Who Should I Draft?
Brad Keller or Michael Kopech (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Brad Keller SP - KC  | Michael Kopech SP - CWS  | |
Expert |
65% Recommended by 22 of 34 experts |
35% Recommended by 12 of 34 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 133 | # 142 |
| Best Rank | # 71 | # 97 |
| Worst Rank | # 238 | # 258 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 306 | # 303 |
| Best Rank | # 265 | # 274 |
| Worst Rank | # 340 | # 334 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 118 | 94 |
| Wins | 9 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.34 | 4.32 |
| WHIP | 1.35 | 1.35 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 116 | ‐ |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 88 | ‐ |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 71 | ‐ |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 146 | # 165 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 141 | # 166 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 143 | # 144 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 133 | # 139 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 120 | # 125 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 144 | # 150 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 129 | ‐ |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 108 | ‐ |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 107 | # 126 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 133 | # 137 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 97 | ‐ |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 107 | ‐ |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 131 | # 147 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 86 | ‐ |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 90 | # 126 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 117 | ‐ |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 238 | # 258 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 80 | # 134 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 117 | ‐ |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 114 | # 108 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 135 | # 134 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 145 | # 112 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 156 | # 125 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 220 | # 164 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | ‐ | # 97 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | ‐ | # 100 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | ‐ | # 111 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | ‐ | # 115 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | ‐ | # 118 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | ‐ | # 118 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | ‐ | # 132 |
| Brad Keller SP - KC | Michael Kopech SP - CWS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 9 | ‐ |
| Games Started | 9 | ‐ |
| Innings Pitched | 55.1 | ‐ |
| Wins | 5 | ‐ |
| Losses | 3 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Blown Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| Holds | 0 | ‐ |
| Hits Allowed | 39 | ‐ |
| Earned Runs | 15 | ‐ |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 35 | ‐ |
| Walks | 17 | ‐ |
| ERA | 2.47 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.02 | ‐ |
| Brad Keller SP - KC | Michael Kopech SP - CWS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 36 |
| Games Started | 28 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 160.6 | 83.2 |
| Wins | 9 | 5 |
| Losses | 10 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 4 |
| Hits Allowed | 159 | 76 |
| Earned Runs | 77 | 40 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 18 | 12 |
| Strikeouts | 118 | 94 |
| Walks | 58 | 37 |
| ERA | 4.34 | 4.32 |
| WHIP | 1.35 | 1.35 |
| Brad Keller SP - KC | Michael Kopech SP - CWS | |
| News | ||
| Brad Keller (1-1) allowed one run on four hits and one walk and struck out five over 5 2/3 innings to earn the win during Wednesday’s 6-1 victory over the Angels. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 14th | Michael Kopech (1-0) walked one and struck out three across two scoreless innings during Friday’s 12-8 win over the Angels. He picked up his first win of the season.
Brad Camara Sat, Apr 3rd | |
| Brad Keller (0-1) allowed four runs and three walks on six hits while striking out three across three 1/3 innings during Thursday’s 6-0 loss to the White Sox. He picked up his first loss of the season. Brad Camara Fri, Apr 9th | Chicago White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech, who was scheduled to make an appearance in Friday's spring training game against Texas, is dealing with calf tightness. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 12th | |
| Brad Keller allowed six runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out none across one 1/3 innings in Thursday’s 14-10 win over the Rangers. Brad Camara Fri, Apr 2nd | Michael Kopech is set to make his spring debut on Tuesday. Matt Flipi Mon, Mar 8th | |
| The Royals announced RHP Brad Keller will be the team's Opening Day starter. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Mar 20th | White Sox manager Tony La Russa says RHP Michael Kopech will be used in multi-inning outings out of the bullpen. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Mar 7th | |
| Brad Keller told reporters on Sunday that he feels more confident throwing and executing his changeup heading into the 2021 season. Connor Rooney Sun, Feb 21st | White Sox manager Tony La Russa says top prospect Michael Kopech will open the 2021 season pitching out of the bullpen. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Feb 26th | |
| Notes | ||
| Kopech remains one of the top pitching prospects in the game, but he hasn't pitched competitively in about two-and-a-half year at this point. His fastball and slider are more than MLB caliber, and he had a 31.2% strikeout rate in the minors. But after missing all of 2019 with Tommy John surgery and opting out last year, it wouldn't be wise to just expect Kopech to step right back into a rotation without any growing pains. The White Sox also have depth in their rotation after trading for Lance Lynn and signing Carlos Rodon, so Chicago can, and likely will, stick Kopech in the minors to start the year to continue his development. But given their championship aspirations, he should crack the rotation at some point during the season if he show he is back to form. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
