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Who Should I Draft?

Andre Ethier or Ian Desmond

Andre Ethier
Andre Ethier (RF)
Los Angeles
Ian Desmond
Ian Desmond (SS)
Washington
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2%
98%

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ECR
141
59
Best Rank
82
29
Worst Rank
223
124
Composite ADP
154
64
159
66
142
64
174
46

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Average Auction Value
$9
$16

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AB
529
549
RUNS
76
68
HITS
149
150
1B
97
98
2B
32
31
3B
1
3
HRS
19
18
RBI
81
70
SB
2
21
CS
2
7
BB
57
33
SO
113
120
AVE
.282
.272
OBP
.356
.318
SLG
.456
.437
OPS
.811
.754
AB
556
513
RUNS
79
72
HITS
158
150
1B
101
90
2B
36
33
3B
1
2
HRS
20
25
RBI
89
73
SB
2
21
CS
2
6
BB
50
30
SO
124
113
AVE
.284
.292
OBP
.343
.331
SLG
.460
.511
OPS
.811
.846

“Andre the giant will likely start hotter than any player in baseball like he always does. Unfortunately the trend does not get better for Andre who usually falls around the 20 HR/80 RBI range. I would not be surprised to see that RBI total reach 90 with that new offence in front of him.”

“Desmond is a very underrated 20/20 SS with the potential to continue to improve every season. One of the most impressive parts of Desmond is the fact he will do all of his intangible Fantasy numbers while hitting near .300. It does not get much better than that for SS's in Fantasy Baseball.”

“Hasn't played more then 150 games since 2009”

 
 

“Insane HR/FB spike likely to regress but, at 27, maybe not much”

 

“If you?re into sabermetrics, then his .332 batting average on balls in play in 2012 should be a red flag. But even if he dies regress, another 20-20 season is not a stretch by any means. ”

 

“A repeat of .292 AVG and 25 HR is probably too good to be true. But given the scarcity of shortstops, he's worth taking a chance on.”

 
Dodgers giving Andre Ethier some rest

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Ian Desmond finally gets a breather

CBS Sports | May 19th, 7:00pm
After starting the first 43 games, Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond finally received a breather Sunday...