Who Should I Draft?
Clayton Kershaw or Zac Gallen (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD  | Zac Gallen SP - ARI  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 20 of 20 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 20 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 10 | # 15 |
| Best Rank | # 5 | # 8 |
| Worst Rank | # 15 | # 37 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 29 | # 45 |
| Best Rank | # 26 | # 35 |
| Worst Rank | # 33 | # 60 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 178 | 189 |
| Wins | 14 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.34 | 3.74 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.24 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 11 | # 18 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 11 | # 15 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 14 | # 37 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 10 | # 15 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 22 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 12 | # 14 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 8 | # 22 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 19 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 10 | # 15 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 10 | # 12 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 10 | # 14 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 8 | # 12 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 13 | # 14 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 13 | # 15 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 8 | # 24 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 12 | # 17 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 5 | # 15 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 6 | # 8 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 10 | # 20 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 10 | # 15 |
| Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD | Zac Gallen SP - ARI | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 10 | 12 |
| Games Started | 10 | 12 |
| Innings Pitched | 58.1 | 72.0 |
| Wins | 6 | 3 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 41 | 55 |
| Earned Runs | 14 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 62 | 82 |
| Walks | 8 | 25 |
| ERA | 2.16 | 2.75 |
| WHIP | 0.84 | 1.11 |
| Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD | Zac Gallen SP - ARI | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 28 | 29 |
| Games Started | 29 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 169.1 | 169.0 |
| Wins | 14 | 10 |
| Losses | 7 | 8 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 148 | 148 |
| Earned Runs | 63 | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 24 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 178 | 189 |
| Walks | 38 | 61 |
| ERA | 3.34 | 3.74 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.24 |
| Clayton Kershaw SP - LAD | Zac Gallen SP - ARI | |
| News | ||
| Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Clayton Kershaw threw his first bullpen on Saturday in Arizona. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Feb 20th | ||
| 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 | Gallen built on his excellent 2019 season with an even more impressive 2020 campaign. Not only did he drop his ERA slightly to 2.75, but he cut way down on his walks (10.8% to 8.6%), which led to a much-improved 1.11 WHIP. Gallen has a 28.5% strikeout rate in 152 MLB innings, and an excellent fastball, curveball, and changeup. There's just not much negative you can say about him other than he might again struggle for wins playing for a mediocre team in a good division. But, as always, wins are fickle in fantasy baseball, and he should be drafted as a strong SP2. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
