Who Should I Draft?
Rafael Devers or Kyle Tucker (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS  | Kyle Tucker LF,RF,DH - HOU  | |
Expert |
61% Recommended by 31 of 51 experts |
39% Recommended by 20 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 19 | # 23 |
| Best Rank | # 13 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 58 | # 110 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 40 | # 35 |
| Best Rank | # 35 | # 30 |
| Worst Rank | # 45 | # 48 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 95 | 88 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 26 |
| RBI | 101 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 20 |
| Batting Average | .282 | .265 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 27 | # 30 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 22 | # 31 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 17 | # 32 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 19 | # 23 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 58 | # 110 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 27 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 17 | # 22 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 15 | # 19 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 21 | # 22 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 21 | # 22 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 19 | # 23 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 13 | # 30 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 24 | # 29 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 18 | # 23 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 21 | # 23 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 24 | # 33 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 17 | # 26 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 17 | # 27 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 23 | # 27 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 24 | # 37 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 17 | # 29 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 17 | # 21 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 23 | # 33 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 18 | # 20 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 22 | # 25 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 22 | # 31 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 22 | # 25 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 16 | # 25 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 17 | # 22 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 15 | # 18 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 19 | # 20 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 20 | # 17 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 20 | # 18 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 21 | # 20 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 22 | # 21 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 23 | # 12 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 23 | # 22 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 24 | # 19 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 24 | # 23 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 24 | # 22 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 25 | # 15 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 26 | # 16 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 27 | # 24 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 27 | # 26 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 27 | # 17 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 28 | # 20 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 29 | # 27 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 29 | # 25 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 30 | # 14 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 33 | # 30 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 34 | # 28 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Kyle Tucker LF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 232 | 209 |
| Runs | 32 | 33 |
| Hits | 61 | 56 |
| Singles | 33 | 29 |
| Doubles | 16 | 12 |
| Triples | 1 | 6 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 9 |
| RBI | 43 | 42 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 1 |
| Walks | 13 | 18 |
| Strikeouts | 67 | 46 |
| Batting Average | .263 | .268 |
| On Base Pct | .311 | .325 |
| Slugging Pct | .483 | .512 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .793 | .837 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Kyle Tucker LF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 589 | 554 |
| Runs | 95 | 88 |
| Hits | 165 | 146 |
| Singles | 91 | 83 |
| Doubles | 40 | 30 |
| Triples | 3 | 7 |
| Home Runs | 31 | 26 |
| RBI | 101 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 20 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 5 |
| Walks | 45 | 51 |
| Strikeouts | 138 | 133 |
| Batting Average | .282 | .265 |
| On Base Pct | .334 | .327 |
| Slugging Pct | .518 | .484 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .852 | .811 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Kyle Tucker LF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Rafael Devers went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and three runs scored in Saturday's 9-3 win over Baltimore. Liam Gibney Sun, Sep 19th | Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer against the Angels on Tuesday. He also finished the day with a walk and three total RBI. Houston ultimately defeated Los Angeles by a score of 10-5. Andersen Pickard Wed, Sep 22nd | |
| Rafael Devers went just 1-for-4 on the day, striking out twice. But he salvaged his fantasy day with a solo homer in the eighth inning. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Tue, Sep 14th | Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker (shoulder discomfort) went 1-for-5 with a double against the Angels on Monday evening. He also struck out once and stranded five runners on base in the effort. Houston ultimately defeated Los Angeles by a score of 10-0. Andersen Pickard Tue, Sep 21st | |
| Rafael Devers went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a run scored, and two walks on Monday. Liam Gibney Tue, Sep 7th | Houston Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker (shoulder) was removed from Sunday’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with right shoulder discomfort. Brad Camara Mon, Sep 20th | |
| Rafael Devers went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs on Saturday. Liam Gibney Sun, Sep 5th | Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker went 3-for-4 with a single, double, and solo homer against the Rangers on Wednesday. He scored three times in the effort. Houston ultimately defeated Texas by a score of 7-2. Andersen Pickard Thu, Sep 16th | |
| Rafael Devers went 2-for-5 with two home runs, two RBIs and two runs scored on Sunday. Liam Gibney Mon, Aug 30th | Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker went 1-for-2 with a two-run homer against the Angels on Sunday. He also drew a pair of walks in the effort. Houston ultimately defeated Los Angeles by a score of 3-1. Andersen Pickard Sun, Sep 12th | |
| Notes | ||
| Devers' 2020 season was . . . fine. That's about the best you can say about it. He still hit the ball hard, ranking in the 96th percentile in average exit velocity, and he increased his barrel rate significantly. His counting stat paces from his breakout 2019 season went down, but not dramatically so (other than his batting average), and fantasy managers never felt like Devers was a drain on their teams. But, at the same time, his already poor walk rate declined, his strikeout rate jumped to a career worst, and he didn't even attempt a single stolen base. Devers is just 24 years old, so there is plenty of upside for him. The safest course of action is to build in some natural regression from Devers' strong 2019 season, and pencil him in for roughly 30 home runs and 200 combined runs and RBI. That still makes him an asset to any fantasy team. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Tucker finally got regular playing time last year and it was mostly what fantasy owners had hoped for. Tucker didn't quite put up his gaudy numbers that he averaged in the minors, but he was on roughly a 25-20 pace while helping out in the other statistical categories. Tucker's batted ball profile didn't completely wow anyone last year, but given his performance, his prospect pedigree and minor-league track record, and his guaranteed spot in a strong lineup, fantasy managers should feel little concern about having Tucker be their first outfielder in fantasy. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Just like in 2019, Devers got off to a slow start last season. He posted a weak .543 OPS over his first 14 games before coming to life with an .868 mark over his final 43 contests. Devers' O-swing has increased every year that he has been in the league, up to 42.3% in 2020. His breakout 2019 saw him make contact on an unsustainable number of pitchers outside the zone. The young third baseman is able to do damage on anything he makes contact with, but he needs to decrease the amount of strikeout to become a consistently elite hitter. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | Many expected Tucker to take off like a rocket once Yordan Alvarez wasn't ready to start the season on time, but it didn't happen right away. Perhaps he was still adjusting to big league pitching. Either way, over his final 140 plate appearances Tucker hit .317/.386/.619 to go along with seven homers and five stolen bases. Set to enter his age-24 campaign, Tucker has the power/speed combination fantasy players dream of. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
| Devers would be more appealing if he stole bases more often, but batting in the middle of the mediocre Red Sox lineup does not scream huge season. He is a fine pick, but not someone primed to break out. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
