Who Should I Draft?
Nicky Lopez or Joc Pederson (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nicky Lopez 2B,SS - KC  | Joc Pederson CF,DH,LF,RF - SF  | |
Expert |
71% Recommended by 30 of 42 experts |
29% Recommended by 12 of 42 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 165 | # 179 |
| Best Rank | # 117 | # 145 |
| Worst Rank | # 247 | # 258 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 258 | # 351 |
| Best Rank | # 234 | # 302 |
| Worst Rank | # 344 | # 433 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 65 | 61 |
| Home Runs | 4 | 21 |
| RBI | 43 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .271 | .235 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 170 | # 179 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 161 | # 169 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 161 | # 175 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 164 | ‐ |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 150 | # 174 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 186 | # 195 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 161 | # 191 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 160 | ‐ |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 167 | # 172 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 179 | ‐ |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 161 | # 206 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 163 | ‐ |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 164 | ‐ |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 142 | ‐ |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 168 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 164 | # 179 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 161 | # 180 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 151 | # 258 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 177 | ‐ |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 190 | # 206 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 164 | # 205 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 170 | # 212 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 129 | # 214 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 157 | # 179 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 159 | ‐ |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 163 | # 191 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 147 | # 199 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 117 | ‐ |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 175 | # 195 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 142 | # 220 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 158 | # 156 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 175 | # 166 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 177 | # 148 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 188 | # 176 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 196 | # 187 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 202 | # 186 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 245 | # 199 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 247 | # 202 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | ‐ | # 145 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | ‐ | # 148 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | ‐ | # 176 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | ‐ | # 184 |
| Nicky Lopez 2B,SS - KC | Joc Pederson CF,DH,LF,RF - SF | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 497 | 429 |
| Runs | 78 | 55 |
| Hits | 149 | 101 |
| Singles | 120 | 61 |
| Doubles | 21 | 20 |
| Triples | 6 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 2 | 18 |
| RBI | 43 | 60 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 49 | 39 |
| Strikeouts | 74 | 117 |
| Batting Average | .300 | .235 |
| On Base Pct | .365 | .308 |
| Slugging Pct | .378 | .417 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .744 | .725 |
| Nicky Lopez 2B,SS - KC | Joc Pederson CF,DH,LF,RF - SF | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 480 | 425 |
| Runs | 65 | 61 |
| Hits | 130 | 100 |
| Singles | 100 | 58 |
| Doubles | 22 | 20 |
| Triples | 4 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 4 | 21 |
| RBI | 43 | 62 |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 2 |
| Walks | 45 | 42 |
| Strikeouts | 76 | 113 |
| Batting Average | .271 | .235 |
| On Base Pct | .334 | .304 |
| Slugging Pct | .354 | .434 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .688 | .738 |
| Nicky Lopez 2B,SS - KC | Joc Pederson CF,DH,LF,RF - SF | |
| News | ||
| Nicky Lopez went 3-for-3 with a double, a walk and a stolen base in Kansas City's 3-0 loss to Chicago in Game 1 of Tuesday's double header. Luke Monaldo Wed, May 18th | Joc Pederson went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 15-6 loss to the Cardinals. Diego Sandoval Mon, May 16th | |
| Kansas City Royals 2B Nicky Lopez went 0-for-4 at the plate on Thursday, ultimately going hitless in the Royals' 3-1 loss to the Rangers. Josh Thiessen Fri, May 13th | Joc Pederson went 1-for-4 with a single and an RBI walk with the bases loaded in Wednesday's 7-1 win over the Rockies. Diego Sandoval Thu, May 12th | |
| Nicky Lopez went 2-for-5 with two singles and a run scored in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Yankees. Diego Sandoval Mon, May 2nd | Joc Pederson went 0-for-5 with one strikeout in Thursday's 7-1 loss to the Cardinals. Diego Sandoval Fri, May 6th | |
| Nicky Lopez went 0-for-2 but walked twice in Tuesday's 6-0 win over the White Sox. Diego Sandoval Wed, Apr 27th | Joc Pederson is day-to-day with a Grade 1 adductor strain and is not expected to go on the IL immediately. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Fri, Apr 29th | |
| Royals second baseman Nicky Lopez went 2-for-3 Tuesday night, doubling twice and driving in one run in the Royals' 4-3 win over the Twins. Chris Schommer Wed, Apr 20th | Joc Pederson beat out an infield single in the fourth inning of Wednesday's game, but Austin Slater took over for him in the top of the fifth due to an apparent quad injury. Kelly Kirby Wed, Apr 27th | |
| Notes | ||
| If they gave out fantasy points for soft contact, Lopez would be one of your leaders. He has five home runs in three combined seasons, and his career high in RBI is 43. He has some speed, as his 22 stolen bases showed last year, and he shouldn't hurt you in batting average. But batting ninth in a mediocre Kansas City lineup, with zero power upside, is just not a formula for success. There are better places to spend your late-round draft capital. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
