Who Should I Draft?
Whit Merrifield or Eloy Jimenez (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC  | Eloy Jimenez LF - CWS  | |
Expert |
51% Recommended by 23 of 45 experts |
49% Recommended by 22 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 42 | # 40 |
| Best Rank | # 13 | # 29 |
| Worst Rank | # 127 | # 89 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 47 | # 60 |
| Best Rank | # 41 | # 47 |
| Worst Rank | # 59 | # 80 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 33 | 29 |
| Home Runs | 5 | 12 |
| RBI | 24 | 34 |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 0 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .281 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 34 | # 46 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 28 | # 48 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 19 | # 58 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 48 | # 49 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 13 | # 89 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 41 | # 45 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 42 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 35 | # 45 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 34 | # 54 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 31 | # 45 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 24 | # 76 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 37 | # 44 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 32 | # 64 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 36 | # 42 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 38 | # 62 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 36 | # 44 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 30 | # 43 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 27 | # 32 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 25 | # 34 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 42 | # 53 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 29 | # 38 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 43 | # 49 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 36 | # 43 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 38 | # 32 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 39 | # 36 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 41 | # 35 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 41 | # 39 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 42 | # 37 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 42 | # 34 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 46 | # 30 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 48 | # 39 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 48 | # 38 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 50 | # 36 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 52 | # 47 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 55 | # 54 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 59 | # 34 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 60 | # 29 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 61 | # 36 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 63 | # 34 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 64 | # 32 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 66 | # 41 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 69 | # 46 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 72 | # 37 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 93 | # 41 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 127 | # 37 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Eloy Jimenez LF - CWS | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 681 | 468 |
| Runs | 105 | 69 |
| Hits | 206 | 125 |
| Singles | 139 | 74 |
| Doubles | 41 | 18 |
| Triples | 10 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 31 |
| RBI | 74 | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | 20 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 10 | 0 |
| Walks | 45 | 30 |
| Strikeouts | 126 | 134 |
| Batting Average | .303 | .267 |
| On Base Pct | .348 | .316 |
| Slugging Pct | .463 | .513 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .811 | .828 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Eloy Jimenez LF - CWS | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 222 | 194 |
| Runs | 33 | 29 |
| Hits | 65 | 55 |
| Singles | 44 | 32 |
| Doubles | 14 | 9 |
| Triples | 2 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 5 | 12 |
| RBI | 24 | 34 |
| Stolen Bases | 8 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 0 |
| Walks | 17 | 14 |
| Strikeouts | 41 | 51 |
| Batting Average | .294 | .281 |
| On Base Pct | .343 | .328 |
| Slugging Pct | .444 | .526 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .787 | .854 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Eloy Jimenez LF - CWS | |
| News | ||
| There are no recent news for these players | ||
| Notes | ||
| Fool me once, right? Those who invested heavily in Whit Merrifield in 2019 were disappointed, as he failed to replicate the stolen base numbers that he gave you in 2018. He's a non-zero in power, but unless the steals return to 40-plus, which is unlikely for a 31-year-old, he's going to fail to give you the production that you want. There are better options at both second base and outfield that you can comfortably pass on Merrifield for. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | If you checked out early for fantasy football, you may have missed how Eloy Jimenez finished the season. He hit .325 with 12 home runs and a near 1.000 OPS in his final 40 games of the year. It gives renewed optimism for those invested in Jimenez after he had a solid - not great - rookie campaign, though injuries cut short a mid-season hot streak. It's smart to bet on a pedigree with prospects like Jimenez and Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. When you see a long stretch of success, it gives you a reason to push them up and remain optimistic in their present and future value. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Merrifield leads off the second tier of fantasy second basemen after Altuve, Torres and Albies. He won't hit 20 bombs, but we can expect a batting average near or above .300 plus 20-30 steals once again, making him a great fifth round pick. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Eloy started out rough for the White Sox last year but he turned it on to close the season, displaying the legitimate 45 homer power that he was thought to eventually morph into in the MLB. Don't be shocked if that batting average jumps 20 more points to .290 as well. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| SOME power and above average speed makes me more bullish on Merrifield than the consensus. Stolen bases are becoming more and more rare, but the Royals were second in SB in 2019. That enhances Merrifields stature in my rankings as well. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | ||
| His drop in SBs and SB success rate keeps him out of the top 5 2B for me this season. Safe pick at ADP as there is no real breakout potential. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
