Who Should I Draft?
Anthony DeSclafani or John Means (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| John Means SP - BAL  | Anthony DeSclafani SP - SF  | |
Expert |
70% Recommended by 30 of 43 experts |
30% Recommended by 13 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 59 | # 75 |
| Best Rank | # 35 | # 54 |
| Worst Rank | # 101 | # 309 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 187 | # 184 |
| Best Rank | # 178 | # 152 |
| Worst Rank | # 217 | # 210 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 146 | 145 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.33 | 4.35 |
| WHIP | 1.17 | 1.27 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL60 | IL60 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 43 | # 59 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 57 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 62 | # 69 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 55 | # 65 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 60 | # 69 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 71 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 68 | # 72 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 66 | # 81 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 44 | # 72 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 55 | # 309 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 51 | # 68 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 56 | # 60 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 62 | # 74 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 67 | # 76 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 35 | # 72 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 65 | # 104 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 65 | # 73 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 61 | # 87 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 66 | # 67 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 70 | # 78 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 67 | # 70 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 58 | # 94 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 94 | # 176 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 64 | # 75 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 63 | # 76 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 56 | # 58 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 41 | # 64 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 74 | # 80 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 71 | ‐ |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 58 | # 68 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 58 | # 54 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 65 | # 56 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 81 | # 62 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 69 | # 63 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 65 | # 63 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 78 | # 64 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 71 | # 64 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 77 | # 64 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 66 | # 65 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 72 | # 65 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 78 | # 70 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 81 | # 76 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 101 | # 91 |
| John Means SP - BAL | Anthony DeSclafani SP - SF | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 31 |
| Games Started | 26 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 147.3 | 168.3 |
| Wins | 6 | 13 |
| Losses | 9 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 125 | 141 |
| Earned Runs | 59 | 59 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 30 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 134 | 152 |
| Walks | 26 | 42 |
| ERA | 3.62 | 3.17 |
| WHIP | 1.03 | 1.09 |
| John Means SP - BAL | Anthony DeSclafani SP - SF | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 30 |
| Games Started | 29 | 30 |
| Innings Pitched | 163.8 | 162.3 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Losses | 11 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 154 | 157 |
| Earned Runs | 79 | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 31 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 146 | 145 |
| Walks | 38 | 49 |
| ERA | 4.33 | 4.35 |
| WHIP | 1.17 | 1.27 |
| John Means SP - BAL | Anthony DeSclafani SP - SF | |
| News | ||
| Orioles ace John Means announced Saturday that multiple MRIs have confirmed he needs Tommy John surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2022 season. Luke Monaldo Sat, Apr 23rd | Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani is back working off a mound, according to The Athletic's Andrew Baggarly. Kendall Capps Mon, May 9th | |
| The Orioles have placed SP John Means on the 10-day IL, retroactive to April 14th. Travis Lakins has been called up from AAA. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Apr 15th | Anthony DeSclafani, who is on the IL with right ankle inflammation, has begun playing catch. Dan Harris Wed, May 4th | |
| Orioles SP John Means will undergo an MRI after exiting his latest start with forearm tightness according to The Athletic’s Dan Connolly. Luke Monaldo Thu, Apr 14th | Giants starter Anthony DeSclafani is going to be placed on the 10-day IL with right ankle inflammation. Kendall Capps Fri, Apr 22nd | |
| Baltimore Orioles star pitcher John Means (forearm) has left Wednesday night's tilt against the Brewers early due to tightness in his forearm. Josh Thiessen Wed, Apr 13th | Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani struggled on the mound Thursday afternoon, allowing five runs on nine hits while also striking out four and walking one in five innings pitched in the Giants' 6-2 loss to the Mets. Chris Schommer Thu, Apr 21st | |
| Orioles starter John Means allowed one run on six hits and a walk during Friday's start against the Rays. He tallied five strikeouts and the no-decision as Baltimore fell to Tampa Bay by a score of 2-1. Andersen Pickard Fri, Apr 8th | Giants starting pitcher Anthony DeSclafani was solid on the mound Saturday, allowing two runs on five hits while also striking out four in 4.2 innings pitched, picking up his second no-decision Saturday in the Giants' 4-2 win over the Guardians. Chris Schommer Sun, Apr 17th | |
| Notes | ||
| Means had a fine overall season with a 3.62 ERA and 1.03 WHIP, the latter number helped by the fact that he walked just 4.4% of batters, which ranked in the top four percent of baseball. If you put Means on another team, his ADP would probably rise 20 or 30 spots. He has elite control as mentioned, and an above-average fastball, changeup, and curveball. But with Baltimore, he just won't win many games (he has eight wins over his last 36 starts) and his always awful home run rate likely won't improve that much, though it may stabilize at least a little with the new dimensions in Camden Yards. Means's expected stats were worse than his actual numbers last year, so some ERA regression may be due. But he's got upside, particularly if he is traded out of Baltimore, and his floor should be pretty stable regardless. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | DeSclafani is back with the Giants after an impressive 2021 season during which he pitched to a 3.17 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. It's not going out on a limb to say that DeSclafani is not going to repeat those numbers this year, however. He's really mostly just a two-pitch pitcher at this point, with an excellent slider and decent fastball, and he doesn't have the strikeout rate to sustain the ratio stats we saw last year. But San Francisco is a good place to pitch, the Giants should boast a strong team again, and DeSclafani's control is good enough so that he should have a decent floor. Just take a point off his 2021 ERA when you consider where to draft him. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
