Who Should I Draft?
Craig Kimbrel or German Marquez (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| German Marquez SP - COL  | Craig Kimbrel RP - CHC  | |
Expert |
64% Recommended by 32 of 50 experts |
36% Recommended by 18 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 56 | # 62 |
| Best Rank | # 27 | # 35 |
| Worst Rank | # 107 | # 108 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 175 | # 164 |
| Best Rank | # 134 | # 153 |
| Worst Rank | # 195 | # 233 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 188 | 79 |
| Wins | 11 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 24 |
| ERA | 4.20 | 3.65 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.21 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 47 | # 108 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 27 | # 52 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 63 | # 72 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 48 | # 83 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 39 | # 69 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 53 | # 58 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 52 | # 74 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 37 | # 54 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 59 | # 63 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 53 | # 63 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 50 | # 71 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 53 | # 65 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 84 | # 86 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 47 | # 73 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 56 | # 64 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 49 | # 63 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 61 | # 68 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 57 | # 68 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 37 | # 98 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 55 | ‐ |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 58 | # 62 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 41 | # 58 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 68 | # 70 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 57 | # 58 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 55 | # 64 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 63 | # 75 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 46 | # 80 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 61 | # 67 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 55 | # 58 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 58 | # 87 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 75 | # 103 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 67 | # 98 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 62 | # 35 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 88 | # 39 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 61 | # 42 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 106 | # 47 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 73 | # 48 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 59 | # 50 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | ‐ | # 51 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 64 | # 54 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 91 | # 54 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 86 | # 55 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 66 | # 55 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 69 | # 58 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 86 | # 58 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 63 | # 59 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 79 | # 61 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 74 | # 61 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 90 | # 76 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 107 | # 89 |
| German Marquez SP - COL | Craig Kimbrel RP - CHC | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 13 | 18 |
| Games Started | 13 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 82.1 | 15.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 0 |
| Losses | 6 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 2 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 78 | 10 |
| Earned Runs | 34 | 9 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 73 | 28 |
| Walks | 25 | 12 |
| ERA | 3.75 | 5.28 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.43 |
| German Marquez SP - COL | Craig Kimbrel RP - CHC | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 56 |
| Games Started | 31 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 187.9 | 54.1 |
| Wins | 11 | 3 |
| Losses | 11 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 24 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 11 |
| Holds | 0 | 4 |
| Hits Allowed | 189 | 40 |
| Earned Runs | 88 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 27 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 188 | 79 |
| Walks | 48 | 26 |
| ERA | 4.20 | 3.65 |
| WHIP | 1.26 | 1.21 |
| German Marquez SP - COL | Craig Kimbrel RP - CHC | |
| News | ||
| With a seven-inning game on his side, Rockies starter German Marquez took advantage of the doubleheader and pitched an impressive Game 2. He allowed just two runs on two hits and two walks while striking out six batters. Andersen Pickard Sat, Apr 17th | Craig Kimbrel went an inning versus Atlanta Sunday in a non-save situation. He walked two batters but did not allow a run. Jamie Mellor Mon, Apr 19th | |
| Sunday was a bittersweet day for Rockies starter German Marquez, who notched a season-high seven strikeouts but also surrendered three runs. In addition to the scoring, Marquez allowed six hits and three walks. He was pulled from the game after 5.2 innings and was hit with the loss. Andersen Pickard Sun, Apr 11th | Craig Kimbrel came in to snuff out a rally in the eighth inning. He would finish out the game allowing no runs for his third save of the season. Jamie Mellor Wed, Apr 14th | |
| Rockies starter German Marquez allowed three earned runs over six innings on Tuesday. His outing kept Colorado in the game, but he was ultimately hit with a no-decision thanks to a poor pitching performance from Ben Bowden in the 13th inning. Andersen Pickard Wed, Apr 7th | Craig Kimbrel recorded his first five-out save of his career Thursday versus the Pirates. It was also career save #350. Jamie Mellor Fri, Apr 9th | |
| German Marquez took the mound on Opening Day and threw four innings of one-run baseball. Despite limiting runs, Marquez did allow six hits and six walks. Andersen Pickard Thu, Apr 1st | Craig Kimbrel pitched another perfect inning with two strikeouts Sunday versus the Pirates. He earned his first save of the season. Jamie Mellor Mon, Apr 5th | |
| Rockies manager Bud Black announced Sunday that RHP German Marquez will be the team's Opening Day starter. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Mar 28th | Craig Kimbrel faced three batters and struck out all of them. He did not get the save because the Cubs had a four-run lead though. Jamie Mellor Sun, Apr 4th | |
| Notes | ||
| If Marquez ever extricates himself from Colorado, you'd probably have a bona fide superstar on your hands. As it is, you have a very solid overall pitcher who won't really help you out tremendously in any category, but won't hurt you badly either. Marquez's control is above average, and although his strikeout rate has dipped in two consecutive seasons, he has the ability to miss bats regularly. His value rises in leagues with daily lineup changes as you can avoid him at home (career 5.10 ERA) and start him on the road (career 3.51 ERA). But, absent that, consider him a back-end of the rotation starter in deeper leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | As a whole, Kimbrel's 2020 numbers were abysmal. A 5.28 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and a walk rate of 17.4%. And yet, there were some encouraging signs. Not only did his strikeout rate bounce back to 40.6%, but he was actually an elite pitcher after his first four outings. How elite? He pitched to a 1.42 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP, and stuck out 53.1% of the batters he faced. It wasn't perfect, as Kimbrel still walked five batters per nine innings over that stretch. But he showed that he still has some has left in the tank. Although he never reclaimed the closer's job despite his strong finish, it's a good bet that the Cubs hand him the ninth-inning role to start, as they try to rebuild his trade value in the final year of his deal. That means Kimbrel should at least get save chances for the first several weeks of the season, and, as such, should be drafted as low-end second closer with just a modicum of upside. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Over his final 14 appearances (12 2/3 IP) Kimbrel registered a 27:7 K:BB ratio to go along with a 1.42 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP. I'd like confirmation from the Cubs that he's entering the season as the closer before going "all in" on drafting him, but as long as he gets the ninth inning I'll be interested. Kimbrel has likely turned off many fantasy managers with some ugly blowup performances the past two years. This creates a buying opportunity. Kimbrel is a perfect candidate to draft for those who prefer to wait on saves. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
