Who Should I Draft?
Whit Merrifield or George Springer (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Whit Merrifield 2B,RF - KC  | George Springer CF,DH,RF - TOR  | |
Expert |
79% Recommended by 34 of 43 experts |
21% Recommended by 9 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 27 | # 34 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 20 |
| Worst Rank | # 66 | # 60 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 32 | # 53 |
| Best Rank | # 30 | # 45 |
| Worst Rank | # 62 | # 59 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 89 | 98 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 34 |
| RBI | 65 | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .266 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 42 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 38 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 26 | # 36 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 31 | # 39 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 25 | # 33 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 17 | # 31 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 57 | # 59 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 24 | # 35 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 39 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 22 | # 32 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 20 | # 33 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 27 | # 41 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 27 | # 33 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 33 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 24 | # 42 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 21 | # 28 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 29 | # 33 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 27 | # 35 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 26 | # 34 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 27 | # 46 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 32 | # 60 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 22 | # 34 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 27 | # 39 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 26 | # 34 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 28 | # 31 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 35 | # 53 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 23 | # 28 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 28 | # 38 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 25 | # 46 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 23 | # 39 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 21 | # 39 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 20 | # 37 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 38 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 32 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 36 | # 28 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 36 | # 33 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 37 | # 20 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 37 | # 33 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 40 | # 34 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 45 | # 32 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 45 | # 22 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 46 | # 30 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 66 | # 29 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,RF - KC | George Springer CF,DH,RF - TOR | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 664 | 299 |
| Runs | 97 | 59 |
| Hits | 183 | 79 |
| Singles | 128 | 37 |
| Doubles | 42 | 19 |
| Triples | 3 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 22 |
| RBI | 74 | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | 40 | 4 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 1 |
| Walks | 40 | 37 |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 79 |
| Batting Average | .276 | .264 |
| On Base Pct | .315 | .352 |
| Slugging Pct | .393 | .555 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .708 | .907 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,RF - KC | George Springer CF,DH,RF - TOR | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 609 | 523 |
| Runs | 89 | 98 |
| Hits | 171 | 139 |
| Singles | 120 | 77 |
| Doubles | 36 | 25 |
| Triples | 4 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 34 |
| RBI | 65 | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 3 |
| Walks | 39 | 66 |
| Strikeouts | 97 | 132 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .266 |
| On Base Pct | .324 | .348 |
| Slugging Pct | .411 | .514 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .734 | .862 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,RF - KC | George Springer CF,DH,RF - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-3 with a walk, a run scored and two RBIs in Kansas City's 5-3 extra inning loss on Monday. Luke Monaldo Tue, May 17th | George Springer went 1-for-4 with a triple and three RBI on Tuesday against the Mariners. Dan Harris Tue, May 17th | |
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in an 8-7 Kansas City victory over Colorado on Sunday. Luke Monaldo Mon, May 16th | George Springer is back in the Blue Jays' lineup for their Sunday game against the Rays. He is batting first and starting at DH. Dan Harris Sun, May 15th | |
| Rockies second baseman Whit Merrifield went 1-for-4 with an RBI single against the Rockies on Saturday. He also stole a base, scored, and struck out. Kansas City ultimately fell to Colorado by a score of 10-4. Andersen Pickard Sun, May 15th | George Springer is not starting Saturday’s game against the Rays after injuring his ankle crashing into the outfield wall on Friday. Scott Youngson - FantasyPros Sat, May 14th | |
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-6 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a 14-10 Royals win on Friday night. Luke Monaldo Sat, May 14th | George Springer was removed from Friday's game against the Rays with a left ankle sprain. Dan Harris Fri, May 13th | |
| Kansas City Royals RF Whit Merrifield went 1-for-5 at the plate on Thursday, hitting a single , and striking out once in the Royals' 3-1 loss to the Rangers. Josh Thiessen Fri, May 13th | George Springer went 2-for-5 with a double and three RBI in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader against the Guardians. Dan Harris Sat, May 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| This late bloomer has been fantasy gold for the last five years. Merrifield stole 40 bases last season at age 32. Durability is a big plus: Merrifield hasn't missed a game in the last three years. But there are some worrisome signs of slippage. His line drive rate has been steadily dropping over the last few seasons, and he hit only two home runs last season from July 1 on. Merrifield has been a terrific value for years, but it's possible he'll be slightly overpriced in 2022 drafts. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | Quad and knee injuries limited Springer to 78 games in his first season with the Blue Jays, but he mashed when healthy, with 22 HRs, 50 RBI and 59 runs in just 299 at-bats. Springer has consistently posted batting averages in the .260s or higher during his career, and he'll steal a handful of bases for you. Batting leadoff with Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero and Teoscar Hernandez behind him, Springer has a great chance to score 100 or more runs. He'll turn 33 in August, but he seems to be aging gracefully. Springer is a solid investment. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
