Who Should I Draft?
Nolan Arenado or J.D. Martinez (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS  | Nolan Arenado 3B - STL  | |
Expert |
58% Recommended by 25 of 43 experts |
42% Recommended by 18 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 43 | # 45 |
| Best Rank | # 31 | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | # 56 | # 80 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 79 | # 52 |
| Best Rank | # 61 | # 28 |
| Worst Rank | # 88 | # 68 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 85 | 82 |
| Home Runs | 29 | 31 |
| RBI | 96 | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 2 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .264 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 44 | # 49 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 48 | # 56 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 38 | # 49 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 53 | # 62 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 44 | # 45 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 38 | # 44 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 47 | # 54 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 47 | # 66 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 36 | # 40 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 42 | # 44 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 41 | # 48 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 38 | # 50 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 47 | # 48 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 43 | # 46 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 39 | # 47 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 38 | # 42 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 48 | # 55 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 56 | # 72 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 42 | # 46 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 45 | # 46 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 36 | # 80 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 50 | # 52 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 48 | # 53 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 40 | # 48 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 49 | # 55 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 33 | # 24 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 31 | # 27 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 44 | # 31 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 54 | # 35 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 42 | # 37 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 42 | # 38 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 48 | # 39 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 46 | # 40 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 49 | # 40 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 42 | # 41 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 44 | # 41 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 41 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 49 | # 42 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 47 | # 44 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 51 | # 45 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 51 | # 47 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 52 | # 49 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 52 | # 50 |
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | Nolan Arenado 3B - STL | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 570 | 593 |
| Runs | 92 | 81 |
| Hits | 161 | 151 |
| Singles | 88 | 80 |
| Doubles | 42 | 34 |
| Triples | 3 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 34 |
| RBI | 99 | 105 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 55 | 50 |
| Strikeouts | 150 | 96 |
| Batting Average | .283 | .255 |
| On Base Pct | .346 | .312 |
| Slugging Pct | .514 | .494 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .860 | .807 |
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | Nolan Arenado 3B - STL | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 563 | 584 |
| Runs | 85 | 82 |
| Hits | 155 | 154 |
| Singles | 88 | 89 |
| Doubles | 36 | 31 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 29 | 31 |
| RBI | 96 | 100 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 60 | 53 |
| Strikeouts | 150 | 95 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .264 |
| On Base Pct | .344 | .326 |
| Slugging Pct | .494 | .480 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .838 | .805 |
| J.D. Martinez LF,RF,DH - BOS | Nolan Arenado 3B - STL | |
| News | ||
| Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez went 3-for-5 with a single, double, and two-run homer against the Astros on Tuesday evening. Boston ultimately fell to Houston by a score of 13-4. Andersen Pickard Wed, May 18th | Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado went 2-for-4 Wednesday, singling and hitting a two-run home run in the Cardinals' 11-4 loss to the Mets. Chris Schommer Thu, May 19th | |
| Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martine went 2-for-3 with a single, solo homer, strikeout, and two walks against the Rangers on Saturday evening. Boston ultimately defeated Texas by an astounding score of 11-3. Andersen Pickard Sun, May 15th | 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 | |
| Red Sox designated hitter J.D. Martinez finished 2-for-4 with two singles, two strikeouts, and an RBI against the Braves on Wednesday evening. Boston ultimately fell to Atlanta by a score of 5-3. Andersen Pickard Thu, May 12th | 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 | |
| Boston Red Sox DH J.D. Martinez went 1-for-5 with three strikeouts during a loss to the Angels on Wednesday. Kyle Williams - Dog Day Sports Thu, May 5th | 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 | |
| J.D. Martinez is back in the lineup for the Red Sox' game against the Orioles on Sunday. He is batting fourth and starting at DH. Dan Harris Sun, May 1st | 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 | |
| Notes | ||
| Martinez got the bad taste of 2020 out of his mouth with a fine 2021 season. After batting .213 and hitting only seven HRs in the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign, Martinez batted .286 last year with 28 HRs, 99 RBI and 92 runs. Martinez is 34, so there's some age-related risk, but his 2021 Statcast numbers and other peripheral stats suggest that his skill set is aging well. He plays in a great hitter's park, and batting behind Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts should provide plenty of RBI opportunities. FantasyPros rankers like Martinez much more than the general public does - an indication that he's probably a value. 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 | |
