Who Should I Draft?
Ronald Acuna Jr. or Gerrit Cole (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL  | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY  | |
Expert |
89% Recommended by 8 of 9 experts |
11% Recommended by 1 of 9 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 2 | # 8 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | # 11 | # 19 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 1 | # 6 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 6 |
| Worst Rank | # 1 | # 7 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 122 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 39 | 30 |
| RBI | 97 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .287 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 173 | 266 |
| Wins | ‐ | 16 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.30 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.07 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 2 | # 19 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 5 | # 11 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 2 | # 7 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 3 | # 8 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 1 | # 7 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 4 | # 7 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 1 | # 12 |
| SportsLine - Computer Simulation CBS Sports | # 1 | # 7 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 11 | # 7 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Runs | 46 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 14 | 14 |
| RBI | 29 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .250 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 94 |
| Wins | ‐ | 7 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 2.84 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 0.96 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Runs | 122 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 39 | 30 |
| RBI | 97 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .287 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 173 | 266 |
| Wins | ‐ | 16 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.30 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.07 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| News | ||
| There are no recent news for these players | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 - BettingPros | ||
