Who Should I Draft?
Willson Contreras or Byron Buxton (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN  | Willson Contreras C,DH - CHC  | |
Expert |
64% Recommended by 14 of 22 experts |
36% Recommended by 8 of 22 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 79 | # 85 |
| Best Rank | # 52 | # 59 |
| Worst Rank | # 105 | # 188 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 121 | # 120 |
| Best Rank | # 106 | # 109 |
| Worst Rank | # 135 | # 134 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 71 | 63 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 18 |
| RBI | 72 | 64 |
| Stolen Bases | 17 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .254 | .258 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 78 | # 80 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 79 | # 82 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 52 | # 96 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 85 | # 86 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 59 | # 79 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 78 | # 126 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 76 | # 84 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 78 | # 82 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 77 | # 98 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 69 | # 76 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 77 | # 84 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 105 | # 188 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 74 | # 80 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 75 | # 88 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 66 | # 59 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 93 | # 72 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 93 | # 74 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 80 | # 75 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 88 | # 83 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 88 | # 87 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 89 | # 88 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 91 | # 90 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Willson Contreras C,DH - CHC | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 130 | 189 |
| Runs | 19 | 37 |
| Hits | 33 | 46 |
| Singles | 17 | 29 |
| Doubles | 3 | 10 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 13 | 7 |
| RBI | 27 | 26 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 2 | 20 |
| Strikeouts | 36 | 57 |
| Batting Average | .254 | .243 |
| On Base Pct | .267 | .356 |
| Slugging Pct | .577 | .407 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .844 | .763 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Willson Contreras C,DH - CHC | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 470 | 417 |
| Runs | 71 | 63 |
| Hits | 118 | 107 |
| Singles | 62 | 65 |
| Doubles | 28 | 21 |
| Triples | 4 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 25 | 18 |
| RBI | 72 | 64 |
| Stolen Bases | 17 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 4 | 2 |
| Walks | 29 | 45 |
| Strikeouts | 133 | 116 |
| Batting Average | .254 | .258 |
| On Base Pct | .295 | .329 |
| Slugging Pct | .489 | .445 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .785 | .774 |
| Byron Buxton CF - MIN | Willson Contreras C,DH - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Willson Contreras agreed to a one-year, $6.65 million deal with the Cubs to avoid arbitration. Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th | ||
| Notes | ||
| 265 - 30 - 20 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | 260 - 25 - 0 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | |
| 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 | Contreras has established a pretty decent baseline for what fantasy managers can expect over the course of a full season. He'll likely give you a floor of 15 home runs and 110 combined runs and RBI, with upside for more. Those numbers don't sound impressive, but they're enough to make Contreras a top-five catcher easily. Given his safety, there's an argument to be made to take him as high as second overall at the position. But, even so, there's no need to select him before the eighth round or so, as there's not an appreciable difference in the production of the next seven or eight catchers beyond J.T. Realmuto. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
