Who Should I Draft?
Randy Arozarena or Javier Baez (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Randy Arozarena LF - TB  | Javier Baez SS - CHC  | |
Expert |
59% Recommended by 13 of 22 experts |
41% Recommended by 9 of 22 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 38 | # 41 |
| Best Rank | # 29 | # 27 |
| Worst Rank | # 54 | # 56 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 59 | # 73 |
| Best Rank | # 55 | # 62 |
| Worst Rank | # 65 | # 88 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 82 | 85 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 28 |
| RBI | 73 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 19 | 13 |
| Batting Average | .269 | .259 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 33 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 38 | # 47 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 42 | # 54 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 42 | # 46 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 38 | # 46 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 38 | # 43 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 39 | # 40 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 49 | # 56 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 33 | # 53 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 36 | # 51 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 34 | # 40 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 40 | # 47 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 29 | # 53 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | # 36 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 40 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 42 | # 37 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 42 | # 41 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 43 | # 42 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 48 | # 27 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 50 | # 47 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 52 | # 44 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 54 | # 43 |
| Randy Arozarena LF - TB | Javier Baez SS - CHC | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 64 | 222 |
| Runs | 15 | 27 |
| Hits | 18 | 45 |
| Singles | 9 | 27 |
| Doubles | 2 | 9 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 7 | 8 |
| RBI | 11 | 24 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 6 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 22 | 75 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .203 |
| On Base Pct | .382 | .238 |
| Slugging Pct | .641 | .360 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.022 | .599 |
| Randy Arozarena LF - TB | Javier Baez SS - CHC | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 504 | 600 |
| Runs | 82 | 85 |
| Hits | 134 | 155 |
| Singles | 80 | 91 |
| Doubles | 26 | 32 |
| Triples | 2 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 28 |
| RBI | 73 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 19 | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 5 |
| Walks | 46 | 31 |
| Strikeouts | 136 | 180 |
| Batting Average | .269 | .259 |
| On Base Pct | .326 | .293 |
| Slugging Pct | .485 | .466 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .811 | .759 |
| Randy Arozarena LF - TB | Javier Baez SS - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Rays OF Randy Arozarena noted Wednesday that his offseason legal issue has been settled. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Feb 24th | Javier Baez says that he'll "probably" put a deadline on extension talks for the end of spring training. He also added that his preference is to work out a long-term deal with the Cubs. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Feb 27th | |
| Javier Baez and the Cubs agreed to a one-year, $11.65 million deal to avoid arbitration. Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th | ||
| Notes | ||
| 270 - 30 - 20 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | 270 - 30 - 10 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | |
| Fantasy managers will likely remember Arozarena's remarkable postseason, when he slashed .377/.442/.831. But his regular season (.281/.382/.641) would make him a strong fantasy asset if he could repeat hit. Arozarena wasn't looked at as a high impact prospect, but he put on significant muscle before last year and it manifested itself in his power production. There's a 25-homer bat in his skill set, and the fact that he'll likely throw in 15-20 steals should give him a high floor regardless. Don't pay for the postseason, of course, but Arozarena should be a rock solid fantasy outfielder in 2021. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Everything went wrong for Baez in 2020. His already high strikeout rate increased to 31.9%. His already low walk rated fell to an abysmal 3.0%. He swung less, made contact less, and did not hit the ball as hard as he used to. In the end, Baez earned every bit of his .203 batting average and poor counting stats. But how much weight do you put into a 59-game stretch for a veteran like Baez, particularly when he complained that his inability to watch video between at-bats affected his overall performance. The answer is a little, but not all that much. Baez had a stellar three-year run as a reliable power-speed combination, and he'll be just 28 years old this season. The Cubs lineup won't be overly strong, but Baez should certainly put up numbers closer to his 2017-2019 totals than those he put up in 2020. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
