Who Should I Draft?
Ryan Mountcastle or Jared Walsh (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jared Walsh 1B,RF - LAA  | Ryan Mountcastle 1B,LF,DH - BAL  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 29 of 43 experts |
33% Recommended by 14 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 69 | # 71 |
| Best Rank | # 49 | # 50 |
| Worst Rank | # 109 | # 119 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 109 | # 115 |
| Best Rank | # 97 | # 110 |
| Worst Rank | # 150 | # 169 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 79 | 77 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 29 |
| RBI | 99 | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 4 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .263 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 63 | # 75 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 62 | # 93 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 70 | # 77 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 65 | # 71 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 49 | # 50 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 79 | # 96 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 74 | # 84 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 67 | # 79 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 71 | # 77 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 55 | # 71 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 75 | # 88 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 66 | # 68 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 63 | # 71 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 62 | # 71 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 77 | # 81 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 70 | # 73 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 77 | # 84 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 63 | # 113 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 63 | # 98 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 57 | # 75 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 69 | # 73 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 80 | # 81 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 83 | # 89 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 87 | # 119 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 63 | # 73 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 61 | # 87 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 61 | # 62 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 72 | # 77 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 71 | # 77 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 69 | # 50 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 67 | # 55 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 92 | # 59 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 63 | # 61 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 104 | # 63 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 64 | # 63 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 68 | # 64 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 69 | # 65 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 68 | # 66 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 67 | # 66 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 105 | # 70 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 78 | # 73 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 109 | # 85 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | ‐ | # 85 |
| Jared Walsh 1B,RF - LAA | Ryan Mountcastle 1B,LF,DH - BAL | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 528 | 534 |
| Runs | 69 | 77 |
| Hits | 145 | 135 |
| Singles | 82 | 78 |
| Doubles | 34 | 23 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 28 | 33 |
| RBI | 95 | 89 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 3 |
| Walks | 48 | 41 |
| Strikeouts | 152 | 161 |
| Batting Average | .275 | .253 |
| On Base Pct | .338 | .307 |
| Slugging Pct | .502 | .485 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .840 | .792 |
| Jared Walsh 1B,RF - LAA | Ryan Mountcastle 1B,LF,DH - BAL | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 535 | 556 |
| Runs | 79 | 77 |
| Hits | 143 | 146 |
| Singles | 78 | 89 |
| Doubles | 30 | 27 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 29 |
| RBI | 99 | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 51 | 41 |
| Strikeouts | 153 | 159 |
| Batting Average | .267 | .263 |
| On Base Pct | .331 | .314 |
| Slugging Pct | .503 | .472 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .834 | .785 |
| Jared Walsh 1B,RF - LAA | Ryan Mountcastle 1B,LF,DH - BAL | |
| News | ||
| Jared Walsh went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and two total runs scored in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Rangers. Diego Sandoval Wed, May 25th | Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle went 2-for-5 with two singles and a run scored in Tuesday's 6-7 loss to the Yankees in extra innings.
Owen Klukas - Big O's Fantasy Guidance Wed, May 25th | |
| Jared Walsh went 2-for-3 with a solo homer and a two-run shot in Wednesday's 6=5 loss to the Rangers. Diego Sandoval Thu, May 19th | Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, one single, two runs scored and a walk in Sunday's 7-6 win over the Rays. Owen Klukas - Big O's Fantasy Guidance Mon, May 23rd | |
| Jared Walsh went 3-for-5 with a double, two singles, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 12-0 win over the Rays. Diego Sandoval Wed, May 11th | The Orioles activated Ryan Mountcastle from the 10-day IL on Saturday. Dan Harris Sat, May 21st | |
| Jared Walsh went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Monday's 11-3 win over the Rays. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 10th | The Orioles placed Ryan Mountcastle on the 10-day IL on Friday with a left wrist/forearm strain, retroactive to May 11. Dan Harris Fri, May 13th | |
| Jared Walsh went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a single in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Nationals. Diego Sandoval Sun, May 8th | Ryan Mountcastle will get the night off Wednesday due to a sore left wrist. Nate Miller Wed, May 11th | |
| Notes | ||
| Walsh was outstanding in his rookie year, blasting 29 home runs and batting .277. His expected batting average (.257) and slugging percentage (.436) lagged significantly behind his actual numbers, but his 114.8 MPH maximum exit velocity was in the top six percent of MLB and suggests his power is real. Walsh couldn't hit a lick against lefties last year, as he batted just .170 against them with a .565 OPS. But, even if he loses time against them, his success against righties should be more than enough to keep him relevant. Buy him as a 30-homer bat but take at least 10 to 20 points off his batting average from last year. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Mountcastle fully arrived in his age-24 season, shaking off a slow start to finish with 33 HR, 89 RBI, 77 runs and a reasonable .255 batting average. His .333 BA in the abbreviated 2020 season was a mirage, but Mountcastle's power is legit, with a .232 ISO in 2021 and home runs on 20% of his flyballs. There's a lot of swing-and-miss to Mountcastle's game, which could make him a BA risk, and he won't steal many bases. But the power profile is enticing, and it's a nice bonus that Mountcastle has dual eligibility as an outfielder and first baseman. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
