Who Should I Draft?
Ozzie Albies or Whit Merrifield (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL  | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 36 of 45 experts |
20% Recommended by 9 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 26 | # 41 |
| Best Rank | # 18 | # 13 |
| Worst Rank | # 54 | # 127 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 37 | # 47 |
| Best Rank | # 31 | # 41 |
| Worst Rank | # 39 | # 59 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 35 | 33 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 5 |
| RBI | 29 | 24 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 8 |
| Batting Average | .287 | .294 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 28 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 26 | # 60 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 26 | # 48 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 33 | # 64 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 24 | # 41 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 22 | # 48 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 26 | # 41 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 27 | # 63 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 30 | # 35 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 22 | # 42 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 26 | # 41 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 22 | # 42 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 32 | # 34 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 20 | # 38 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 20 | # 127 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 27 | # 37 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 27 | # 32 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 32 | # 69 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 29 | # 36 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 25 | # 39 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 23 | # 41 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 29 | # 48 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 19 | # 38 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 34 | # 36 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 18 | # 52 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 21 | # 72 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 22 | # 46 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 30 | # 50 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 30 | # 55 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 24 | # 61 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 33 | # 66 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 23 | # 59 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 21 | # 42 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 26 | # 43 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 20 | # 36 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 22 | # 93 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 23 | # 19 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 31 | # 29 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 36 | # 30 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 41 | # 27 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 34 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 43 | # 13 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 43 | # 24 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 44 | # 25 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 54 | # 31 |
| Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 640 | 681 |
| Runs | 102 | 105 |
| Hits | 189 | 206 |
| Singles | 114 | 139 |
| Doubles | 43 | 41 |
| Triples | 8 | 10 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 16 |
| RBI | 86 | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | 15 | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 10 |
| Walks | 54 | 45 |
| Strikeouts | 112 | 126 |
| Batting Average | .295 | .303 |
| On Base Pct | .352 | .348 |
| Slugging Pct | .500 | .463 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .852 | .811 |
| Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 219 | 222 |
| Runs | 35 | 33 |
| Hits | 63 | 65 |
| Singles | 38 | 44 |
| Doubles | 14 | 14 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 5 |
| RBI | 29 | 24 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 17 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 38 | 41 |
| Batting Average | .287 | .294 |
| On Base Pct | .339 | .343 |
| Slugging Pct | .485 | .444 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .824 | .787 |
| Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | |
| News | ||
| Ozzie Albies went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Wednesday's game against the Twins. Steve Painter Wed, Mar 11th | ||
| Ozzie Albies went 2-for-3 Tuesday against the Rays. So far this spring he is hitting .444. Steve Painter Tue, Mar 3rd | ||
| Notes | ||
| Even with youth on Albies' side, he's a rather boring pick here, but boring can be good - especially at the position. But, at a third-round cost, he doesn't really stand out in any category. You're banking on the .295 average being more legitimate than the .261 average in 2018 and hoping that he steals mid-teens bases again." Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Fool me once, right? Those who invested heavily in Whit Merrifield in 2019 were disappointed, as he failed to replicate the stolen base numbers that he gave you in 2018. He's a non-zero in power, but unless the steals return to 40-plus, which is unlikely for a 31-year-old, he's going to fail to give you the production that you want. There are better options at both second base and outfield that you can comfortably pass on Merrifield for. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Albies was remarkable last year with a .295 batting average to go with 24 homers, 15 steals and over 100 runs. He did all of that as a 22-year-old so you'd have to think there is room for even more growth in 2020. He is well worth a fourth-round pick at this point. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Merrifield leads off the second tier of fantasy second basemen after Altuve, Torres and Albies. He won't hit 20 bombs, but we can expect a batting average near or above .300 plus 20-30 steals once again, making him a great fifth round pick. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| SOME power and above average speed makes me more bullish on Merrifield than the consensus. Stolen bases are becoming more and more rare, but the Royals were second in SB in 2019. That enhances Merrifields stature in my rankings as well. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | ||
| His drop in SBs and SB success rate keeps him out of the top 5 2B for me this season. Safe pick at ADP as there is no real breakout potential. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
