Who Should I Draft?
Tim Anderson or Whit Merrifield (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Tim Anderson SS - CWS  | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 34 of 51 experts |
33% Recommended by 17 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 27 | # 29 |
| Best Rank | # 15 | # 16 |
| Worst Rank | # 44 | # 56 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 45 | # 41 |
| Best Rank | # 41 | # 28 |
| Worst Rank | # 53 | # 44 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 93 | 90 |
| Home Runs | 22 | 16 |
| RBI | 70 | 68 |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 25 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .285 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 26 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 19 | # 40 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 32 | # 41 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 25 | # 28 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 42 | # 56 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 33 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 27 | # 34 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 25 | # 29 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 27 | # 28 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 29 | # 37 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 31 | # 39 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 17 | # 29 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 20 | # 28 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 21 | # 28 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 19 | # 29 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 19 | # 56 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 25 | # 28 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 22 | # 29 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 26 | # 29 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 28 | # 33 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 22 | # 26 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 23 | # 25 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 24 | # 29 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 23 | # 30 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 22 | # 29 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 22 | # 41 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 24 | # 33 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 27 | # 32 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 30 | # 32 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 20 | # 24 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 25 | # 36 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 28 | # 29 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 24 | # 38 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 28 | # 29 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 21 | # 16 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 22 | # 21 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 25 | # 23 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 27 | # 17 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 30 | # 28 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 30 | # 24 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 30 | # 24 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 31 | # 25 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 31 | # 30 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 31 | # 28 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 32 | # 30 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 32 | # 28 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 33 | # 26 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 34 | # 28 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 37 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 42 | # 33 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 44 | # 42 |
| Tim Anderson SS - CWS | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 208 | 248 |
| Runs | 45 | 38 |
| Hits | 67 | 71 |
| Singles | 45 | 50 |
| Doubles | 11 | 12 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 9 |
| RBI | 21 | 31 |
| Stolen Bases | 5 | 12 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 10 | 12 |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 33 |
| Batting Average | .322 | .286 |
| On Base Pct | .358 | .328 |
| Slugging Pct | .529 | .444 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .886 | .772 |
| Tim Anderson SS - CWS | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 596 | 614 |
| Runs | 93 | 90 |
| Hits | 171 | 174 |
| Singles | 114 | 118 |
| Doubles | 32 | 35 |
| Triples | 3 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 22 | 16 |
| RBI | 70 | 68 |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 25 |
| Caught Stealing | 5 | 8 |
| Walks | 27 | 42 |
| Strikeouts | 141 | 107 |
| Batting Average | .289 | .285 |
| On Base Pct | .320 | .332 |
| Slugging Pct | .464 | .435 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .784 | .767 |
| Tim Anderson SS - CWS | Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | |
| News | ||
| Tim Anderson went 4-for-4 on Friday, hitting a double and three singles while also drawing a walk. He'd score two runs and drive in another in the process. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sat, Oct 2nd | Whit Merrifield went 3-for-4 with a walk and a RBI single during Friday's 11-6 win over the Twins. Andy Zimmerman Sat, Oct 2nd | |
| Tim Anderson went 1-for-4 on Wednesday, hitting a solo home run to make it 6-0 in the seventh inning. He also struck out twice. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Sep 30th | Whit Merrifield went 0-for-2 with two RBI during Friday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Andy Zimmerman Sat, Sep 25th | |
| Tim Anderson went 3-for-4 on Thursday, hitting two home runs and a single, driving in four total runs on the game. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Fri, Sep 24th | Whit Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a walk during Tuesday's 4-1 loss in Cleveland. Andy Zimmerman Wed, Sep 22nd | |
| Tim Anderson was 2-for-5 on Tuesday, hitting a single and a double while also striking out once. He tallied one run scored and one RBI on the day. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Tue, Sep 21st | Whit Merrifield went 3-for-5 with a RBI during Tuesday's 10-7 win over the Athletics. Andy Zimmerman Wed, Sep 15th | |
| Shortstop Tim Anderson (hamstring) has been activated from the 10-day injured list by the White Sox. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 14th | Whit Merrifield went 3-for-5 with a double and three runs scored during Wednesday's 9-8 loss in Baltimore. Andy Zimmerman Thu, Sep 9th | |
| Notes | ||
| 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 | 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 | |
