Who Should I Draft?
Tommy Edman or Austin Meadows (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Tommy Edman 2B,RF - STL  | Austin Meadows DH,LF,RF - DET  | |
Expert |
56% Recommended by 24 of 43 experts |
44% Recommended by 19 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 77 | # 81 |
| Best Rank | # 48 | # 61 |
| Worst Rank | # 143 | # 116 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 113 | # 135 |
| Best Rank | # 92 | # 124 |
| Worst Rank | # 129 | # 145 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 80 | 75 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 26 |
| RBI | 57 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .269 | .250 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 72 | # 76 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 55 | # 109 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 52 | # 85 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 87 | # 106 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 64 | # 66 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 70 | # 75 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 68 | # 77 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 60 | # 79 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 97 | # 106 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 70 | # 87 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 77 | # 80 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 59 | # 73 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 75 | # 78 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 66 | # 73 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 72 | # 89 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 78 | # 85 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 70 | # 91 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 57 | # 107 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 48 | # 69 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 69 | # 94 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 57 | # 112 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 69 | # 116 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 63 | # 99 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 60 | # 100 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 70 | # 61 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 72 | # 71 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 72 | # 67 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 74 | # 63 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 76 | # 74 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 79 | # 73 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 79 | # 76 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 88 | # 81 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 91 | # 82 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 96 | # 82 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 99 | # 78 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 103 | # 66 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 106 | # 76 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 109 | # 80 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 115 | # 78 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 115 | # 103 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 116 | # 103 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 126 | # 89 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 143 | # 67 |
| Tommy Edman 2B,RF - STL | Austin Meadows DH,LF,RF - DET | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 641 | 518 |
| Runs | 91 | 79 |
| Hits | 168 | 120 |
| Singles | 113 | 61 |
| Doubles | 41 | 29 |
| Triples | 3 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 11 | 27 |
| RBI | 56 | 106 |
| Stolen Bases | 30 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 3 |
| Walks | 38 | 59 |
| Strikeouts | 95 | 122 |
| Batting Average | .262 | .232 |
| On Base Pct | .308 | .313 |
| Slugging Pct | .387 | .456 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .695 | .769 |
| Tommy Edman 2B,RF - STL | Austin Meadows DH,LF,RF - DET | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 550 | 497 |
| Runs | 80 | 75 |
| Hits | 148 | 124 |
| Singles | 101 | 68 |
| Doubles | 31 | 27 |
| Triples | 4 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 26 |
| RBI | 57 | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | 22 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 3 |
| Walks | 36 | 54 |
| Strikeouts | 93 | 123 |
| Batting Average | .269 | .250 |
| On Base Pct | .314 | .323 |
| Slugging Pct | .405 | .468 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .719 | .791 |
| Tommy Edman 2B,RF - STL | Austin Meadows DH,LF,RF - DET | |
| News | ||
| Cardinals 2B Tommy Edman went 1-for-4 Thursday, hitting one double and scoring two runs in the Cardinals' 7-6 loss to the Mets. Chris Schommer Thu, May 19th | The Tigers will be placing Austin Meadows on the 10-day IL with an inner ear infection, according to A.J. Hinch. Dan Harris Sun, May 15th | |
| Cardinals 2B Tommy Edman went 1-for-4 in the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Mets, tripling, stealing one base, and driving in one run in the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Wed, May 18th | Austin Meadows was removed from Sunday’s game against the Orioles for undisclosed reasons. Dan Harris Sun, May 15th | |
| Cardinals 2B Tommy Edman went 1-for-4 Saturday, hitting a solo home run in the Cardinals' 4-0 win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Sun, May 15th | Tigers OF Austin Meadows (inner ear infection) is not in the lineup for Detroit’s afternoon matchup against the Baltimore Orioles. Chris Schommer Sat, May 14th | |
| Cardinals 2B Tommy Edman went 1-for-4 Friday night, tripling in the Cardinals' 3-2 win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Sat, May 7th | Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows is dealing with an inner ear infection. Matthew Terelle Fri, May 13th | |
| Cardinals 2B Tommy Edman went 3-for-5 Thursday, doubling, scoring one run, and driving in three runs in the Cardinals' 7-1 win over the Giants. Chris Schommer Fri, May 6th | Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows went 0-for-4 in a 5-3 loss to the A's on Thursday. Matthew Terelle Thu, May 12th | |
| Notes | ||
| There's a lot to like here. The biggest draws are speed and multi-position (OF/2B) eligibility. Edman stole 30 bases last year, tying for fourth in MLB. Statcast says he's in the 92nd percentile for sprint speed. There's a little bit of power here, too. Edman hit only 11 HRs last year but clubbed 41 doubles. Edman has a .272 batting average over three seasons, and there could be room for growth there. His contact rate improved to 85% last year, and he sprays hits to both sides of the diamond. Edman doesn't take many walks, but that's a minor nit to pick. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | On the one hand, Meadows largely bounced back from the horror story that was the abbreviated 2020 season. His strikeout rate normalized, his power returned, and his playing time stabilized. The glaring exception was that he could not correct his sudden struggles against lefties. In 2019, Meadows slashed .275/.316/.521 against southpaws. Last year, he slashed just .198/.270/.293 against them. Even if Meadows's overall numbers are passable, it seems unlikely that a team like the Rays are going to let a player who is merely an average defender continue to keep an everyday job when he's virtually useless against left-handed throwers. That would still leave Meadows on the strong side of a platoon, but if he does begin to sit more regularly, his counting stats will take a hit, and fantasy managers should be aware of that before they select him in their drafts. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
