Who Should I Draft?
Tim Anderson or Whit Merrifield (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC  | Tim Anderson SS - CWS  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 12 of 20 experts |
40% Recommended by 8 of 20 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 31 | # 32 |
| Best Rank | # 13 | # 24 |
| Worst Rank | # 41 | # 43 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 40 | # 48 |
| Best Rank | # 27 | # 42 |
| Worst Rank | # 48 | # 50 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 90 | 94 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 22 |
| RBI | 68 | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | 25 | 18 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .290 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 43 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 24 | # 25 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 13 | # 24 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 31 | # 33 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 23 | # 26 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 26 | # 30 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 28 | # 31 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 27 | # 43 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 28 | # 29 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 27 | # 31 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 28 | # 34 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 30 | # 31 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 30 | # 24 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 35 | # 25 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 30 | # 25 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 27 | # 26 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 28 | # 26 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 32 | # 28 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 30 | # 29 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 30 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Tim Anderson SS - CWS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 248 | 208 |
| Runs | 38 | 45 |
| Hits | 71 | 67 |
| Singles | 50 | 45 |
| Doubles | 12 | 11 |
| Triples | 0 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 10 |
| RBI | 31 | 21 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 12 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 33 | 50 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .322 |
| On Base Pct | .328 | .358 |
| Slugging Pct | .444 | .529 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .772 | .886 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Tim Anderson SS - CWS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 615 | 596 |
| Runs | 90 | 94 |
| Hits | 174 | 172 |
| Singles | 119 | 115 |
| Doubles | 34 | 32 |
| Triples | 5 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 22 |
| RBI | 68 | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | 25 | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 6 |
| Walks | 42 | 27 |
| Strikeouts | 105 | 140 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .290 |
| On Base Pct | .329 | .318 |
| Slugging Pct | .434 | .462 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .763 | .781 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Tim Anderson SS - CWS | |
| News | ||
| White Sox manager Tony La Russa confirmed Wednesday that Tim Anderson will be his leadoff hitter this season. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Feb 24th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Merrifield has established an extremely strong floor, as he'll almost always be an asset in batting average, steals, and runs scored, and chip in for the remaining categories. There were some concern after his steals dropped to just 20 in 2019, but he bounced back to a 32-steal pace last year while also seeing a power spike. Merrifield is 32 years old and does not hit the ball particularly hard, but that's really irrelevant at this point. He is what he is, and with multi-position eligibility, what he is a major asset in fantasy and one of the top second basemen in fantasy. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Anderson doesn't seem like he should be that valuable in fantasy. He doesn't have a ton of power, he rarely walks, and his quality of contact is nothing to write home about. But he's hit .335 and .322 the last two seasons, and although both numbers significantly surpass his xBA, it's clear that Anderson is going to be a plus value in that category. He won't excel in any other area, but he will chip in about 20 homers and 15-20 steals which, along with his batting average, makes him an excellent value given that his ADP is always in check. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
