Who Should I Draft?
Adam Wainwright or Aaron Civale (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Adam Wainwright SP - STL  | Aaron Civale SP - CLE  | |
Expert |
83% Recommended by 35 of 42 experts |
17% Recommended by 7 of 42 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 72 | # 90 |
| Best Rank | # 50 | # 64 |
| Worst Rank | # 228 | # 218 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 138 | # 197 |
| Best Rank | # 129 | # 181 |
| Worst Rank | # 190 | # 261 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 143 | 139 |
| Wins | 11 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.14 | 4.47 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.27 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 60 | # 77 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 52 | # 69 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 87 | ‐ |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 69 | # 84 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 70 | # 114 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 83 | # 85 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 95 | # 99 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 75 | # 83 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 70 | # 85 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 60 | # 93 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 74 | # 83 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 81 | # 96 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 75 | # 91 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 58 | # 94 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 70 | # 86 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 68 | # 87 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 78 | # 116 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 80 | # 94 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 76 | # 87 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 70 | # 98 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 81 | # 108 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 66 | # 90 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 58 | # 90 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 69 | # 118 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 152 | # 170 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 50 | # 72 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 51 | # 108 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 73 | # 91 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 85 | # 175 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 85 | # 132 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 51 | ‐ |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 59 | # 86 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 53 | # 86 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 83 | # 94 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 90 | # 111 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 72 | # 71 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 85 | # 72 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 97 | # 72 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 98 | # 78 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 99 | # 70 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 102 | # 64 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 228 | # 218 |
| Adam Wainwright SP - STL | Aaron Civale SP - CLE | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 32 | 21 |
| Games Started | 32 | 21 |
| Innings Pitched | 206.2 | 124.1 |
| Wins | 17 | 12 |
| Losses | 7 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 168 | 109 |
| Earned Runs | 70 | 55 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 21 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 174 | 99 |
| Walks | 50 | 31 |
| ERA | 3.05 | 3.98 |
| WHIP | 1.06 | 1.13 |
| Adam Wainwright SP - STL | Aaron Civale SP - CLE | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 29 |
| Games Started | 29 | 28 |
| Innings Pitched | 177.3 | 165.6 |
| Wins | 11 | 10 |
| Losses | 10 | 11 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 171 | 166 |
| Earned Runs | 82 | 82 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 24 | 28 |
| Strikeouts | 143 | 139 |
| Walks | 52 | 44 |
| ERA | 4.14 | 4.47 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.27 |
| Adam Wainwright SP - STL | Aaron Civale SP - CLE | |
| News | ||
| Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright tossed seven innings of one run ball Friday, scattering four hits while also walking three and striking out three in the Cardinals' 5-3 win over the Pirates. Chris Schommer Sat, May 21st | The Cleveland Guardians placed pitcher Aaron Civale on the 15-day IL Wednesday night with a sore left glute. He was injured in Friday’s game while attempting to make a play at first base. Jesse Garcia Thu, May 26th | |
| Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright allowed just two runs, three hits, and two walks over six innings of work against the Giants on Sunday evening. He struck out five batters and earned the win as St. Louis ultimately clobbered San Francisco by a score of 15-6. Andersen Pickard Mon, May 16th | Aaron Civale left his start Friday night against the Tigers in the seventh inning after he fell while attempting to field the ball. Before that, he was having his best start of the season, giving up only three hits and one walk in 6 1/3 innings while striking out three. Kelly Kirby Fri, May 20th | |
| As announced by the team Friday afternoon, Adam Wainwright has been placed on the injured list. Andy Zimmerman Fri, May 6th | Cleveland Guardians right-hander Aaron Civale allowed six runs over 4 2/3 innings of work in a 12-8 loss to the Twins on Friday. He struck out five and walked two. Matthew Terelle Sat, May 14th | |
| Cardinals SP Adam Wainwright was excellent on the mound Wednesday, allowing zero runs on one hit while also walking one and striking out two in seven innings pitched in the Cardinals' 10-0 win over the Royals. Chris Schommer Wed, May 4th | The Cleveland Guardians versus Chicago White Sox game was postponed on Wednesday afternoon due to multiple positive Covid tests within the Cleveland organization. Kelly Kirby Wed, May 11th | |
| Cardinals starting pitcher Adam Wainwright struggled on the mound Friday, allowing three runs on four hits while also walking five and striking out four in six innings pitched in the Cardinals' 6-2 loss to the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Sat, Apr 30th | Cleveland Guardians right-hander Aaron Civale allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings of work in a 6-5 win over the Blue Jays on Thursday. Civale struck out eight and walked none in the start. Matthew Terelle Thu, May 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| Wainwright found the fountain of youth last year, pitching to a 3.05 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP and totaling 17 wins, his most since 2014. He benefitted greatly from the weak NL Central and an outstanding defense, but the bottom line is that Wainwright was just . . . good. His curveball remained effective, his sinker worked well, and he topped 200 innings pitched. Expecting this again as he enters his age-41 season would be overly optimistic, but if you have a strong staff and just need a filler for the back end of your rotation, then Wainwright is your guy. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | It should be pretty accepted by now that Civale is not going to morph into an above-average fantasy starter. His velocity is sub-par, his strikeout rate is mediocre at best, and he'll be pitching behind one of the worst lineups in baseball. His FIP, xFIP, and xERA all suggest that he was lucky last year, so really, if you're looking for reasons to be optimistic that Civale can take a leap forward, there just aren't any from last year. Spend your draft capital on someone with more upside, even in the later rounds. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
