Who Should I Draft?
Xander Bogaerts or Manny Machado (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS  | Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD  | |
Expert |
89% Recommended by 40 of 45 experts |
11% Recommended by 5 of 45 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 21 | # 37 |
| Best Rank | # 15 | # 19 |
| Worst Rank | # 50 | # 82 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 32 | # 58 |
| Best Rank | # 28 | # 40 |
| Worst Rank | # 35 | # 63 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 34 | 31 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 12 |
| RBI | 37 | 36 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .298 | .277 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 42 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 54 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 23 | # 61 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 31 | # 41 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 25 | # 56 |
| Tim Young Brewer Rat | # 27 | # 31 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 21 | # 35 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 24 | # 33 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 20 | # 40 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 19 | # 35 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 21 | # 36 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 20 | # 35 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 23 | # 82 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 19 | # 37 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 22 | # 42 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 18 | # 42 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 25 | # 40 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 20 | # 40 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 19 | # 65 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 21 | # 50 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 24 | # 43 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 19 | # 35 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 22 | # 33 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 22 | # 35 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 20 | # 51 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 23 | # 42 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 24 | # 39 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 26 | # 35 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 28 | # 33 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 23 | # 42 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 20 | # 32 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 28 | # 41 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 22 | # 42 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 24 | # 33 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 23 | # 39 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 23 | # 42 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 16 | # 35 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 21 | # 39 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 19 | # 42 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 15 | # 42 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 27 | # 26 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 28 | # 27 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 28 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 34 | # 19 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 50 | # 40 |
| Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS | Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 614 | 587 |
| Runs | 110 | 81 |
| Hits | 191 | 150 |
| Singles | 106 | 95 |
| Doubles | 52 | 21 |
| Triples | 0 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 33 | 32 |
| RBI | 117 | 85 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 5 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 3 |
| Walks | 76 | 65 |
| Strikeouts | 122 | 128 |
| Batting Average | .311 | .256 |
| On Base Pct | .385 | .334 |
| Slugging Pct | .557 | .462 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .942 | .796 |
| Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS | Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 210 | 213 |
| Runs | 34 | 31 |
| Hits | 63 | 59 |
| Singles | 36 | 35 |
| Doubles | 16 | 10 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 10 | 12 |
| RBI | 37 | 36 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 3 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 1 |
| Walks | 24 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 43 | 43 |
| Batting Average | .298 | .277 |
| On Base Pct | .370 | .346 |
| Slugging Pct | .515 | .504 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .884 | .850 |
| Xander Bogaerts SS - BOS | Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | |
| News | ||
| Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-1 with a run scored and a walk in his Grapefruit League game against the Rays on Wednesday. John Aubin Thu, Mar 12th | Manny Machado singled on Monday in the Padres' 14-2 drubbing at the hands of the Dodgers. Steven Boysko - The Leadoff Batter Tue, Mar 10th | |
| Xander Bogaerts (ankle) will start at shortstop and bat third Thursday in the Red Sox's Grapefruit League game against the Astros, Chris Cotillo of The Springfield Republican reports. John Aubin Thu, Mar 5th | Manny Machado went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in Friday's 4-3 victory against Texas, dropping his spring average to .059. Steven Boysko - The Leadoff Batter Sat, Mar 7th | |
| Xander Bogaerts (ankle) will make his spring debut Wednesday, Julian McWilliams of The Boston Globe reports. John Aubin Wed, Mar 4th | Manny Machado played in his first spring game on Monday versus the Royals and wasted no time collecting his first home run. Jarod Rupp Tue, Feb 25th | |
| Manager Ron Roenicke said Sunday that Xander Bogaerts (ankle) is "still a ways away" from playing in games, Alex Speier of The Boston Globe reports. John Aubin Sun, Mar 1st | ||
| Xander Bogaerts is dealing with a sore ankle and will take it easy for the next few days. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Feb 16th | ||
| Notes | ||
| If you look at the early shortstops taken - Trevor Story, Francisco Lindor, Trea Turner, Alex Bregman - Bogaerts was able to add his name as far as fantasy value to that core four last year, but he's cheaper this year. Why? Well, despite having the breakout season in 2019, there wasn't a lot below the surface that was really different. Bogaerts is a good player, but is he that much better than the other options at the position that can be had rounds later? If he repeats the breakout, sure. If not, you're breaking even with the pick at best. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | You can't bank on the steals from Manny Machado anymore, and it's too hard to consider him an elite fantasy player after his well-known struggles out of Camden Yards. But you aren't paying for elite production here - you're paying for a bounce-back candidate who can give you first- to second-round production. The pressure is on the Padres' front office to win, so Machado is going to be surrounded by an even better offense in his second year in San Diego. Machado's 2019 was split into three good months and three really bad months. Bet on the talent in these situations ... at least for one more year. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Bogaerts had an outstanding 2019 season, obliterating his career-high in home runs and RBI and getting his batting average back over .300. But the thing is, his underlying metrics don't look all that different from his solid but unspectacular 2018 season. His strikeout rate, hard hit percentage, average exit velocity, and launch angle all remained nearly identical, while his steals (only four) continued to trend down to a now useless level from a fantasy perspective. Bogaerts is still a fine option but at a strong position and now batting in a weaker lineup, be careful not to waste too high a pick on him. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Machado now has five consecutive seasons with 30+ homers, 80+ runs and 80+ RBIs. Yes, he struggled last year in batting average but this is a durable player with a great floor and Round 1 upside should he decide to steal 15 bags again like we've seen a few times. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | |
| It may be difficult to believe but Bogaerts outperformed even Francisco Lindor, Trea Turner and Gleyber Torres last year thanks to 110+ runs and 100+ RBIs to go with a .311 BA and 33 homers. His ceiling may not be as high as the others, but he is excellent in every non-steals category. Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | One of my favorite picks at ADP this season (also one of my highest owned players). Has played the most games of all players over the last five years so there is zero injury concern. He is a lock for 30+ HRs, his average should revert back to near his career avg (.279), and should be able to let loose a bit more after pressing a bit his first season in SD. Sign me up. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
