Who Should I Draft?
Randy Arozarena or Javier Baez (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Randy Arozarena DH,LF,RF - TB  | Javier Baez SS - CHC  | |
Expert |
72% Recommended by 36 of 50 experts |
28% Recommended by 14 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 37 | # 40 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 18 |
| Worst Rank | # 63 | # 69 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 58 | # 75 |
| Best Rank | # 55 | # 56 |
| Worst Rank | # 64 | # 88 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 81 | 85 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 28 |
| RBI | 74 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 17 | 12 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .259 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | # 39 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | # 49 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 32 | # 56 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 40 | # 42 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 36 | # 38 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 35 | # 39 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 24 | # 30 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 40 | # 45 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 32 | # 33 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 39 | # 41 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 39 | # 58 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 28 | # 49 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 37 | # 40 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 36 | # 42 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 34 | # 42 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 38 | # 39 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 35 | # 69 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 34 | # 41 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 35 | # 43 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 58 | # 65 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 20 | # 40 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 41 | # 46 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 53 | # 54 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 34 | # 42 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 33 | # 42 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 37 | # 42 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 38 | # 46 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 38 | # 41 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 38 | # 46 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 31 | # 44 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 28 | # 49 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 37 | # 38 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 37 | # 40 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 29 | # 37 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 43 | # 47 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 28 | # 43 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 34 | # 22 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 38 | # 36 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 40 | # 31 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 40 | # 18 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 46 | # 37 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 46 | # 40 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 47 | # 33 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 47 | # 26 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 48 | # 40 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 51 | # 41 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 54 | # 43 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 56 | # 27 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 61 | # 49 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 63 | # 33 |
| Randy Arozarena DH,LF,RF - 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 DH,LF,RF - TB | Javier Baez SS - CHC | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 500 | 593 |
| Runs | 81 | 85 |
| Hits | 132 | 153 |
| Singles | 79 | 88 |
| Doubles | 25 | 32 |
| Triples | 3 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 28 |
| RBI | 74 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 17 | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 5 |
| Walks | 45 | 31 |
| Strikeouts | 136 | 179 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .259 |
| On Base Pct | .329 | .296 |
| Slugging Pct | .479 | .470 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .808 | .765 |
| Randy Arozarena DH,LF,RF - TB | Javier Baez SS - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Randy Arozarena went 1-for-3 with two walks and a three-run homer on Thursday in the Rays' 9-1 win over the Yankees. John Aubin Fri, May 14th | Javier Baez (back) has returned to Wednesday's lineup against the Indians. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, May 12th | |
| Randy Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a double on Wednesday night as the Rays lost to the Yankees by a 1-0 score. John Aubin Thu, May 13th | Javier Baez was scratched from Tuesday's lineup against the Indians with back tightness. Dan Harris Tue, May 11th | |
| Randy Arozarena went 1-for-4 with a double, scored a run and drove in a run on Thursday as the Rays defeated the Angels by an 8-3 score. John Aubin Fri, May 7th | Javier Baez was removed from Saturday's contest versus the Pirates due to back tightness. Liam Gibney Sat, May 8th | |
| Randy Arozarena went 1-for-4 with two runs scored and a stolen base on Tuesday as the Rays beat the Angels by an 8-3 score. John Aubin Wed, May 5th | Javier Baez went 2-for-4 Friday versus the Pirates. He would score the eventual game-winning run. Jamie Mellor Sat, May 8th | |
| Randy Arozarena went 0-for-2 with a walk, a run scored and a stolen base on Sunday as the Rays beat the Astros. John Aubin Mon, May 3rd | Javier Baez went 1-for-4 with a walk versus the Dodgers Wednesday. He would drive in a key run with a ground out. Jamie Mellor Thu, May 6th | |
| Notes | ||
| 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 | |
