Who Should I Draft?
Whit Merrifield or Ketel Marte (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC  | Ketel Marte 2B,CF,DH - ARI  | |
Expert |
88% Recommended by 38 of 43 experts |
12% Recommended by 5 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 27 | # 47 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 33 |
| Worst Rank | # 66 | # 67 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 32 | # 74 |
| Best Rank | # 30 | # 40 |
| Worst Rank | # 62 | # 83 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 89 | 83 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 22 |
| RBI | 65 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 6 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .297 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 58 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 51 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 26 | # 52 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 31 | # 41 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 25 | # 48 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 17 | # 42 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 37 | # 52 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 37 | # 42 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 24 | # 54 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 66 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 22 | # 43 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 20 | # 46 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 27 | # 44 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 45 | # 47 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 27 | # 46 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 49 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 24 | # 43 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 21 | # 50 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 29 | # 53 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 27 | # 48 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 26 | # 49 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 27 | # 53 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 32 | # 47 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 22 | # 43 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 27 | # 53 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 26 | # 48 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 28 | # 49 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 35 | # 47 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 23 | # 54 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 28 | # 67 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 36 | # 41 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 25 | # 54 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 23 | # 44 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 36 | # 43 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 21 | # 38 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 20 | # 54 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 33 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 48 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 40 | # 36 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 45 | # 36 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 46 | # 44 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 57 | # 44 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 66 | # 47 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Ketel Marte 2B,CF,DH - ARI | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 664 | 340 |
| Runs | 97 | 52 |
| Hits | 183 | 108 |
| Singles | 128 | 64 |
| Doubles | 42 | 29 |
| Triples | 3 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 14 |
| RBI | 74 | 50 |
| Stolen Bases | 40 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 0 |
| Walks | 40 | 31 |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 60 |
| Batting Average | .276 | .318 |
| On Base Pct | .315 | .377 |
| Slugging Pct | .393 | .532 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .708 | .909 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Ketel Marte 2B,CF,DH - ARI | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 609 | 557 |
| Runs | 89 | 83 |
| Hits | 171 | 166 |
| Singles | 120 | 102 |
| Doubles | 36 | 37 |
| Triples | 4 | 4 |
| Home Runs | 12 | 22 |
| RBI | 65 | 78 |
| Stolen Bases | 29 | 6 |
| Caught Stealing | 6 | 1 |
| Walks | 39 | 49 |
| Strikeouts | 97 | 96 |
| Batting Average | .281 | .297 |
| On Base Pct | .324 | .355 |
| Slugging Pct | .411 | .493 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .734 | .848 |
| Whit Merrifield 2B,CF,RF - KC | Ketel Marte 2B,CF,DH - ARI | |
| 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 | Ketel Marte went 2-for-4 Saturday, singling, homering, scoring one run, and driving in two runs in the Diamondbacks' 11-7 loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 3rd | |
| 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 | Ketel Marte went 2-for-3 Tuesday, singling twice and scoring two runs in the Diamondbacks' 7-6 win over the Padres. Chris Schommer Wed, Jun 29th | |
| 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 | Ketel Marte went 1-for-3 Saturday, singling in the Diamondbacks' 6-3 loss to the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 26th | |
| 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 | Ketel Marte was removed from Wednesday’s game in the ninth inning with a tight hamstring. The move was described as precautionary. Jesse Garcia Thu, Jun 16th | |
| 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 | Ketel Marte went 1-for-4 at the plate on Sunday, walking once, and hitting a 2-run RBI single in the Diamondbacks' 13-1 win over the Phillies. Josh Thiessen Sun, Jun 12th | |
| 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 | Guys with recurring muscle injuries scare me. They're one wrong step away from missing a month. Marte terrifies me. Ever since his 2019 breakout that had all of us wondering if we'd be better off with Marte or Ozzie Albies (lol, what were we thinking?), Marte has had trouble staying healthy. Arizona is likely to give him more rest this season with the goal of keeping him on the field. He'll still help you in average, and he has a little pop in his bat, but he's one of the riskier investments in fantasy baseball. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
