Who Should I Draft?
Randy Arozarena or Keston Hiura (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Randy Arozarena LF - TB  | Keston Hiura 2B,DH - MIL  | |
Expert |
92% Recommended by 22 of 24 experts |
8% Recommended by 2 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 38 | # 47 |
| Best Rank | # 29 | # 40 |
| Worst Rank | # 54 | # 61 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 59 | # 72 |
| Best Rank | # 54 | # 62 |
| Worst Rank | # 65 | # 96 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 82 | 79 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 29 |
| RBI | 73 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 19 | 11 |
| Batting Average | .271 | .254 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 54 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 46 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 40 | # 44 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 42 | # 44 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | # 46 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 42 | # 44 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 39 | # 45 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 39 | # 54 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 42 | # 53 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 38 | # 48 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 38 | # 47 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 39 | # 43 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 49 | # 51 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 33 | # 47 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 44 | # 45 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 36 | # 53 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 34 | # 41 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 40 | # 41 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 54 | # 61 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 29 | # 61 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 48 | # 51 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 50 | # 51 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 42 | # 40 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 52 | # 41 |
| Randy Arozarena LF - TB | Keston Hiura 2B,DH - MIL | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 64 | 217 |
| Runs | 15 | 30 |
| Hits | 18 | 46 |
| Singles | 9 | 29 |
| Doubles | 2 | 4 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 7 | 13 |
| RBI | 11 | 32 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 2 |
| Walks | 6 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 22 | 85 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .212 |
| On Base Pct | .382 | .297 |
| Slugging Pct | .641 | .410 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | 1.022 | .707 |
| Randy Arozarena LF - TB | Keston Hiura 2B,DH - MIL | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 504 | 548 |
| Runs | 82 | 79 |
| Hits | 134 | 138 |
| Singles | 81 | 80 |
| Doubles | 26 | 27 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 29 |
| RBI | 73 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 19 | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | 7 | 5 |
| Walks | 46 | 43 |
| Strikeouts | 135 | 180 |
| Batting Average | .271 | .254 |
| On Base Pct | .327 | .306 |
| Slugging Pct | .485 | .468 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .813 | .775 |
| Randy Arozarena LF - TB | Keston Hiura 2B,DH - MIL | |
| News | ||
| Rays OF Randy Arozarena noted Wednesday that his offseason legal issue has been settled. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Feb 24th | Keston Hiura will be the team’s starting first baseman for 2021, per Brewers president David Stearns. Brad Camara Fri, Feb 5th | |
| 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 | Hiura looked to be on the verge of superstardom heading into 2020, if he could just cut back on his bloated 30.7% strikeout rate. Instead, he struck out more than ever (34.6% of the time), en route to a league-leading 85 strikeouts. That led to a massive drop in production, notably in batting average, which fell from .303 in 2019 to .212 last year. Hiura was never a high-strikeout player in the minors. He never struck out more than 26.3% in any level and he had an overall strikeout rate of just 21%. If he can manage to cut down on the whiffs, he should be a top option at second base given his power and speed, but for now, drop him down your draft board a bit from where he was heading into 2020. He's still a borderline top-five option, especially since he will add first base eligibility after the Brewers signed Kolten Wong, but exercise more caution. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| 270 - 30 - 20 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | 250 - 30 - 10 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | |
| The case for Hiura as a fantasy player this year is entirely based on his prospect pedigree. After functioning as one of the worst defenders in baseball over the past two seasons, Hiura is moving from second base to first base in order to make room for Kolten Wong. Hopefully the new home in the field helps him get back on track at the plate. Hiura's strikeout rate and exit velocity both worsened in his sophomore campaign. Still, we all know it was a weird year and Hiura's track record is one to believe in. I'm fading at his current re-draft ADP, but it's well within the realm of possibilities that he has a strong bounce back season. He's another risk-reward player entering '21. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
