Who Should I Draft?
Whit Merrifield or George Springer (2019)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Whit Merrifield 1B,2B,CF,RF,DH - KC  | George Springer CF,RF,DH - HOU  | |
Expert |
69% Recommended by 41 of 59 experts |
31% Recommended by 18 of 59 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 29 | # 32 |
| Best Rank | # 19 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 119 | # 54 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 32 | # 48 |
| Best Rank | # 29 | # 43 |
| Worst Rank | # 36 | # 60 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 85 | 103 |
| Home Runs | 14 | 27 |
| RBI | 65 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 34 | 7 |
| Batting Average | .287 | .270 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 33 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 32 |
| Brad Richter DailyOverlay | # 27 | # 28 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 24 | # 35 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 27 | # 33 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 23 | # 50 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 26 | # 31 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 24 | # 32 |
| Heath Cummings CBS Sports | # 23 | # 30 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 39 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 32 | # 40 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 31 | # 33 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 28 | # 33 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 24 | # 37 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 34 | # 38 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 27 | # 28 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 29 | # 41 |
| Chris Meaney The Athletic | # 25 | # 30 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 25 | # 30 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 25 | # 39 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 25 | # 52 |
| Justin Klein The Fake Baseball | # 29 | # 35 |
| Paul Sporer FanGraphs | # 37 | # 47 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 28 | # 54 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 27 | # 34 |
| Justin Mason FanGraphs | # 19 | # 44 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 30 | # 41 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 23 | # 30 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 23 | # 36 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 23 | # 36 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 25 | # 49 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 25 | # 32 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 28 | # 30 |
| Kyle Richardson The Fantasy Headliners | # 30 | # 32 |
| Jacob Gibbs SportsLine | # 34 | # 35 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 22 | # 29 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 23 | # 42 |
| Jason Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 31 | # 40 |
| Joe E Gentile Fake Teams | # 23 | # 38 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 26 | # 50 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 32 | # 49 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 30 | # 27 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 30 | # 12 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 31 | # 29 |
| Austin Bristow II Pitcher List | # 33 | # 31 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 33 | # 20 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 33 | # 31 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 34 | # 27 |
| Brandon Funston The Athletic | # 34 | # 33 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 35 | # 23 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 36 | # 25 |
| Michael Beller The Athletic | # 36 | # 31 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 41 | # 39 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 49 | # 25 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 49 | # 38 |
| Al Melchior The Athletic | # 50 | # 36 |
| Eno Sarris The Athletic | # 54 | # 26 |
| Nando Di Fino The Athletic | # 77 | # 32 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 119 | # 27 |
| Whit Merrifield 1B,2B,CF,RF,DH - KC | George Springer CF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| 2018 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 632 | 544 |
| Runs | 88 | 102 |
| Hits | 192 | 144 |
| Singles | 134 | 96 |
| Doubles | 43 | 26 |
| Triples | 3 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 22 |
| RBI | 60 | 71 |
| Stolen Bases | 45 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 10 | 4 |
| Walks | 61 | 64 |
| Strikeouts | 114 | 122 |
| Batting Average | .304 | .265 |
| On Base Pct | .367 | .346 |
| Slugging Pct | .438 | .434 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .806 | .780 |
| Whit Merrifield 1B,2B,CF,RF,DH - KC | George Springer CF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| 2019 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 596 | 561 |
| Runs | 85 | 103 |
| Hits | 171 | 151 |
| Singles | 116 | 96 |
| Doubles | 38 | 28 |
| Triples | 4 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 14 | 27 |
| RBI | 65 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 34 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 9 | 5 |
| Walks | 47 | 67 |
| Strikeouts | 104 | 126 |
| Batting Average | .287 | .270 |
| On Base Pct | .339 | .347 |
| Slugging Pct | .432 | .467 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .771 | .814 |
| Whit Merrifield 1B,2B,CF,RF,DH - KC | George Springer CF,RF,DH - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Kansas City Royals outfielder Whit Merrifield went 1-for-4 in an 8-5 loss to the Twins on Thursday. Matthew Terelle Fri, Sep 20th | George Springer went 0-for-4 in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Rangers. Brad Camara Thu, Sep 19th | |
| Kansas City Royals DH Whit Merrifield went 2-for-5 with two singles, a run, and an RBI in a 12-3 loss to Houston on Sunday. Matthew Terelle Sun, Sep 15th | George Springer 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in Friday's 4-1 win over the Royals. Brad Camara Sat, Sep 14th | |
| Kansas City Royals outfielder Whit Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a double in a 7-3 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday. Matthew Terelle Wed, Sep 11th | George Springer went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Athletics. Brad Camara Thu, Sep 12th | |
| Kansas City Royals second baseman Whit Merrifield went 1-for-5 with a steal in a 5-4 win over the Tigers on Wednesday. Matthew Terelle Thu, Sep 5th | George Springer went 2-for-2 with two solo home runs in Tuesday's 21-7 loss to the Athletics. Brad Camara Wed, Sep 11th | |
| Kansas City Royals outfielder Whit Merrifield went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in a 6-4 win over the Orioles on Sunday. Matthew Terelle Mon, Sep 2nd | George Springer went 1-for-7 with a three-run home run in Sunday's 21-1 win over the Mariners. Brad Camara Mon, Sep 9th | |
| Notes | ||
| With the Royals not expected to compete in 2019, there is little doubt that Merrifield will surpass 40 stolen bases again. He doesn't have much in the way of power, nor will he score a load of runs in this offense, but the batting average should end up around .300 once again Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | Springer is one of a handful of stars who started off their season with a rough patch. He started to turn in around in the second half before his injury, but only enough to get his final line to 22 homers and a .265 batting average. If he can stay healthy, Springer might lead the AL in runs scored along with plenty of homers and RBIs, but the speed has essentially disappeared Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| Merrifield followed up his breakout 2017 campaign with another excellent fantasy season in 2018, hitting .304 with 12 homers and a league-leading 45 stolen bases. Fantasy owners shouldn't expect him to hit .300 again -- his .352 BABIP was among the league's highest -- but he should settle in at around .280-.285 and again produce 10-15 HRs. His run and RBI totals may not be great in a weak-hitting Royals lineup, but you're really paying for the steals, and Merrifield should again have the green light on the base paths early and often for a team that will need to manufacture runs. Andrew Seifter - FantasyPros | After nearly going 40-40 in the minor leagues in 2013, Springer seemed like he could be a fantasy monster, but he simply hasn't been the same player at the Major League level. He's certainly been no slouch, scoring over 100 runs in three straight seasons while also averaging 28 home runs over that stretch, but he hasn't swiped even double digit bases since 2015 and is a career .265 hitter. He should continue to rack up the counting stats as long as he's hitting atop the Astros' productive lineup, and isn't an awful pick in the fifth or sixth round of fantasy drafts, but his once sky-high fantasy upside nows seems like a thing of the past. Andrew Seifter - FantasyPros | |
| Merrifield not only absconded an MLB-high 45 steals but also batted .304 with 12 homers and 43 doubles. That's borderline extinct skill set justifies his spot as an upper-echelon pick, but beware some regression. His batting average rose despite modest drops in contact and strikeout rates, and no speedster should hold a 14.7% infield-fly rate. Still, there aren't many .280, 12-35 hitters either. Andrew Gould - FantasyPros | It was a rough year for Springer Dingers, as the Astros outfielder deposited just 22 homers with a pedestrian .265/.346/.434 slash line. Thumb and quad injuries sapped his power late in the season and limited him to 140 games for the second straight year, and yet he managed over 100 runs for the third consecutive campaign. Caught stealing 21 times in 41 times, he's no longer a steals asset. He's looking more like a floor compiler who could underwhelm without a return to roughly 30 dingers. Andrew Gould - FantasyPros | |
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