Who Should I Draft?
Teoscar Hernandez or Jeff McNeil (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Teoscar Hernandez LF,CF,RF - TOR  | Jeff McNeil 2B,3B,LF,RF - NYM  | |
Expert |
76% Recommended by 38 of 50 experts |
24% Recommended by 12 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 57 | # 63 |
| Best Rank | # 33 | # 38 |
| Worst Rank | # 92 | # 101 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 79 | # 99 |
| Best Rank | # 76 | # 73 |
| Worst Rank | # 100 | # 105 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 79 | 81 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 18 |
| RBI | 85 | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .248 | .296 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 59 | # 70 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 58 | # 63 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 46 | # 47 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 69 | # 74 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 56 | # 84 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 53 | # 70 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 92 | # 95 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 100 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 46 | # 60 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 61 | # 62 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 60 | # 61 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 55 | # 64 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 56 | # 60 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 58 | # 68 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 61 | # 66 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 49 | # 54 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 61 | # 64 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 58 | # 95 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 33 | # 39 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 56 | # 57 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 60 | # 84 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 60 | # 68 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 58 | # 59 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 40 | # 67 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 56 | # 86 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 42 | # 67 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 42 | # 68 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 56 | # 63 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 39 | # 66 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 45 | # 74 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 59 | # 63 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 56 | # 72 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 50 | # 69 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 67 | # 71 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 56 | # 63 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 39 | # 52 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 61 | # 64 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 36 | # 101 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 56 | # 54 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 60 | # 54 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 61 | # 53 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 62 | # 38 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 64 | # 62 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 74 | # 65 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 74 | # 64 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 75 | # 72 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 76 | # 45 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 76 | # 46 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 90 | # 64 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 90 | # 42 |
| Teoscar Hernandez LF,CF,RF - TOR | Jeff McNeil 2B,3B,LF,RF - NYM | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 190 | 183 |
| Runs | 33 | 19 |
| Hits | 55 | 57 |
| Singles | 32 | 39 |
| Doubles | 7 | 14 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 4 |
| RBI | 34 | 23 |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 14 | 20 |
| Strikeouts | 63 | 24 |
| Batting Average | .290 | .312 |
| On Base Pct | .340 | .383 |
| Slugging Pct | .579 | .454 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .919 | .836 |
| Teoscar Hernandez LF,CF,RF - TOR | Jeff McNeil 2B,3B,LF,RF - NYM | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 524 | 556 |
| Runs | 79 | 81 |
| Hits | 129 | 163 |
| Singles | 70 | 106 |
| Doubles | 25 | 35 |
| Triples | 3 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 32 | 18 |
| RBI | 85 | 73 |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 4 |
| Walks | 48 | 46 |
| Strikeouts | 178 | 82 |
| Batting Average | .248 | .296 |
| On Base Pct | .312 | .350 |
| Slugging Pct | .490 | .465 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .802 | .815 |
| Teoscar Hernandez LF,CF,RF - TOR | Jeff McNeil 2B,3B,LF,RF - NYM | |
| News | ||
| Blue Jays OF Teoscar Hernandez is no longer experiencing symptoms after testing positive for COVID-19 last Tuesday. Brad Camara Sat, Apr 17th | Jeff McNeil went 1-3 with one single and one strikeout. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Thu, Apr 15th | |
| Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez tested positive for COVID-19, per Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo. He is showing symptoms but "doing better" and will now be out for at least 10 more days. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Tue, Apr 13th | Jeff McNeil hit a game-tying home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the Mets beat the Marlins on Thursday. He finished the game 1-3 with one run scored, one RBI, and one walk. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Fri, Apr 9th | |
| Blue Jays OF Teoscar Hernandez is expected to be sidelined until the team begins a series with the Royals next Thursday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Apr 10th | Jeff McNeil is receiving a day off on Wednesday against the Phillies. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Blue Jays outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is out Friday due to COVID-19 protocols. AJ Schullo Fri, Apr 9th | Jeff McNeil was hitless in four at-bats on Monday. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Apr 6th | |
| Teoscar Hernandez went 0-for-4 at the plate with three strikeouts on Wednesday as the Blue Jays lost to the Rangers by a 2-1 score. John Aubin Thu, Apr 8th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Unlike some fellow 2020 breakouts like Corbin Burnes and Zach Plesac, it's tough to figure out what led to Hernandez's sudden production. The Statcast page is blood red, but there weren't any improvements in his overall plate discipline. Skeptics point to this as a reason to say that he simply got hot for two months last summer. Perhaps he simply got a lot better at recognizing pitches, but a 33% HR/FB rate and a .348 BABIP are further indications that this production won't last. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | Much of McNeil's 2020 season looked similar to his year in 2019. He hit over .300, rarely struck out, and got on base plenty. But the power gains that we saw in 2019 vanished, as he hit just four home runs over 52 games. His barrel rate (2.5%) and hard-hit percentage (26.5%) were some of the worst in the league, and he didn't even offer the token stolen base that he had chipped in during previous seasons. This is a scenario where McNeil's value to any particular fantasy manager will depend on the weight he or she gives to the shortened 2020 season. Given that McNeil never hit the ball particularly hard anyway, though, a good bet is to assume he at least returns to the high teens in home runs, slightly below his 2019 pace. With his strong average and multi-position eligibility, that makes McNeil an asset in the middle rounds. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Hernandez missed 10 games due to injury and still put up an impressive 16 home runs in his mere 50 games. The statcast leaderboard is peppered with Hernandez's name, as he hit the ball hard consistently throughout the year. He also upped his line drive rate significantly, which his why the underlying statistics supported his massive jump in batting average. But it's hard to tell if Hernandez's 2020 season was real or just a very hot 50-game stretch. After all, he still struck out more than 30 percent of the time, and his walk rate dropped by about two points. In the end, given his home park and his supporting case, you can buy Hernandez as a 35-homer bat who will chip in steals and help with the remaining counting stats. But assume he hits closer to his .245 batting average, and don't count on the 50 homer pace you saw last year. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
