
| Strikeouts | 131 | 130 |
| Batting Average | .240 | .263 |
| On Base Pct | .325 | .305 |
| Slugging Pct | .475 | .389 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .801 | .694 |
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI | Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 545 | 536 |
| Runs | 78 | 72 |
| Hits | 137 | 143 |
| Singles | 81 | 88 |
| Doubles | 28 | 32 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 22 |
| RBI | 84 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 59 | 36 |
| Strikeouts | 131 | 134 |
| Batting Average | .251 | .266 |
| On Base Pct | .325 | .313 |
| Slugging Pct | .449 | .448 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .774 | .761 |
| Christian Walker 1B - ARI | Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | |
| News | ||
| There are no recent news for these players | ||
| Notes | ||
| Christian Walker was ridiculously underrated/ignored in 2022 given the fantasy production he was putting out. The 31-year-old turned his Statcast page crimson, landing in the 92nd percentile in xSLG and xwOBA, two important categories to show out in. Walker raised his HR total from 10 to 36 and ended his 160-game campaign with 94 RBI and 84 runs scored. An improved offense around him should only boost his numbers in 2023. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | 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 | |
