Who Should I Draft?
Clayton Kershaw or Tim Anderson (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD  | Tim Anderson SS - CWS  | |
Expert |
66% Recommended by 37 of 56 experts |
34% Recommended by 19 of 56 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 34 | # 39 |
| Best Rank | # 19 | # 21 |
| Worst Rank | # 76 | # 64 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 30 | # 45 |
| Best Rank | # 26 | # 41 |
| Worst Rank | # 33 | # 53 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 93 |
| Home Runs | 23 | 22 |
| RBI | ‐ | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 18 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .289 |
| Strikeouts | 176 | 141 |
| Wins | 14 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.24 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.06 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 32 | # 54 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 27 | # 43 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 42 | # 45 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 36 | # 41 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 30 | # 38 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 26 | # 60 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 25 | # 37 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 26 | # 29 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 30 | # 35 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 27 | # 45 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 33 | # 43 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 34 | # 43 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 33 | # 42 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 19 | # 64 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 35 | # 38 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 27 | # 33 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 31 | # 55 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 39 | # 54 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 33 | # 44 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 21 | # 34 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 40 | # 43 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 37 | # 46 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 22 | # 35 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 26 | # 34 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 29 | # 41 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 34 | # 42 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 22 | # 25 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 38 | # 58 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 24 | # 33 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 26 | # 46 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 31 | # 36 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 31 | # 41 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 29 | # 38 |
| SportsLine - Computer Simulation CBS Sports | # 23 | # 27 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 35 | # 41 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 29 | # 43 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 31 | # 34 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 30 | # 29 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 31 | # 28 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 32 | # 30 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 35 | # 33 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 36 | # 35 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 36 | # 30 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 37 | # 28 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 38 | # 36 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 38 | # 31 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 39 | # 34 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 42 | # 38 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 45 | # 40 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 48 | # 43 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 48 | # 36 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 52 | # 32 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 52 | # 38 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 53 | # 32 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 67 | # 21 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 76 | # 30 |
| Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD | Tim Anderson SS - CWS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 45 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 10 |
| RBI | ‐ | 21 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 5 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .322 |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 50 |
| Wins | 6 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 2.16 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 0.84 | ‐ |
| Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD | Tim Anderson SS - CWS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 93 |
| Home Runs | 23 | 22 |
| RBI | ‐ | 70 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 18 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .289 |
| Strikeouts | 176 | 141 |
| Wins | 14 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.24 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.06 | ‐ |
| Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD | Tim Anderson SS - CWS | |
| News | ||
| Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (elbow) won't pitch in the 2021 playoffs, per manager Dave Roberts. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Oct 6th | Tim Anderson went 4-for-4 on Friday, hitting a double and three singles while also drawing a walk. He'd score two runs and drive in another in the process. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sat, Oct 2nd | |
| Clayton Kershaw left Friday's game with left forearm discomfort. Kershaw threw 42 pitches and gave up five hits, three earned runs, and zero walks with one strikeout in 1 2/3 innings pitched. Corbin Young Sat, Oct 2nd | Tim Anderson went 1-for-4 on Wednesday, hitting a solo home run to make it 6-0 in the seventh inning. He also struck out twice. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Sep 30th | |
| LHP Clayton Kershaw earned the win on Sunday when he allowed one run on three hits with eight strikeouts in the Dodgers' 8-5 win over the Reds. Jon Mathisen Mon, Sep 20th | Tim Anderson went 3-for-4 on Thursday, hitting two home runs and a single, driving in four total runs on the game. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Fri, Sep 24th | |
| Dodgers LHP Clayton Kershaw (forearm) threw a bullpen session on Friday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Sep 11th | Tim Anderson was 2-for-5 on Tuesday, hitting a single and a double while also striking out once. He tallied one run scored and one RBI on the day. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Tue, Sep 21st | |
| Clayton Kershaw allowed two runs on four hits over three innings with three strikeouts in his rehab stint on Tuesday for Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 8th | Shortstop Tim Anderson (hamstring) has been activated from the 10-day injured list by the White Sox. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 14th | |
| Notes | ||
| Kershaw turned back the clock a bit in 2020, as the shortened season allowed him to let things go a bit more and add some of the velocity he had lost over the previous two seasons. The result was his best WHIP and ERA since 2016 and best strikeout rate since 2017. Kershaw isn't going to reach 200 innings pitched at this stage of his career, not with his injury history and the Dodgers' depth in their rotation and World Series aspirations. But even entering his age-33 season, he offers next to no downside. Consider this: Kershaw had probably the worst season of his career in 2019 and pitched to a 3.03 ERA and a 1.04 WHIP with more than a strikeout per inning. Draft him as a strong SP2 but bank on 160 innings. Anything more is gravy. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Anderson doesn't seem like he should be that valuable in fantasy. He doesn't have a ton of power, he rarely walks, and his quality of contact is nothing to write home about. But he's hit .335 and .322 the last two seasons, and although both numbers significantly surpass his xBA, it's clear that Anderson is going to be a plus value in that category. He won't excel in any other area, but he will chip in about 20 homers and 15-20 steals which, along with his batting average, makes him an excellent value given that his ADP is always in check. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Fresh off his first ever World Series championship, Kershaw continues to graciously ride the aging curve. In fact, he has actually combated a decline in fastball velocity by adding 1 mph in 2020 (90.8 to 90.3 to 91.6 over the past three years). Fantasy managers should also find comfort in the fact that Kershaw has literally never been bad. His highest ERA since 2009 is 3.03 and his highest WHIP since 2011 is 1.04. If seeking safety in the early rounds, Kershaw is your guy. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
