Who Should I Draft?
Rafael Devers or Starling Marte (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS  | Starling Marte CF - ARI  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 36 of 45 experts |
20% Recommended by 9 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 16 | # 19 |
| Best Rank | # 9 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 35 | # 54 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 26 | # 28 |
| Best Rank | # 21 | # 27 |
| Worst Rank | # 27 | # 38 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 39 | 34 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 8 |
| RBI | 37 | 29 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 10 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .285 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 21 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 18 | # 23 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 9 | # 21 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 18 | # 19 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 10 | # 22 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 16 | # 22 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 15 | # 17 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 17 | # 19 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 13 | # 18 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 15 | # 27 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 17 | # 19 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 17 | # 19 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 22 | # 50 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 26 | # 54 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 17 | # 21 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 17 | # 18 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 16 | # 20 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 17 | # 18 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 12 | # 15 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 12 | # 27 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 23 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 15 | # 21 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 18 | # 28 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 15 | # 17 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 13 | # 21 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 16 | # 21 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 26 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 23 | # 24 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 9 | # 20 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 16 | # 20 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 16 | # 22 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 19 | # 26 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 13 | # 17 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 19 | # 28 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 13 | # 19 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 17 | # 19 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 17 | # 13 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 18 | # 17 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 19 | # 17 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 19 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 15 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 24 | # 12 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 28 | # 16 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 33 | # 29 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 35 | # 25 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Starling Marte CF - ARI | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 647 | 539 |
| Runs | 129 | 97 |
| Hits | 201 | 159 |
| Singles | 111 | 99 |
| Doubles | 54 | 31 |
| Triples | 4 | 6 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 23 |
| RBI | 115 | 82 |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 6 |
| Walks | 48 | 25 |
| Strikeouts | 119 | 94 |
| Batting Average | .311 | .295 |
| On Base Pct | .361 | .343 |
| Slugging Pct | .555 | .503 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .916 | .845 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Starling Marte CF - ARI | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 219 | 206 |
| Runs | 39 | 34 |
| Hits | 65 | 59 |
| Singles | 36 | 37 |
| Doubles | 16 | 11 |
| Triples | 1 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 8 |
| RBI | 37 | 29 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 10 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 18 | 11 |
| Strikeouts | 45 | 41 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .285 |
| On Base Pct | .346 | .323 |
| Slugging Pct | .531 | .480 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .878 | .802 |
| Rafael Devers 3B - BOS | Starling Marte CF - ARI | |
| News | ||
| Rafael Devers is joining Red Sox summer camp at Fenway Park on Wednesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Jul 8th | Starling Marte was back at Diamondbacks workouts on Friday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Jul 11th | |
| Rafael Devers launched his first home run of the spring on Sunday as the Red Sox beat the Braves 4-2 in Grapefruit League play. John Aubin Mon, Mar 2nd | Torey Lovullo has not confirmed as to why Marte has been absent from camp. Joe Buttgereit - Fantasy Sports Nerdz Fri, Jul 10th | |
| Pirates outfielder Starling Marte has been traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks, according to multiple reports. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Mon, Jan 27th | ||
| Notes | ||
| This is why you don't give up on a player - and why you should bet on track record. After Devers' disappointing sophomore campaign, the price sunk on him in 2019 drafts. He responded to the tune of .311/.361/.555 with 32 home runs, 129 runs, 115 RBIs, and eight steals. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Rinse. Wash. Repeat. Every draft season, we as a collective fantasy community get excited about drafting Starling Marte on our teams. When the season is over, we end up feeling pretty meh about it. Rinse. Wash. Repeat. He's in a new ballpark with a better team, sure, but let's not forget that he's 31 years old, and with speed as his main value driver, we can expect that to start to decline rapidly, potentially this season. What's more, Marte has only had two seasons with more than 600 plate appearances in his career despite being a regular presence toward the top of the Pittsburgh lineup. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Believe it or not, Devers managed to finish at the number one fantasy third basemen last year over Rendon, Arenado and Bregman. Batting in the middle of Boston's great lineup afforded him 129 runs and 115 RBIs which went a long way, but he contributed in all five categories and is young enough that he might do even better in 2020. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Marte set career-highs in home runs, runs scored, RBI, and slugging percentage in 2019, and now gets an upgrade in supporting cast and home park with the move to the Diamondbacks. The Pirates ranked 20th in 2019 in runs scored, while the Diamondbacks ranked 11th, and PNC Park was one of the worst parks for righty batters last season. Marte may not be able to grow his 2019 numbers at this point given his age, but his change in teams certainly doesn't hurt. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| By now, you should know that although Marte isn't one of the game's most well known stars, he is a solid bet to return 25 homers, 100 runs scored and 30 steals with a strong batting average if he can stay healthy fo the full season. He doesn't have much upside for the third round ADP, though. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | ||
| I am a huge 5-tool chasing type of guy and with a move to Arizona, I want shares of Marte to see if he can be a 30/30/.285 "Dude" in 2020. 20/20 feels like a lock, 25/25 is a reasonable hope while 30/30 is a reach worth dreaming on. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | ||
| Set a career high in homers last season in what was likely the best overall season of his career. The HRs may get knocked down under 20 again if the ball changes, but should be a solid contributor everywhere. Not a big fan of reaching for him at all, because his ceiling is not like others in the early rounds. Safe pick. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
