Who Should I Draft?
Whit Merrifield or Javier Baez (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC  | Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET  | |
Expert |
93% Recommended by 40 of 43 experts |
7% Recommended by 3 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 27 | # 46 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 31 |
| Worst Rank | # 66 | # 78 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 32 | # 69 |
| Best Rank | # 30 | # 59 |
| Worst Rank | # 62 | # 136 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 89 | 80 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 28 |
| RBI | 65 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 15 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .254 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 49 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 43 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 26 | # 47 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 31 | # 60 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 25 | # 54 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 17 | # 46 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 37 | # 41 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 37 | # 49 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 24 | # 40 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 36 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 22 | # 48 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 20 | # 40 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 27 | # 78 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 45 | # 50 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 27 | # 54 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 42 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 24 | # 41 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 21 | # 43 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 29 | # 44 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 27 | # 45 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 26 | # 45 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 27 | # 55 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 32 | # 45 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 22 | # 47 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 27 | # 49 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 26 | # 43 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 28 | # 46 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 35 | # 41 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 40 | # 60 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 23 | # 39 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 28 | # 40 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 36 | # 47 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 46 | # 63 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 25 | # 33 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 23 | # 55 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 36 | # 67 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 21 | # 46 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 20 | # 31 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 45 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 45 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 45 | # 44 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 57 | # 39 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 66 | # 63 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 664 | 502 |
| Runs | 97 | 80 |
| Hits | 183 | 133 |
| Singles | 128 | 82 |
| Doubles | 42 | 18 |
| Triples | 3 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 31 |
| RBI | 74 | 87 |
| Stolen Bases | 40 | 18 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 5 |
| Walks | 40 | 28 |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 184 |
| Batting Average | .276 | .265 |
| On Base Pct | .315 | .319 |
| Slugging Pct | .393 | .494 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .708 | .813 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 609 | 558 |
| Runs | 89 | 80 |
| Hits | 171 | 142 |
| Singles | 120 | 85 |
| Doubles | 36 | 26 |
| Triples | 4 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 28 |
| RBI | 65 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 15 |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 5 |
| Walks | 39 | 29 |
| Strikeouts | 97 | 183 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .254 |
| On Base Pct | .324 | .291 |
| Slugging Pct | .411 | .461 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .734 | .752 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Javier Baez 2B,SS - DET | |
| News | ||
| Whit Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Kansas City's 5-3 loss to Oakland on Sunday. Luke Monaldo Mon, Jun 27th | Javier Baez went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in a 5-1 win over Arizona on Friday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Jun 25th | |
| Whit Merrifield went 3-for-5 with a run scored and a stolen base in Kansas City’s 5-1 win in Oakland on Friday. Luke Monaldo Sat, Jun 18th | Javier Baez went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer in a 6-2 loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday. Matthew Terelle Wed, Jun 22nd | |
| Whit Merrifield went 1-for-3 with an RBI in Kansas City’s 6-2 loss in San Francisco on Monday. Luke Monaldo Tue, Jun 14th | Javier Baez went 3-for-5 with a triple, a homer, two runs, and an RBI in a 5-4 loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday. Matthew Terelle Tue, Jun 21st | |
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-4 with a run scored in Kansas City’s 6-4 loss to Baltimore on Saturday. Luke Monaldo Sun, Jun 12th | Javier Baez went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run, and two steals in a 7-3 win over the Rangers on Sunday. Matthew Terelle Sun, Jun 19th | |
| Whit Merrifield went 2-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Kansas City’s 8-4 win against the Blue Jays on Wednesday. Luke Monaldo Wed, Jun 8th | Javier Baez went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 14-7 win over the Rangers on Saturday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Jun 18th | |
| 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 | The free-swinging middle infielder signed a six-year, $140 million contract with the Tigers. Baez led the NL with 184 strikeouts last year but also belted 31 homers, had 87 RBI and 80 runs, and batted a respectable .265. This is a strange, volatile skill set, but Baez can usually be counted on to provide help with the counting stats. He won't hurt you in leagues that use batting average, but his unwillingness to take a walk becomes a liability in OBP leagues. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
