Who Should I Draft?
Whit Merrifield or Keston Hiura (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC  | Keston Hiura 2B - MIL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 30 | # 40 |
| Best Rank | # 11 | # 36 |
| Worst Rank | # 31 | # 57 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 38 | # 65 |
| Best Rank | # 26 | # 65 |
| Worst Rank | # 48 | # 67 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 90 | 82 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 30 |
| RBI | 67 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 26 | 11 |
| Batting Average | .290 | .259 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 11 | # 39 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 31 | # 57 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 27 | # 41 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 29 | # 41 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 29 | # 41 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 25 | # 36 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Keston Hiura 2B - MIL | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 248 | 217 |
| Runs | 38 | 30 |
| Hits | 71 | 46 |
| Singles | 50 | 29 |
| Doubles | 12 | 4 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 9 | 13 |
| RBI | 31 | 32 |
| Stolen Bases | 12 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 3 | 2 |
| Walks | 12 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 33 | 85 |
| Batting Average | .286 | .212 |
| On Base Pct | .328 | .297 |
| Slugging Pct | .444 | .410 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .772 | .707 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Keston Hiura 2B - MIL | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 610 | 547 |
| Runs | 90 | 82 |
| Hits | 177 | 142 |
| Singles | 122 | 82 |
| Doubles | 35 | 27 |
| Triples | 4 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 16 | 30 |
| RBI | 67 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 26 | 11 |
| Caught Stealing | 8 | 5 |
| Walks | 41 | 44 |
| Strikeouts | 104 | 181 |
| Batting Average | .290 | .259 |
| On Base Pct | .335 | .313 |
| Slugging Pct | .435 | .475 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .770 | .788 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Keston Hiura 2B - MIL | |
| News | ||
| There are no recent news for these players | ||
| Notes | ||
| Hiura looked to be on the verge of superstardom heading into 2020, if he could just cut back on his bloated 30.7% strikeout rate. Instead, he struck out more than ever (34.6% of the time), en route to a league-leading 85 strikeouts. That led to a massive drop in production, notably in batting average, which fell from .303 in 2019 to .212 last year. Hiura was mever a high-strikeout player in the minors. He never struck out more than 26.3% in any level and he had an overall strikeout rate of just 21%. If he can manage to cut down on the whiffs, he should be a top option at second base given his power and speed, but for now, drop him down your draft board a bit from where he was heading into 2020. He's still a borderline top-five option, but exercise more caution. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
