Who Should I Draft?
Whit Merrifield or George Springer (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC  | George Springer CF,RF - TOR  | |
Expert |
76% Recommended by 38 of 50 experts |
24% Recommended by 12 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 28 | # 35 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 19 |
| Worst Rank | # 56 | # 58 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 41 | # 50 |
| Best Rank | # 28 | # 44 |
| Worst Rank | # 44 | # 52 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 90 | 100 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 34 |
| RBI | 68 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 25 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .285 | .275 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 26 | # 40 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 24 | # 35 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 17 | # 25 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 28 | # 32 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 33 | # 41 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 29 | # 30 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 28 | # 37 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 23 | # 38 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 28 | # 31 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 29 | # 30 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 28 | # 32 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 28 | # 48 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 29 | # 32 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 28 | # 31 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 42 | # 58 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 28 | # 36 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 29 | # 38 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 29 | # 34 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 28 | # 40 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 33 | # 42 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 24 | # 34 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 26 | # 52 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 25 | # 37 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 29 | # 34 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 30 | # 35 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 30 | # 32 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 28 | # 30 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 29 | # 31 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 33 | # 35 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 32 | # 40 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 24 | # 28 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 16 | # 33 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 26 | # 34 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 29 | # 32 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 38 | # 57 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 29 | # 58 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 25 | # 26 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 21 | # 32 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 32 | # 31 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 33 | # 29 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 34 | # 21 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 36 | # 35 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | # 34 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 37 | # 32 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 39 | # 33 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 40 | # 39 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 41 | # 19 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 41 | # 33 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 56 | # 40 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 56 | # 54 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | George Springer CF,RF - TOR | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 248 | 189 |
| Runs | 38 | 37 |
| Hits | 71 | 49 |
| Singles | 50 | 27 |
| Doubles | 12 | 6 |
| Triples | 0 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 14 |
| RBI | 31 | 32 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 12 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 33 | 38 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .259 |
| On Base Pct | .328 | .355 |
| Slugging Pct | .444 | .534 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .772 | .889 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | George Springer CF,RF - TOR | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 614 | 534 |
| Runs | 90 | 100 |
| Hits | 174 | 145 |
| Singles | 118 | 85 |
| Doubles | 35 | 24 |
| Triples | 4 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 34 |
| RBI | 68 | 91 |
| Stolen Bases | 25 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 3 |
| Walks | 42 | 67 |
| Strikeouts | 107 | 122 |
| Batting Average | .285 | .275 |
| On Base Pct | .332 | .357 |
| Slugging Pct | .435 | .517 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .767 | .874 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | George Springer CF,RF - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Whit Merrifield went 0-for-3 with two walks and two stolen bases during Sunday’s 2-0 win over the Blue Jays. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 18th | The Blue Jays are “hopeful” OF George Springer (quad) will make his season debut for the upcoming series (April 23-25) against the Rays. Brad Camara Sat, Apr 17th | |
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs scored in Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the Angels. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 14th | Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer, who's dealing with a quad strain, took batting practice recently but won't join the Blue Jays on their upcoming road trip. Jon Mathisen Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-4 with an RBI single, one walk and one stolen base in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 11th | Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo says George Springer's oblique injury has healed but that his quad remains day-to-day. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI and one walk in Monday’s 3-0 win over the Indians. Brad Camara Mon, Apr 5th | Blue Jays OF George Springer recently underwent an MRI that revealed a low-grade quad strain. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Apr 8th | |
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, four RBI and an additional run scored in Saturday’s 11-4 win over the Rangers. Brad Camara Sat, Apr 3rd | Blue Jays OF George Springer felt quad tightness while running the bases and has been sent for an MRI. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 7th | |
| 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 | Springer is dealing with a grade-2 oblique strain, and his status is in doubt for Opening Day, though the injury is not expected to keep him out for very long. When healthy, he's a dynamic player. Springer's batting average fell off a tad last year, but once he was past his wrist injury, he was explosive, batting .316 with a 1.033 OPS over the final month of the season. His expected statistics were excellent, as he ranked in the top eight percent of the league in xBA, xSLG, and xWOBA. Now with the Blue Jays and an extreme hitter's park (wherever the Blue Jay play this year), he should once again be in line for a stellar year. Home runs and runs scored should again be plentiful, making Springer a rock solid second outfielder in mixed leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
