Who Should I Draft?
Wil Myers or Byron Buxton (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN  | Wil Myers 1B,LF,CF,RF - SD  | |
Expert |
54% Recommended by 27 of 50 experts |
46% Recommended by 23 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 73 | # 74 |
| Best Rank | # 43 | # 49 |
| Worst Rank | # 112 | # 111 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 128 | # 122 |
| Best Rank | # 108 | # 110 |
| Worst Rank | # 135 | # 151 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 71 | 74 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 26 |
| RBI | 72 | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 13 |
| Batting Average | .253 | .251 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 49 | # 74 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 46 | # 87 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 67 | # 77 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 91 | # 97 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 51 | # 67 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 81 | # 82 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 68 | # 91 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 75 | # 87 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 43 | # 84 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 77 | # 95 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 66 | # 69 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 61 | # 86 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 69 | # 71 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 69 | # 73 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 67 | # 74 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 54 | # 83 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 68 | # 78 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 75 | # 91 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 63 | # 78 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 75 | # 90 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 55 | # 57 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 66 | # 80 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 46 | # 51 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 76 | # 105 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 71 | # 74 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 72 | # 80 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 59 | # 82 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 76 | # 49 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 106 | # 52 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 58 | # 55 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 100 | # 55 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 75 | # 60 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 90 | # 61 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 87 | # 63 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 84 | # 64 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 101 | # 67 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 84 | # 68 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 77 | # 71 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 78 | # 71 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 76 | # 71 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 77 | # 72 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 102 | # 73 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 80 | # 75 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 77 | # 75 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 77 | # 76 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 88 | # 78 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 83 | # 82 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 86 | # 85 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 98 | # 86 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 112 | # 111 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Wil Myers 1B,LF,CF,RF - SD | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 130 | 198 |
| Runs | 19 | 34 |
| Hits | 33 | 57 |
| Singles | 17 | 26 |
| Doubles | 3 | 14 |
| Triples | 0 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 15 |
| RBI | 27 | 40 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 2 | 18 |
| Strikeouts | 36 | 56 |
| Batting Average | .254 | .288 |
| On Base Pct | .267 | .353 |
| Slugging Pct | .577 | .606 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .844 | .959 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Wil Myers 1B,LF,CF,RF - SD | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 473 | 514 |
| Runs | 71 | 74 |
| Hits | 119 | 128 |
| Singles | 63 | 71 |
| Doubles | 28 | 28 |
| Triples | 4 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 26 |
| RBI | 72 | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | 18 | 13 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 4 |
| Walks | 29 | 55 |
| Strikeouts | 135 | 168 |
| Batting Average | .253 | .251 |
| On Base Pct | .297 | .324 |
| Slugging Pct | .487 | .468 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .783 | .792 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Wil Myers 1B,LF,CF,RF - SD | |
| News | ||
| Byron Buxton (hamstring) has returned to the Twins' lineup on Saturday against the Angels. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Apr 17th | Wil Myers went 1-3 with a single and a walk in the Padres' loss to the Dodgers on Saturday. Matt Flipi Sun, Apr 18th | |
| Byron Buxton (hamstring) is still absent from the Twins' lineup on Friday against the Angels. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Apr 16th | Wil Myers (knee) remains absent from the Padres' lineup on Thursday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Apr 15th | |
| Byron Buxton (hamstring) is not in the Twins' starting lineup Thursday against the Red Sox. Connor Rooney Thu, Apr 15th | Padres' OF Wil Myers is not in the Padres' starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Pirates. Jack Mannis Wed, Apr 14th | |
| Byron Buxton didn't play in either of the Twins' two games on Wednesday due to a tight hamstring. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 14th | Padres 1B/OF Wil Myers has been diagnosed with knee inflammation. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 14th | |
| Minnesota outfielder Byron Buxton went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer, and four RBI in an 8-6 loss to the Mariners on Sunday. Matthew Terelle Sun, Apr 11th | Wil Myers exited the Padres' game in Pittsburgh on Tuesday after making an awkward catch in right field. Matt Flipi Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Notes | ||
| Buxton has immense talent and upside, and it feel like he could be a fantasy superstar if he stays healthy. Limited to just 39 games last year, he hit 13 home runs, greatly increasing his barrel rate (13.5%), average exit velocity (91.2 MPH) and hard hit rate (47.9%). Although he only stole two base, his sprint speed ranked in the 99th percentile. The two things holding Buxton back are his health concerns - he has played more than 92 games just once in his career, and his .238 career batting average, which won't improve until he stops swinging so much, particularly at pitches outside of the zone. But he's still just 27 years old, and has the power and speed to deliver a 30-30 season in a perfect world. Just bake in some missed time into the draft capital you're willing to spend. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Myers talked openly about making a swing change last year, and it paid off in a big way. He raised his average by nearly 50 points over the previous year while cutting his strikeout rate, and ranked in the top seven percent in barrel rate. Myers didn't run as much as previous years in the shortened season, but he still ranked in the top 85% of the league in sprint speed. His average will likely come down to closer to its career .254 mark. But he has earned a bit of a leash at least with his strong 2020 campaign, and should be a fine power-speed combination who will put up solid overall counting numbers. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Made real, tangible changes at the plate in 2020, which makes me believe in the breakout. Not many players capable of going 30/15 at his ADP. All over him. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
