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Trea Turner or Francisco Lindor (2019)

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Experts' Pick
 
  Trea Turner
SS - WSH
Trea Turner
Francisco Lindor
SS - CLE
Francisco Lindor
Expert
Recommendation
85%
Recommended by
50 of 59 experts
15%
Recommended by
9 of 59 experts
Rankings 
   
ECR# 6# 20
Best Rank# 3# 3
Worst Rank# 20# 98
   
ADP 
   
Composite# 8# 12
Best Rank# 6# 10
Worst Rank# 10# 20
   
Projections 
   
Runs97100
Home Runs1829
RBI7081
Stolen Bases4517
Batting Average.282.285
   
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  Trea Turner
SS - WSH
Trea Turner
Francisco Lindor
SS - CLE
Francisco Lindor
2018 Stats 
   
   
At Bats664661
   
Runs103129
   
Hits180183
   
Singles128101
   
Doubles2742
   
Triples62
   
Home Runs1938
   
RBI7392
   
Stolen Bases4325
   
Caught Stealing910
   
Walks6970
   
Strikeouts132107
   
Batting Average.271.277
   
On Base Pct.344.352
   
Slugging Pct.416.519
   
On-base Plus Slugging.760.871
   
  Trea Turner
SS - WSH
Trea Turner
Francisco Lindor
SS - CLE
Francisco Lindor
2019 Projections 
   
   
At Bats603559
   
Runs97100
   
Hits170160
   
Singles11594
   
Doubles3035
   
Triples73
   
Home Runs1829
   
RBI7081
   
Stolen Bases4517
   
Caught Stealing106
   
Walks5558
   
Strikeouts11987
   
Batting Average.282.285
   
On Base Pct.342.352
   
Slugging Pct.446.511
   
On-base Plus Slugging.788.864
   
  Trea Turner
SS - WSH
Trea Turner
Francisco Lindor
SS - CLE
Francisco Lindor
News 
 Nationals shortstop Trea Turner went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Friday's win over the Cleveland Indians. The homer was his 19th of the season.
Mike Maher
Sat, Sep 28th		Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor went 2-for-4 with a double and a solo homer in an 8-2 loss to Washington in Sunday's season finale.
Matthew Terelle
Mon, Sep 30th
 Nationals shortstop Trea Turner went 2-for-4 with a double and a grand slam in Tuesday's win over the Phillies. The homer was his 18th of the season.
Mike Maher
Wed, Sep 25th		Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor went 0-for-4 in an 8-0 loss to the White Sox on Thursday.
Matthew Terelle
Fri, Sep 27th
 Nationals shortstop Trea Turner went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, three runs scored, and a walk in Monday's win over the Phillies. The homer was his 17th of the season.
Mike Maher
Tue, Sep 24th		Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor went 0-for-3 with a walk, two runs, and a steal in a 9-4 loss to the Phillies on Saturday.
Matthew Terelle
Sun, Sep 22nd
 Nationals shortstop Trea Turner went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Friday's win over the Marlins. The homers were his 15th and 16th of the season.
Mike Maher
Sat, Sep 21st		Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor went 0-for-5 in a 7-2 win over the Tigers on Tuesday.
Matthew Terelle
Wed, Sep 18th
 Nationals shortstop Trea Turner went 1-for-4 with a walk, a stolen base, and a run scored in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals. The steal was his 33rd of the season.
Mike Maher
Wed, Sep 18th		Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 4-3 win over the Angels on Wednesday.
Matthew Terelle
Thu, Sep 12th
Notes 
 Fantasy owners may have been disappointed with Turner's performance last year, but he still averages 20 HR, 56 SB and 106 runs with a .289 average per 162 games. Only Rickey Henderson and Joe Morgan have matched those totals over a full season. Turner is an extraordinary fantasy baseball asset and well worth a top 15 pick
Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros		Originally expected to return from a calf injury in early April, Lindor suffered an ankle ailment while rehabbing. There's now no timetable for his recovery, and it's increasingly hard to see Cleveland letting him run once back on the diamond. Investors have little choice but to wait and hope for the best, but they shouldn't expect him to return first-round value.
Andrew Gould - FantasyPros
 With stolen bases increasingly hard to come by across MLB, Turner has justifiably seen his draft stock soar. Whether you prefer drafting him or another player in the first round is largely a question of roster construction, but his odds of rewarding the investment are high. Various reports coming out of Spring Training suggest Turner could produce even more than the 43 stolen bases he had last year, and his peripherals indicate that he should improve on last season's .271 batting average, too. Even if neither happens, Turner's apparent floor of 40+ stolen bases makes him a very safe pick, especially in roto/categories leagues.
Andrew Seifter - FantasyPros		Lindor kicked it up another notch in 2018, mashing 38 homers to go with 25 steals and his league-leading 129 runs. We can't bank on a repeat performance in 2019, but with even 80% of those numbers at shortstop, he'd return easy 1st round value.
Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros
 Turner didn't break fantasy baseball the way some backers hoped, but 2017 was by no means a disappointment. His 43 steals ranked second behind Whit Merrifield, and his pop properly prorated to 16 homers over 162 games. As arguably the biggest knock against him last spring, simply playing a full season marked a huge step toward trusting the shortstop as a first-round investment. A .271 batting average blocked a true ascent into top-tier territory. Yet the career .289 hitter improved his contact (81.7%) and walk (9.3%) rates, so he should earn more opportunities to run. Turner still merits a top-10 distinction in five-by-five roto leagues.
Andrew Gould - FantasyPros		Coming off a tremendous season, Lindor would arguably deserve to be in a tier of his own at shortstop if he hadn't suffered a strained calf in early February. As it is, he falls into a similar category of player as Javier Baez and Trevor Story: shortstops coming off of 30-20 seasons who have sky-high upside but also a bit of risk. The concern for Lindor is that he misses the beginning of the season and/or doesn't run as much upon his return, but the good news is that he was so good last year that they can afford to drop off a bit and still remain an elite fantasy option.
Andrew Seifter - FantasyPros