Who Should I Draft?
Brad Hand or Ryan Pressly (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ryan Pressly RP - HOU  | Brad Hand RP - WSH  | |
Expert |
76% Recommended by 38 of 50 experts |
24% Recommended by 12 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 39 | # 47 |
| Best Rank | # 21 | # 28 |
| Worst Rank | # 77 | # 79 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 105 | # 104 |
| Best Rank | # 103 | # 93 |
| Worst Rank | # 131 | # 126 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 75 | 78 |
| Wins | 3 | 4 |
| Saves | 29 | 24 |
| ERA | 3.28 | 3.52 |
| WHIP | 1.15 | 1.14 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 36 | # 44 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 45 | # 50 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 29 | # 43 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 37 | # 67 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 33 | # 51 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 40 | # 45 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 50 | # 54 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 42 | # 55 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 36 | # 40 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 45 | # 51 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 32 | # 46 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 37 | # 45 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 21 | # 54 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 37 | # 48 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 37 | # 61 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 42 | # 48 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 25 | # 48 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 37 | # 51 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 36 | # 45 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 41 | # 46 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 59 | # 64 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 25 | # 48 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 44 | # 46 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 32 | # 42 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 25 | # 44 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 39 | # 44 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 47 | # 59 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 37 | # 54 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 34 | # 43 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 45 | # 47 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 38 | # 45 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 46 | # 48 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 45 | # 46 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 35 | # 44 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 38 | # 40 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 41 | # 46 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 24 | # 40 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 41 | # 79 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 47 | # 28 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 37 | # 34 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 48 | # 36 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 39 | # 37 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 38 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 48 | # 41 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 44 | # 41 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 58 | # 42 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 47 | # 46 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 50 | # 48 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 68 | # 50 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 77 | # 65 |
| Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | Brad Hand RP - WSH | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 23 | 23 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 21.0 | 22.1 |
| Wins | 1 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 12 | 16 |
| Blown Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 22 | 13 |
| Earned Runs | 9 | 5 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 29 | 29 |
| Walks | 7 | 4 |
| ERA | 3.86 | 2.05 |
| WHIP | 1.38 | 0.77 |
| Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | Brad Hand RP - WSH | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 62 | 62 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 60.7 | 60.5 |
| Wins | 3 | 4 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 29 | 24 |
| Blown Saves | 14 | 3 |
| Holds | 5 | 4 |
| Hits Allowed | 53 | 51 |
| Earned Runs | 22 | 24 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 75 | 78 |
| Walks | 17 | 18 |
| ERA | 3.28 | 3.52 |
| WHIP | 1.15 | 1.14 |
| Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | Brad Hand RP - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Astros reliever Ryan Pressly took over in the ninth inning against the Mariners on Saturday and preserved the shutout. He induced a strikeout and two groundouts to end the game and earn his first save of the season. Andersen Pickard Sun, Apr 18th | Brad Hand entered the 9th inning with a 1-0 lead and locked down his third save of the season. He pitched a scoreless 9th inning with one walk. Corbin Young Wed, Apr 21st | |
| Astros reliever Ryan Pressly looked solid on Wednesday, throwing just 12 pitches (nine strikes) out of the bullpen. Houston ultimately lost, but Pressly himself struck out one batter and allowed just one hit. Andersen Pickard Thu, Apr 15th | With a one-run lead, Brad Hand entered the 9th inning and locked down his second save of the season. Hand allowed one hit with zero walks or strikeouts. Corbin Young Tue, Apr 20th | |
| Astros reliever Ryan Pressly took over in the eighth inning of a tie game against the Angels on Tuesday. He was solid in relief, allowing just two hits and zero runs over two innings. He struck out two batters, as well. Pressly's stability out of the bullpen allowed time for Houston to score two runs in the top of the ninth, giving the Astros the victory and Pressly his first win of the season. Andersen Pickard Tue, Apr 6th | In a 0-0 tie game, Brad Hand pitched a scoreless 9th inning with one hit and one strikeout. Then Kyle Schwarber hit a walk-off home run, which landed Hand the win. Corbin Young Fri, Apr 16th | |
| Astros manager Dusty Baker says RHP Ryan Pressly is "fine" despite the fact he hasn't appeared in a game since March 11th. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Mar 21st | Brad Hand earned his first save of the season but labored a bit with 26 pitches. Hand allowed one hit and one walk with two strikeouts. Corbin Young Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Astros manager Dusty Baker said Ryan Pressly is “the leader” to the be closer. Brad Camara Sat, Feb 20th | Brad Hand came in the ninth inning of a non-save situation. Hand pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout in his first appearance of 2021. Corbin Young Sun, Apr 11th | |
| Notes | ||
| Pressly had his usual solid season, but got the benefit of closing for the Astros after Roberto Osuna's injury. His numbers fell off a bit from the previous two years (his 1.33 WHIP was particularly out of character), but he will almost certainly rebound from the .365 BABIP he allowed. He's slated to again be the Astros' closer, and as such, should provide plenty of saves while giving fantasy managers positive value in ratios. That makes him one of the few reliable closers worth drafting at more than a late-round price. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Hand joins the Nationals on a one-year deal after Cleveland declined his option. His velocity declined a bit last season, but the league's collective lack of interest in Hand is surprising, given that he's coming off one of the best seasons of his career, led the league in saves, has been a top-10 reliever over the last five seasons, and is a lefty. Dave Martinez wants Hand to be the Nationals' closer based on his comments, but it's unclear whether he'll be the sole option. The Nationals barely have another lefty reliever in their bullpen, let alone a reliable one, so chances are that Hand will be deployed earlier in the game if the opposing team has multiple left-handed hitters due up. All that to say that Hand is a reliable reliever who you should draft for his overall numbers, but he may provide fewer saves than most traditional closers. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
