Who Should I Draft?
Clayton Kershaw or Tim Anderson (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD  | Tim Anderson SS - CWS  | |
Expert |
65% Recommended by 36 of 55 experts |
35% Recommended by 19 of 55 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 | - | - |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||
| LHP Clayton Kershaw took the loss on Tuesday when he allowed four runs on four hits with two walks and two strikeouts over one inning in the Dodgers' 7-1 loss to the Cubs in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Jon Mathisen Tue, May 4th | Tim Anderson went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to the Reds. Brad Camara Wed, May 5th | |
| LHP Clayton Kershaw earned his fourth win of the season on Sunday when he allowed just four hits and one walk with eight strikeouts over seven innings in the Dodgers' 8-0 win over the Reds. Jon Mathisen Thu, Apr 29th | Tim Anderson went 1-for-4 with a grand slam in Saturday's 7-3 win over Cleveland. Brad Camara Sat, May 1st | |
| LHP Clayton Kershaw took his second loss of the season on Friday when he surrendered three runs on five hits with one walk and seven strikeouts over seven innings as the Dodgers lost 6-1 to the Padres. Jon Mathisen Sat, Apr 24th | Tim Anderson went 2-for-5 with a run, an RBI and two stolen bases in Friday's 5-3 loss to Cleveland. Brad Camara Sat, May 1st | |
| LHP Clayton Kershaw picked up his third win of the season when he allowed just two hits with eight strikeouts and two walks over six innings in the Dodgers 2-0 win over the Padres on Saturday. Jon Mathisen Sun, Apr 18th | Tim Anderson went 1-for-3 with two walks and one run scored during Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Tigers. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 28th | |
| LHP Clayton Kershaw earned his second win of the season on Sunday when he held the Nationals to five hits and no runs with six punchouts over six innings in a 3-0 win. Jon Mathisen Sun, Apr 11th | Tim Anderson went 2-for-5 with two runs scored in Friday's 9-7 win over the Rangers. Brad Camara Sat, Apr 24th | |
| 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 | ||
