Who Should I Draft?
Devin Williams or Alek Manoah (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Devin Williams RP - MIL  | Alek Manoah SP - TOR  | |
Expert |
70% Recommended by 38 of 54 experts |
30% Recommended by 16 of 54 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 22 | # 26 |
| Best Rank | # 11 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 39 | # 43 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 59 | # 49 |
| Best Rank | # 53 | # 42 |
| Worst Rank | # 142 | # 64 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 90 | 186 |
| Wins | 4 | 14 |
| Saves | 27 | 0 |
| ERA | 2.82 | 3.36 |
| WHIP | 1.13 | 1.11 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 24 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 23 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 13 | # 31 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 15 | # 25 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 21 | # 27 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 27 | # 28 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 36 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 31 | # 36 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 21 | # 23 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 20 | # 27 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 15 | # 28 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 23 | # 24 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 19 | # 28 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 21 | # 43 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 17 | # 19 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 15 | # 26 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 20 | # 25 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 20 | # 25 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 24 | # 31 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 16 | # 20 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 15 | # 26 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 22 | # 23 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 21 | # 25 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 18 | # 24 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 22 | # 24 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 26 | # 27 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 22 | # 24 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 26 | # 28 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 11 | # 24 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 23 | # 30 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 21 | # 27 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 14 | # 29 |
| Kev Mahserejian RotoBaller | # 24 | # 37 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 27 | # 29 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 22 | # 27 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 16 | # 26 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 20 | # 39 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 19 | # 24 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 14 | # 12 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 19 | # 18 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 20 | # 18 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 23 | # 19 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 23 | # 17 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 25 | # 23 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 25 | # 23 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 27 | # 23 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 27 | # 22 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 28 | # 20 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 29 | # 18 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 29 | # 21 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 30 | # 14 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 31 | # 23 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 32 | # 22 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 39 | # 27 |
| Devin Williams RP - MIL | Alek Manoah SP - TOR | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 65 | 31 |
| Games Started | 0 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 60.2 | 196.2 |
| Wins | 6 | 16 |
| Losses | 4 | 7 |
| Saves | 15 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 26 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 31 | 144 |
| Earned Runs | 13 | 49 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 96 | 180 |
| Walks | 30 | 51 |
| ERA | 1.93 | 2.24 |
| WHIP | 1.01 | 0.99 |
| Devin Williams RP - MIL | Alek Manoah SP - TOR | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 63 | 31 |
| Games Started | 0 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 62.1 | 191.8 |
| Wins | 4 | 14 |
| Losses | 3 | 8 |
| Saves | 27 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 8 | 0 |
| Holds | 2 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 42 | 157 |
| Earned Runs | 19 | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 21 |
| Strikeouts | 90 | 186 |
| Walks | 29 | 56 |
| ERA | 2.82 | 3.36 |
| WHIP | 1.13 | 1.11 |
| Devin Williams RP - MIL | Alek Manoah SP - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Alek Manoah allowed five earned runs on nine hits over 3 1/3 innings Thursday versus the Cardinals, resulting in a no-decision in the 10-9 win. The right-hander struck out three and yielded two walks in the 85-pitch outing. Owen Klukas - The Check Your Bias Podcast Fri, Mar 31st | ||
| Alek Manoah has been announced as the starting pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays on Opening Day against the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Schommer Fri, Mar 24th | ||
| Alek Manoah will face live hitters in Dunedin Saturday. Jesse Garcia Sat, Feb 25th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Devin Williams played second fiddle to Josh Hader for most of four seasons before finally getting handed the ball after Milwaukee traded the latter to San Diego. Out of 14 Statcast pitching categories, the 28-year-old ranks in the 99th or 100th percentile in nine of them. His weakness - BB% - is the thing that keeps him in Tier 2 of closers for most fantasy analysts, but his talent and abilities cannot be ignored during drafts. Milwaukee is a pitching-heavy team that will offer plenty of save opportunities. Right now, Williams is the clear choice to get the first crack at them and rack up strikeouts for your team while doing so. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | The Blue Jays took the training wheels off Alek Manoah, and he responded with 196 2/3 innings of ace-level pitching. His K/9 rate dipped to 8.24, but his BB/9 improved from 3.22 to 2.33. The concern is that his 2.24 ERA was well below his xERA of 3.31 and xFIP of 3.97. Manoah collected 16 wins and, while we can't predict those very well, he did pitch over 6 innings on average, making him a solid pick in QS leagues as well. He is still only 25 years old and should be a durable righty on fantasy staffs in 2023. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
