Who Should I Draft?
Aaron Nola or Lucas Giolito (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Aaron Nola SP - PHI  | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS  | |
Expert |
51% Recommended by 22 of 43 experts |
49% Recommended by 21 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 15 | # 17 |
| Best Rank | # 5 | # 11 |
| Worst Rank | # 29 | # 42 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 46 | # 52 |
| Best Rank | # 41 | # 44 |
| Worst Rank | # 69 | # 65 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 76 | 79 |
| Wins | 4 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.93 | 3.92 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.20 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 18 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 8 | # 17 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 15 | # 19 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 17 | # 42 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 13 | # 17 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 18 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 20 | # 27 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 16 | # 18 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 19 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 16 | # 19 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 15 | # 19 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 23 | # 30 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 13 | # 15 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 16 | # 17 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 21 | # 24 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 23 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 18 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 11 | # 15 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 12 | # 26 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 16 | # 18 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 20 | # 23 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 5 | # 18 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 13 | # 12 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 14 | # 11 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 14 | # 13 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 15 | # 11 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 16 | # 15 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 16 | # 15 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 16 | # 12 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 17 | # 13 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 17 | # 12 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 17 | # 16 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 18 | # 15 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 19 | # 16 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 17 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 20 | # 16 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 21 | # 14 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 21 | # 17 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 22 | # 16 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 22 | # 14 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 27 | # 26 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 29 | # 16 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 29 | # 21 |
| Aaron Nola SP - PHI | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 34 | 29 |
| Games Started | 34 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 202.1 | 177.3 |
| Wins | 12 | 14 |
| Losses | 7 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 176 | 131 |
| Earned Runs | 87 | 67 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 27 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 229 | 228 |
| Walks | 80 | 57 |
| ERA | 3.87 | 3.41 |
| WHIP | 1.27 | 1.06 |
| Aaron Nola SP - PHI | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 11 |
| Games Started | 12 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 70.5 | 67.1 |
| Wins | 4 | 5 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 64 | 56 |
| Earned Runs | 31 | 29 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 76 | 79 |
| Walks | 25 | 24 |
| ERA | 3.93 | 3.92 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.20 |
| Aaron Nola SP - PHI | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | |
| News | ||
| Aaron Nola has reported to Phillies camp and is taking part in team workouts. Joe Buttgereit - Fantasy Sports Nerdz Mon, Jul 6th | Chicago White Sox right-hander Lucas Giolito (chest) is expected to make his Cactus League debut later this week, according to manager Rick Renteria. Matthew Terelle Mon, Mar 2nd | |
| Updating a previous item, Aaron Nola wasn't placed on the COVID-19 injured list. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Jul 4th | Lucas Giolito (chest) threw a bullpen on Saturday and said afterwards that he feels 100 percent. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Feb 22nd | |
| Matt Breen of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports the Phillies placed Aaron Nola on the COVID-19 IL. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Jul 4th | Lucas Giolito (chest muscle) made throws from 150 feet on Tuesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Feb 19th | |
| Aaron Nola (illness) threw a 35-40 pitch bullpen on Thursday morning. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Mar 12th | Lucas Giolito is dealing with a strained muscle in his rib-cage area, and is expected to miss the first week of Cactus League play. Connor Rooney Wed, Feb 12th | |
| Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola is expected to remain away from the team until at least Thursday due to the flu, but he could return and start on Friday if the next few days go as planned, according to The Athletic's Meghan Montemurro. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Mon, Mar 9th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Aaron Nola is one of the more polarizing players in fantasy baseball, but if you're looking for a dependable pitcher who can give you not just volume, but good volume, you shouldn't be too quick to discount what Nola brings to the table. He consistently goes six and seven innings, and he's one year removed from being a legitimate Cy Young candidate. If the baseball returns to its normal form, you should see Nola return to that Cy Young level, too. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | There's a reason that you hear fantasy analysts say that you should target post-hype players: baseball is hard, man, and it takes time for players to fully figure it out. With his prospect pedigree, it took longer than most thought for Lucas Giolito to figure things out. But boy did he ever in 2019, with his 25-start dominating stretch to end the season. He looked like a totally different pitcher - but one who mowed down the league. Hitters are more often to click sooner than pitchers are in the big leagues, and if you look at his peripherals, there's not much to question about Giolito's breakout performance. As long as he keeps his increased velocity on his fastball, he'll continue to be a solid SP2 for fantasy managers. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Nola simply wasn't very good in 2019. His control took a major step back and batters consistently made better contact against him, particularly against his fastball. Whether it was an aberration for the youngster after two years of major growth, or whether perhaps Nola isn't as good as previously thought, is an open question. But given how drastically his control dipped, fantasy owners would be wise to give Nola somewhat of a pass for his 2019. He can't be drafted as an ace, but as a second starter? Go for it. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Giolito earned every bit of his breakout season, putting up an ERA that we nearly identical to his FIP and xFIP and a major gain in control. Most impressive for Giolito was his ability to limit contact on pitches in the strike zone - just 77.3%, second best in MLB behind Gerrit Cole. His raw stuff is elite, and another fantastic season should follow in 2020. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
