Who Should I Draft?
Ronald Acuna Jr. or Fernando Tatis Jr. (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL  | Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD  | |
Expert |
92% Recommended by 46 of 50 experts |
8% Recommended by 4 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 1 | # 3 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 5 | # 6 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 1 | # 2 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 2 |
| Worst Rank | # 2 | # 4 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 122 | 108 |
| Home Runs | 40 | 36 |
| RBI | 96 | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 25 |
| Batting Average | .280 | .286 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 2 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 1 | # 4 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 1 | # 4 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 1 | # 2 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 1 | # 2 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 1 | # 2 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 2 | # 3 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 1 | # 3 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 1 | # 5 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 1 | # 4 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 1 | # 4 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 1 | # 3 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 1 | # 2 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 4 | # 5 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 1 | # 2 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 1 | # 2 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 1 | # 2 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 1 | # 3 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 1 | # 3 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 1 | # 3 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 3 | # 4 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 1 | # 6 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 1 | # 3 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 1 | # 4 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 1 | # 2 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 1 | # 3 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 1 | # 3 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 2 | # 4 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 1 | # 3 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 1 | # 3 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 1 | # 2 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 2 | # 3 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 1 | # 4 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 2 | # 4 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 1 | # 5 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 1 | # 5 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 1 | # 4 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 1 | # 5 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 1 | # 2 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 1 | # 3 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 1 | # 2 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 1 | # 3 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 1 | # 3 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 1 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 1 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 2 | # 1 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 5 | # 1 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 160 | 224 |
| Runs | 46 | 50 |
| Hits | 40 | 62 |
| Singles | 15 | 32 |
| Doubles | 11 | 11 |
| Triples | 0 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 14 | 17 |
| RBI | 29 | 45 |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 38 | 27 |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 61 |
| Batting Average | .250 | .277 |
| On Base Pct | .406 | .366 |
| Slugging Pct | .581 | .571 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .987 | .937 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 573 | 568 |
| Runs | 122 | 108 |
| Hits | 159 | 161 |
| Singles | 87 | 91 |
| Doubles | 29 | 28 |
| Triples | 2 | 6 |
| Home Runs | 40 | 36 |
| RBI | 96 | 97 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 8 |
| Walks | 85 | 61 |
| Strikeouts | 176 | 165 |
| Batting Average | .280 | .286 |
| On Base Pct | .374 | .357 |
| Slugging Pct | .546 | .544 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .920 | .901 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Fernando Tatis Jr. SS - SD | |
| News | ||
| Ronald Acuna Jr. (ankle) is starting in right field and batting first for Atlanta's series opener against the Mets on Monday. Connor Rooney Mon, May 17th | Padres SS Fernando Tatis Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, May 11th | |
| Braves manager Brian Snitker things OF Ronald Acuña Jr. (ankle) has a chance to return on Monday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, May 16th | Fernando Tatis Jr., Jurickson Profar, and Jorge Mateo have been placed on the IL due to health and safety protocols, the Padres announced Tuesday. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Tue, May 11th | |
| Braves OF Ronald Acuña Jr. (ankle) is absent from Friday's lineup against the Brewers. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, May 14th | Fernando Tatis Jr. went 2-5 with a single, a home run, two RBI, and two strikeouts in the Padres' win over the Giants on Sunday. Matt Flipi Mon, May 10th | |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Thursday's game against the Blue Jays. Acuna left the game with an ankle injury, X-Rays were negative, no word on a possible MRI, he is listed day-to-day. Steve Painter Thu, May 13th | Fernando Tatis Jr. went 1-3 with a single and a walk in the Padres' win over the Pirates on Wednesday. Matt Flipi Thu, May 6th | |
| Braves OF Ronald Acuna Jr. left Thursday's game early with an apparent ankle injury, but x-ray results following the game were negative and he is now day-to-day. Ethan Biddle Thu, May 13th | Fernando Tatis Jr. went 1-3 with a home run, a walk, an RBI, a run scored, and a strikeout in the Padres' loss to the Giants on Sunday. Matt Flipi Mon, May 3rd | |
| Notes | ||
| Acuna missed some time last year and batted a mere .250. And thus ends the negative things you can say about him. He walked at an absurd 18.8% clip, which led him to a .406 OBP despite the poor average. He was one of the league leaders in quality of contact, wOBA, and xWOBA, and we now know after the last two years that he will run often on the bases so long as he continues to bat leadoff, which he should. In other words, from a fantasy perspective, Acuna is an absolute monster. He's a top-three pick and will (deservedly) go first overall in many leagues, and there's still upside given that he just turned 23 years old. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Tatis Jr. has a bit of a shoulder issue, but nothing suggests he'll need to miss any time. He had an outstanding rookie year, but because he had outperformed his Statcast data so significantly, many fantasy managers were worried that his numbers would regress in 2020. Although his batting average did come down (to a still respectable .277), he not only staved off regression, but he improved significantly in most areas. He cut his strikeout rate by 6%, upped his walk rate by 2.5%, and led the league in average exit velocity, hard-hit rate, and barrel percentage. The fact that he's likely to throw in 25-30 steals over the course of a full season is just the cherry on top of elite fantasy production. He's a top-five overall pick with little or no downside and massive upside even off his incredible 2020 numbers, so long a there are no further developments with his shoulder. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| The fantasy baseball community isn't talking enough about how Acuña nearly doubled his walk rate last summer (10.6% to 18.8%) while also hitting the ball harder than ever (47.4% in 2019 to 57.0% in 2020). Yes, it was a small sample, but these are also signs that the talented 23-year-old is improving as a hitter. Seemingly doing more damage and becoming more selective at the expense of batting average, Acuña's 40/40 upside keeps him in the conversation for No. 1 overall come draft day. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | Tatis Jr. set the world on fire during July and August. September wasn't as pretty, however, as the electrifying shortstop hit just 208/.311/.403 in 90 plate appearances. This still generated a 96 wRC+, which means that even at his worst Tatis was only 4% worse than league average. He still hit four homers and stole four bases. Also, it was only one month. Tatis doesn't have a track record long enough for us to feel confident in him as a slump-proof bat, but only Ronald Acuña rivals his 40/40 upside. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
