Who Should I Draft?
Nolan Arenado or Javier Baez (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nolan Arenado 3B - STL  | Javier Baez SS - DET  | |
Expert |
98% Recommended by 52 of 53 experts |
2% Recommended by 1 of 53 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 25 | # 107 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 52 |
| Worst Rank | # 55 | # 170 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 27 | # 186 |
| Best Rank | # 24 | # 153 |
| Worst Rank | # 40 | # 214 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 77 | 72 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 22 |
| RBI | 97 | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 13 |
| Batting Average | .269 | .247 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 34 | # 138 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 116 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 38 | # 67 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 17 | # 111 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 25 | # 122 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 29 | # 99 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 25 | # 102 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 23 | # 135 |
| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 36 | # 72 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 17 | # 90 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 114 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 27 | # 119 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 22 | # 109 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 25 | # 99 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 25 | # 116 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 27 | # 96 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 25 | ‐ |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 19 | # 116 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 32 | # 83 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 24 | # 112 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 26 | # 118 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 35 | # 52 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 24 | # 107 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 21 | # 122 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 27 | # 74 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 24 | # 125 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 27 | # 106 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 23 | # 112 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 23 | # 80 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 29 | # 88 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 26 | # 108 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 29 | # 82 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 55 | # 91 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 25 | # 129 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 25 | # 104 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 23 | # 128 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 23 | # 104 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 23 | # 108 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 23 | # 147 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 25 | # 107 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 17 | # 102 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 23 | # 120 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 24 | # 107 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 25 | # 102 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 36 | # 170 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 34 | # 66 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 24 | # 161 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 23 | # 115 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 21 | # 115 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 25 | # 152 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 19 | # 126 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 22 | # 115 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | ‐ | # 54 |
| Nolan Arenado 3B - STL | Javier Baez SS - DET | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 557 | 555 |
| Runs | 73 | 64 |
| Hits | 163 | 133 |
| Singles | 90 | 85 |
| Doubles | 42 | 27 |
| Triples | 1 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 17 |
| RBI | 103 | 67 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 9 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 52 | 26 |
| Strikeouts | 72 | 147 |
| Batting Average | .293 | .240 |
| On Base Pct | .358 | .280 |
| Slugging Pct | .533 | .395 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .891 | .674 |
| Nolan Arenado 3B - STL | Javier Baez SS - DET | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 564 | 553 |
| Runs | 77 | 72 |
| Hits | 152 | 136 |
| Singles | 88 | 85 |
| Doubles | 33 | 27 |
| Triples | 2 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 22 |
| RBI | 97 | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 4 |
| Walks | 51 | 28 |
| Strikeouts | 82 | 162 |
| Batting Average | .269 | .247 |
| On Base Pct | .329 | .283 |
| Slugging Pct | .478 | .423 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .808 | .706 |
| Nolan Arenado 3B - STL | Javier Baez SS - DET | |
| News | ||
| Nolan Arenado was removed from the World Baseball Classic semi-final game Sunday after being hit in the hand by a pitch. X-rays were negative. Vince DiSilvio Mon, Mar 20th | ||
| Notes | ||
| For most of 2022, Nolan Arenado was in the NL MVP conversation while batting directly behind the guy who eventually won it, Paul Goldschmidt. Two years into his St. Louis tenure, the 31-year-old has put to rest most fantasy manager fears about the lack of the Coors effect. The last time Arenado did not hit 30+ HR with 100+ RBI was in 2014 (ignoring the pandemic-shortened season). His BABIP was a little high (.290), which led to his .293 batting average, so fantasy managers should consider that regression and expect more in the .270 range. Aside from that, though, rostering Arenado is a calm, reliable move worth making if you took bigger risks in the early rounds or if you just want the safest option available at the hot corner. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
