Who Should I Draft?
Ronald Acuna Jr. or Jacob deGrom (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL  | Jacob deGrom SP - NYM  | |
Expert |
93% Recommended by 51 of 55 experts |
7% Recommended by 4 of 55 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 1 | # 6 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 5 | # 22 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 1 | # 6 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | # 2 | # 7 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 122 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 40 | 21 |
| RBI | 96 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .280 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 176 | 251 |
| Wins | ‐ | 14 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 2.77 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.00 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 7 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 1 | # 6 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 1 | # 10 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 1 | # 22 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 1 | # 8 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 3 | # 7 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 1 | # 3 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 2 | # 6 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 1 | # 5 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 1 | # 10 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 1 | # 3 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 1 | # 7 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 1 | # 7 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 1 | # 5 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 1 | # 6 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 4 | # 10 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 1 | # 6 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 1 | # 3 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 1 | # 6 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 1 | # 5 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 1 | # 7 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 1 | # 6 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 3 | # 5 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 1 | # 9 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 1 | # 6 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 1 | # 6 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 1 | # 5 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 1 | # 6 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 1 | # 8 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 1 | # 6 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 1 | # 6 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 2 | # 9 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 2 | # 6 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 1 | # 7 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 1 | # 7 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 1 | # 6 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 2 | # 8 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 2 | # 6 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 1 | # 6 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 1 | # 6 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 5 | # 6 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 1 | # 4 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 1 | # 16 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 1 | # 6 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 1 | # 6 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 1 | # 8 |
| SportsLine - Computer Simulation CBS Sports | # 1 | # 6 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 1 | # 8 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 2 | # 6 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 1 | # 6 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 2 | # 1 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 1 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 3 | # 1 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 3 | # 1 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Jacob deGrom SP - NYM | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Runs | 46 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 14 | 7 |
| RBI | 29 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .250 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 104 |
| Wins | ‐ | 4 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 2.38 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 0.96 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Jacob deGrom SP - NYM | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Runs | 122 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 40 | 21 |
| RBI | 96 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .280 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 176 | 251 |
| Wins | ‐ | 14 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 2.77 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.00 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr. LF,CF,RF - ATL | Jacob deGrom SP - NYM | |
| News | ||
| 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 | Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is working his way back from his injury and will begin with a bullpen session on Tuesday. He's eligible to come off the IL this upcoming Thursday. Ethan Biddle Sun, May 16th | |
| Braves OF Ronald Acuña Jr. (ankle) is absent from Friday's lineup against the Brewers. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, May 14th | The Mets plan to place ace Jacob deGrom (side) on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with right side tightness. Brad Camara 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 | Jacob deGrom allowed one run on one hit, three walks with six strikeouts in five innings. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Mon, May 10th | |
| 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 | MLB Network's Jon Morosi reports the Mets are optimistic that ace right-hander Jacob deGrom (side) will avoid the IL. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, May 10th | |
| Braves OF Ronald Acuna Jr. locked up his left leg after running out a ground ball in the 7th inning. Acuna was able to walk off under his own power, and has since left the game. Ethan Biddle Thu, May 13th | Mets manager Luis Rojas provided an update on Jacob deGrom and noted he will undergo an MRI on the right side of his lower back. Corbin Young Sun, May 9th | |
| 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 | deGrom barely missed out on winning his third straight Cy Young Award last year, but it was yet another dominant season. For the third straight year, he came in with a WHIP under 1.00, an ERA under 2.50, and a strikeout percentage above 31%. deGrom is getting up there in age, but it's worth remembering that he has fewer miles on his arm than most pitcher entering their age-33 season, given that he didn't transition to pitching until late in his college career and missed significant time with injuries during his time in the minors. deGrom has shown no decline in his game, and should hopefully (finally) begin to pile on more wins this year pitching for a better team in front of an improved bullpen. He should be the first or second starting pitcher taken and is an obvious first-round pick. 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 | ||
