Who Should I Draft?
Ozzie Albies or Whit Merrifield (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL  | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC  | |
Expert |
98% Recommended by 42 of 43 experts |
2% Recommended by 1 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 14 | # 27 |
| Best Rank | # 7 | # 17 |
| Worst Rank | # 26 | # 66 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 20 | # 32 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 30 |
| Worst Rank | # 23 | # 62 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 101 | 89 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 12 |
| RBI | 92 | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 29 |
| Batting Average | .272 | .281 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL60 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 29 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 23 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 15 | # 26 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 14 | # 31 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 15 | # 25 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 11 | # 17 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 11 | # 57 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 15 | # 37 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 14 | # 37 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 13 | # 24 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 29 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 16 | # 22 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 15 | # 20 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 16 | # 27 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 16 | # 45 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 13 | # 27 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 25 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 7 | # 45 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 14 | # 24 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 10 | # 21 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 16 | # 29 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 14 | # 27 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 14 | # 26 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 11 | # 27 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 11 | # 32 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 14 | # 22 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 13 | # 27 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 15 | # 26 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 14 | # 28 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 14 | # 66 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 17 | # 35 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 18 | # 40 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 28 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 10 | # 36 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 12 | # 46 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 9 | # 25 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 8 | # 23 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 14 | # 36 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 7 | # 21 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 15 | # 20 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 25 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 17 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 26 | # 23 |
| Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 629 | 664 |
| Runs | 103 | 97 |
| Hits | 163 | 183 |
| Singles | 86 | 128 |
| Doubles | 40 | 42 |
| Triples | 7 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 30 | 10 |
| RBI | 106 | 74 |
| Stolen Bases | 20 | 40 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 4 |
| Walks | 47 | 40 |
| Strikeouts | 128 | 103 |
| Batting Average | .259 | .276 |
| On Base Pct | .311 | .315 |
| Slugging Pct | .488 | .393 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .799 | .708 |
| Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 605 | 609 |
| Runs | 101 | 89 |
| Hits | 164 | 171 |
| Singles | 94 | 120 |
| Doubles | 37 | 36 |
| Triples | 6 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 12 |
| RBI | 92 | 65 |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 29 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 6 |
| Walks | 47 | 39 |
| Strikeouts | 121 | 97 |
| Batting Average | .272 | .281 |
| On Base Pct | .324 | .324 |
| Slugging Pct | .490 | .411 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .814 | .734 |
| Ozzie Albies 2B - ATL | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | |
| News | ||
| Ozzie Albies underwent successful surgery on his fractured left foot on Wednesday. Vince DiSilvio Thu, Jun 16th | Whit Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Kansas City's 5-3 loss to Oakland on Sunday. Luke Monaldo Mon, Jun 27th | |
| The Braves have placed Ozzie Albies on the 60-day IL with a fractured left foot according to The Athletic’s David O’Brien. Luke Monaldo Tue, Jun 14th | Whit Merrifield went 3-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Kansas City’s 5-1 win in Oakland on Friday. Luke Monaldo Sat, Jun 18th | |
| Ozzie Albies was removed from the game Monday with a fractured left foot. Vince DiSilvio Mon, Jun 13th | Whit Merrifield went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Kansas City’s 6-2 loss in San Francisco on Monday. Luke Monaldo Tue, Jun 14th | |
| Ozzie Albies went 1-for-4 with a grand slam on Saturday against the Pirates. Dan Harris Sat, Jun 11th | Whit Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Kansas City’s 6-4 loss to Baltimore on Saturday. Luke Monaldo Sun, Jun 12th | |
| Braves 2B Ozzie Albies is not in Friday’s lineup in Colorado according to 92.9 The Game’s Grant McAuley. Luke Monaldo Fri, Jun 3rd | Whit Merrifield went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Kansas City’s 8-4 win against the Blue Jays on Wednesday. Luke Monaldo Wed, Jun 8th | |
| Notes | ||
| Ignoring the COVID-shortened 2020 season, Albies stands alone as the only player to score 100 runs, hit 20 home runs and steal 10 bases over each of the last three full seasons. He's a surefire five-category hitter coming into his prime. If Mookie Betts doesn't maintain 2B eligibility in your league, Albies is the No. 2 second baseman behind Trea Turner. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | This late bloomer has been fantasy gold for the last five years. Merrifield stole 40 bases last season at age 32. Durability is a big plus: Merrifield hasn't missed a game in the last three years. But there are some worrisome signs of slippage. His line drive rate has been steadily dropping over the last few seasons, and he hit only two home runs last season from July 1 on. Merrifield has been a terrific value for years, but it's possible he'll be slightly overpriced in 2022 drafts. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
