Who Should I Draft?
Nolan Arenado or Javier Baez (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET  | Nolan Arenado 3B - STL  | |
Expert |
53% Recommended by 23 of 43 experts |
47% Recommended by 20 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 46 | # 45 |
| Best Rank | # 31 | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | # 78 | # 80 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 69 | # 52 |
| Best Rank | # 59 | # 28 |
| Worst Rank | # 136 | # 68 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 80 | 82 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 31 |
| RBI | 85 | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .254 | .264 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 39 | # 56 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 41 | # 49 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 49 | # 62 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 40 | # 45 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 36 | # 44 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 48 | # 54 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 40 | # 44 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 42 | # 48 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 44 | # 50 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 41 | # 48 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 43 | # 49 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 45 | # 46 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 46 | # 55 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 63 | # 72 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 41 | # 46 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 39 | # 50 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 40 | # 46 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 63 | # 80 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 33 | # 52 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 46 | # 53 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 31 | # 39 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 45 | # 48 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 45 | # 55 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 55 | # 24 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 60 | # 27 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 49 | # 31 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 44 | # 35 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 45 | # 37 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 47 | # 38 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 49 | # 40 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 67 | # 40 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 50 | # 40 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 47 | # 41 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 45 | # 41 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 43 | # 41 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 43 | # 42 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 47 | # 42 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 54 | # 44 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 46 | # 45 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 60 | # 47 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 55 | # 47 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 54 | # 49 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 78 | # 66 |
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | Nolan Arenado 3B - STL | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 502 | 593 |
| Runs | 80 | 81 |
| Hits | 133 | 151 |
| Singles | 82 | 80 |
| Doubles | 18 | 34 |
| Triples | 2 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 34 |
| RBI | 87 | 105 |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 0 |
| Walks | 28 | 50 |
| Strikeouts | 184 | 96 |
| Batting Average | .265 | .255 |
| On Base Pct | .319 | .312 |
| Slugging Pct | .494 | .494 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .813 | .807 |
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | Nolan Arenado 3B - STL | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 558 | 584 |
| Runs | 80 | 82 |
| Hits | 142 | 154 |
| Singles | 85 | 89 |
| Doubles | 26 | 31 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 31 |
| RBI | 85 | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 1 |
| Walks | 29 | 53 |
| Strikeouts | 183 | 95 |
| Batting Average | .254 | .264 |
| On Base Pct | .291 | .326 |
| Slugging Pct | .461 | .480 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .752 | .805 |
| Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | Nolan Arenado 3B - STL | |
| News | ||
| Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez went 0-for-4 with a run in a 4-2 win over the Orioles on Friday. Matthew Terelle Fri, May 13th | Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer against the Giants on Sunday night. He also drew a walk and scored twice. St. Louis ultimately clobbered San Francisco by a score of 15-6. Andersen Pickard Mon, May 16th | |
| Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez went 1-for-4 with a single in a 3-2 loss to the Astros on Friday. Matthew Terelle Sat, May 7th | Cardinals DH Nolan Arenado went 2-for-4 Saturday, singling, doubling, and driving in one run in the Cardinals' 4-0 win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, May 15th | |
| Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez went 2-for-5 with a double, a run, and two RBI in a 5-1 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. Matthew Terelle Sun, May 1st | Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado went 1-for-3 Thursday, doubling and driving in one run in the Cardinals' 3-2 loss to the Orioles. Chris Schommer Fri, May 13th | |
| Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Baez went 2-for-3 with a double, a homer, a walk, and four RBI in a 5-4 loss to the Twins on Tuesday. Matthew Terelle Tue, Apr 26th | Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado went 2-for-5 Saturday, singling twice and driving in one run in the Cardinals' 13-7 loss to the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, May 8th | |
| The Detroit Tigers have activated Javier Baez from the 10-day IL. He is starting at SS and batting 3rd against the Rockies on Sunday. Vince DiSilvio Sun, Apr 24th | Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado went 1-for-4 Friday night, doubling in the Cardinals' 3-2 win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Sat, May 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| The free-swinging middle infielder signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Tigers. Baez led the NL with 184 strikeouts last year but also belted 31 homers, had 87 RBI and 80 runs, and batted a respectable .265. This is a strange, volatile skill set, but Baez can usually be counted on to provide help with the counting stats. He won't hurt you in leagues that use batting average, but his unwillingness to take a walk becomes a liability in OBP leagues. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | If only fantasy baseball awarded points for spectacular defensive plays. Alas, you're stuck relying only on Arenado's bat. That ain't half bad - but it's no longer worth overpaying for. In his first season outside of Colorado, the highlight-reel third baseman showed that he can still rake. But as anticipated, his BA, OBP and OPS all dropped. Now on the wrong side of 30, Arenado is realistically a 2.5-category guy. He'll help you in HR and RBI, and he won't hurt you in runs, but let someone else in your league jump on him early based on name recognition. You can get 80 percent of his production from other third basemen three to four rounds later than Arenado is expected to go. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
