Who Should I Draft?
Nick Castellanos or Jake McCarthy (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - ARI  | Nick Castellanos RF - PHI  | |
Expert |
56% Recommended by 32 of 57 experts |
44% Recommended by 25 of 57 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 67 | # 72 |
| Best Rank | # 37 | # 39 |
| Worst Rank | # 122 | # 128 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 114 | # 119 |
| Best Rank | # 100 | # 117 |
| Worst Rank | # 182 | # 134 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 70 | 72 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 22 |
| RBI | 58 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 30 | 5 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .266 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 56 | # 78 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 37 | # 83 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 67 | # 69 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 61 | # 79 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 63 | # 65 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 70 | # 97 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 72 | # 77 |
| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 45 | # 83 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 62 | # 72 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 61 | # 75 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 72 | # 92 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 54 | # 64 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 64 | # 68 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 66 | # 69 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 55 | # 73 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 67 | # 82 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 75 | # 103 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 65 | # 70 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 91 | # 100 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 62 | # 66 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 48 | # 128 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 61 | # 69 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 64 | # 72 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 60 | # 70 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 51 | # 74 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 69 | # 76 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 74 | # 77 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 78 | # 80 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 60 | # 103 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 76 | # 85 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 58 | # 72 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 73 | # 79 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 75 | # 39 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 70 | # 41 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 85 | # 53 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 97 | # 57 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 89 | # 61 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 66 | # 63 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 70 | # 64 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 70 | # 64 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 74 | # 65 |
| Kev Mahserejian RotoBaller | # 79 | # 65 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 74 | # 65 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 69 | # 67 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 83 | # 67 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 87 | # 67 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 76 | # 68 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 71 | # 68 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 94 | # 68 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 81 | # 69 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 73 | # 71 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 72 | # 71 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 95 | # 73 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 75 | # 73 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 80 | # 77 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 82 | # 80 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 122 | # 84 |
| Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - ARI | Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 321 | 524 |
| Runs | 53 | 56 |
| Hits | 91 | 138 |
| Singles | 64 | 98 |
| Doubles | 16 | 27 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 13 |
| RBI | 43 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 23 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 1 |
| Walks | 23 | 29 |
| Strikeouts | 76 | 130 |
| Batting Average | .284 | .263 |
| On Base Pct | .342 | .305 |
| Slugging Pct | .427 | .389 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .769 | .694 |
| Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - ARI | Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 475 | 537 |
| Runs | 70 | 72 |
| Hits | 125 | 143 |
| Singles | 83 | 88 |
| Doubles | 24 | 32 |
| Triples | 6 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 22 |
| RBI | 58 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 30 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 2 |
| Walks | 38 | 36 |
| Strikeouts | 120 | 134 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .266 |
| On Base Pct | .318 | .313 |
| Slugging Pct | .406 | .448 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .725 | .760 |
| Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - ARI | Nick Castellanos RF - PHI | |
| News | ||
| Jake McCarthy (illness) is expected to return to the lineup Friday. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Mar 24th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Jake McCarthy is a vessel for stolen bases in the later rounds of drafts. He is exactly the type of guy you wait for once you've built up your other categories. He could pop double-digit homers, but all fantasy managers need to care about is that he keeps running well (23-for-26 SB in 2022) and with impunity. 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 | |
