Who Should I Draft?
Ronald Acuna Jr. or Christian Yelich (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL  | Christian Yelich LF,RF - MIL  | |
Expert |
71% Recommended by 37 of 52 experts |
29% Recommended by 15 of 52 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 1 | # 2 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 3 | # 10 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 1 | # 3 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 3 | # 3 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 40 | 39 |
| Home Runs | 14 | 13 |
| RBI | 34 | 38 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 8 |
| Batting Average | .285 | .315 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 2 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 2 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 1 | # 3 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 1 | # 2 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 1 | # 4 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 1 | # 2 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 1 | # 3 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 1 | # 3 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 1 | # 3 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 1 | # 10 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 2 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 1 | # 2 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 1 | # 3 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 1 | # 4 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 1 | # 2 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 2 | # 3 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 2 | # 3 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 1 | # 3 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 1 | # 3 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 1 | # 2 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 1 | # 2 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 1 | # 2 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 1 | # 2 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 1 | # 2 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 3 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 1 | # 3 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 1 | # 3 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 2 | # 3 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 1 | # 4 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 1 | # 3 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 1 | # 3 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 2 | # 3 |
| George Kurtz SportsGrid | # 2 | # 4 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 1 | # 4 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 2 | # 3 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 2 | # 3 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 1 | # 2 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 2 | # 1 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 2 | # 1 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 2 | # 1 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 2 | # 1 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 2 | # 1 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 1 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 2 | # 1 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 2 | # 1 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 2 | # 1 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 2 | # 1 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 2 | # 1 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 2 | # 1 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 3 | # 2 |
| Site Rankings Sports Illustrated | # 3 | # 1 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 3 | # 2 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Christian Yelich LF,RF - MIL | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 626 | 489 |
| Runs | 127 | 100 |
| Hits | 175 | 161 |
| Singles | 110 | 85 |
| Doubles | 22 | 29 |
| Triples | 2 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 41 | 44 |
| RBI | 101 | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | 37 | 30 |
| Caught Stealing | 9 | 2 |
| Walks | 76 | 80 |
| Strikeouts | 188 | 118 |
| Batting Average | .280 | .329 |
| On Base Pct | .365 | .429 |
| Slugging Pct | .518 | .671 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .883 | 1.100 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Christian Yelich LF,RF - MIL | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 214 | 202 |
| Runs | 40 | 39 |
| Hits | 61 | 64 |
| Singles | 36 | 37 |
| Doubles | 10 | 12 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 14 | 13 |
| RBI | 34 | 38 |
| Stolen Bases | 11 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 25 | 30 |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 49 |
| Batting Average | .285 | .315 |
| On Base Pct | .359 | .402 |
| Slugging Pct | .525 | .574 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .885 | .977 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Christian Yelich LF,RF - MIL | |
| News | ||
| Ronald Acuña Jr went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in the Braves 3-1 loss to the Dodgers in Game 6 of the NLCS on Saturday. Jon Mathisen Sat, Oct 17th | Christian Yelich went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Brewers 3-0 loss to the Dodgers on Thursday. Jon Mathisen Fri, Oct 2nd | |
| Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs scored in Tuesday's win over the Miami Marlins in Game 1 of the NLDS. He was also hit by a pitch. Mike Maher Tue, Oct 6th | Christian Yelich went 1-for-5 with a home run and two walks in both games of Friday's doubleheader against the Cardinals. Brad Camara Sat, Sep 26th | |
| Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI, and a stolen base in Thursday's win over the Cincinnati Reds in Game 2 of the Wild Card Round. The steal was his first of the postseason. Mike Maher Thu, Oct 1st | Christian Yelich went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in Wednesday's 6-1 loss to the Reds. Brad Camara Thu, Sep 24th | |
| Braves manager Brian Snitker says Ronald Acuna (wrist) is expected to lead off in Game 1 of the Wild Card Round on Wednesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Sep 29th | Christian Yelich went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 9-5 win over the Royals. Brad Camara Sat, Sep 19th | |
| Ronald Acuna was scratched on Sunday due to a wrist issue, but is expected to play Wednesday. Carmen Maiorano - Carm's Clubhouse Sun, Sep 27th | Christian Yelich went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, one walk and three runs scored in Wednesday's 18-3 win over the Cardinals. Brad Camara Wed, Sep 16th | |
| Notes | ||
| In a category-based leagues, don't overthink it - even in a shortened season. You're taking Acuña first overall. The only concern is the high strikeout rate, but you can still bank on a .285 average with 15 homers and nearly 15 steals in the shortened season. He's going to hold down the top spot for years to come. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | The late start to the season helps Yelich and his managers, as his knee is no longer a concern. There's a care to be made for taking him anywhere from first to fifth overall, but his production over the past few years doesn't lie. He'll give you a .300 average with double-digit homers and steals in a solid lineup. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| We knew Acuna would develop into an elite fantasy option one day, but few saw it happening this quickly. He combined power (41 homers), speed (37 stolen bases), and his spot batting atop an outstanding lineup (127 runs, 101 RBI) to put up one of the all-around great seasons. He'll stick in the leadoff spot this year, which should ensure that he continues to run early and often, and there's little reason to expect his numbers to dip much from last year. In points leagues, where his strikeout rate is a bit of a negative, his stock falls just a tad, but otherwise, no one would fault you if you made him the top pick in the draft. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Yelich followed up his preposterous 2018 season with an even better one in 2019, batting .329 with 44 home runs and 30 steals in just 130 games. His ridiculous 35% HR/FB rate regressed as expected, but only to a still nonsensical 32.8%, best in MLB. The issue with Yelich for 2020 has nothing to do with his talent, but is instead all about the fractured kneecap that prematurely ended his season. He's reportedly on track to be ready by Opening Day, but there's obviously a modicum of risk to factor in. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| I wrote in 2019 that Acuna was being under drafted. This season I am seeing regression (in stolen bases specifically) that won't much matter to his overall ADP with one exception, he is my #2 rather than first overall, even though he has more potential to be the best statistical performer in 2020. Draft him 1.1 if you want, but Trout is the safer top pick. Can't go wrong with either choice. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | Appears to be fully healthy entering spring training Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | |
| If you play in a league that values steals you can justify taking him over Trout Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | ||
