Who Should I Draft?
Rafael Devers or Fernando Tatis Jr. (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS  | Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD  | |
Expert |
74% Recommended by 32 of 43 experts |
26% Recommended by 11 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 17 | # 20 |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | # 28 | # 41 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 23 | # 20 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 15 |
| Worst Rank | # 24 | # 32 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 92 | 84 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 31 |
| RBI | 97 | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 22 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .275 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | SUS |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 19 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 28 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 18 | # 20 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 16 | # 20 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 13 | # 18 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 17 | # 21 |
| Jeff Zimmerman FanGraphs | # 16 | # 22 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 4 | # 15 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 17 | # 22 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 17 | # 19 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 19 | # 23 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 28 | # 39 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 17 | # 19 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 19 | # 21 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 17 | # 20 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 15 | # 24 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 16 | # 18 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 19 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 14 | # 20 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 16 | # 19 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 17 | # 26 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 17 | # 22 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 16 | # 21 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 15 | # 19 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 17 | # 20 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 20 | # 41 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 17 | # 23 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 22 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 18 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 12 | # 17 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 17 | # 22 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 16 | # 17 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 15 | # 10 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 16 | # 13 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 10 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 17 | # 7 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 18 | # 15 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 19 | # 17 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 20 | # 12 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 20 | # 15 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 20 | # 18 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 20 | # 19 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 26 | # 7 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 555 | ‐ |
| Runs | 84 | ‐ |
| Hits | 164 | ‐ |
| Singles | 94 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 42 | ‐ |
| Triples | 1 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 27 | ‐ |
| RBI | 88 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | ‐ |
| Walks | 50 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 114 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .296 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .358 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .521 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .879 | ‐ |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 576 | 438 |
| Runs | 92 | 84 |
| Hits | 165 | 120 |
| Singles | 94 | 63 |
| Doubles | 38 | 25 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 31 |
| RBI | 97 | 81 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 22 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 5 |
| Walks | 54 | 52 |
| Strikeouts | 126 | 126 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .275 |
| On Base Pct | .347 | .352 |
| Slugging Pct | .517 | .548 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .864 | .900 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD | |
| News | ||
| Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox are finalizing an 11-year, $331 million contract extension. The deal is still pending a physical. Vince DiSilvio Wed, Jan 4th | Fernando Tatis Jr. will return to the lineup as the DH on Monday vs the Giants. Vince DiSilvio Mon, Mar 13th | |
| Rafael Devers and the Boston Red Sox are in agreement on a one-year, $17.5 million deal to avoid arbitration. Ari Koslow Tue, Jan 3rd | Fernando Tatis Jr. was scratched from Sunday's starting lineup due to a left knee bruise. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 12th | |
| Padres slugger Fernando Tatis Jr. is still looking to find his groove at the plate, acknowledging he's still a little out of sync, per MLB.com's AJ Cassavell. Kendall Capps Thu, Mar 9th | ||
| Fernando Tatis Jr. completed his first game since 2021 and says his shoulder and wrist are both 100%. Vince DiSilvio Wed, Mar 1st | ||
| Fernando Tatis Jr. will make his Cactus League debut Tuesday and serve as DH when the Padres play the Giants. Kelly Kirby - The Wonkypenguin Mon, Feb 27th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Rafael Devers is one of the best players in baseball who seems consistently overlooked in fantasy circles. Perhaps that will change in 2023, though he will be playing in one of the least fearsome Boston lineups of his career. Gone are Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez, so Devers will rely on Trevor Story, international signing Masataka Yoshida, Kike Hernandez, and others to boost his runs and RBI, which fell below 100 for the first time in 2022. As a fantasy player, Devers has all of the skills managers would ask for in a third baseman. He mashes the ball, gets on base, and is a four-category player in a friendly ballpark. He also now has the security of an 11-year, $331 million contract to stay with the only team he's been on, though whether or not that impacts his performance remains to be seen. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Fernando Tatis Jr. is the glow-in-the-dark, neon-colored wild card sitting in every fantasy baseball draft of 2023. Tatis missed the entire 2022 season with injuries and a PED suspension in August. The injuries have been addressed: He surgically repaired his torn labrum shortly after his suspension for a nagging shoulder issue that plagued him, and he had surgery on his left wrist in October. The suspension will end on April 20, so fantasy managers don't have to take a long absence into account. It's just every other part of the picture that muddies the water. Tatis's raw skills are phenomenal; he hits the ball as hard as anyone in the game, runs extremely well, and gets on base. He will be surrounded by superstar talent in the San Diego lineup, and he will have SS and OF eligibility in 2023, but he probably won't be playing the demanding infield position. If someone could guarantee that 2021 Tatis is who we're getting, he'd be a Top 5 pick, but the variables are numerous, and the impact is unknown. Someone will spend a high-round draft pick on him, so you only have to ask yourself if it will be you. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
