Who Should I Draft?
Devin Williams or Kevin Gausman (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Kevin Gausman SP - TOR  | Devin Williams RP - MIL  | |
Expert |
59% Recommended by 32 of 54 experts |
41% Recommended by 22 of 54 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 17 | # 22 |
| Best Rank | # 7 | # 11 |
| Worst Rank | # 30 | # 39 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 58 | # 59 |
| Best Rank | # 36 | # 53 |
| Worst Rank | # 70 | # 142 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 198 | 90 |
| Wins | 13 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 27 |
| ERA | 3.29 | 2.82 |
| WHIP | 1.12 | 1.13 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 13 | # 29 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 15 | # 21 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 11 | # 25 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 20 | # 27 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 15 | # 31 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 18 | # 21 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 13 | # 20 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 19 | # 23 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 27 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 17 | # 21 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 18 | # 20 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 16 | # 24 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 14 | # 15 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 18 | # 22 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 21 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 32 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 15 | # 18 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 15 | # 22 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 14 | # 27 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 22 | # 26 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 25 | # 26 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 23 | # 29 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 15 | # 39 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 7 | # 23 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 18 | # 21 |
| Kev Mahserejian RotoBaller | # 14 | # 24 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 24 | # 27 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 17 | # 31 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 28 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 20 | # 22 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 16 | # 19 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 10 | # 30 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 29 | # 11 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 24 | # 13 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 30 | # 14 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 18 | # 14 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 21 | # 15 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 15 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 18 | # 15 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 24 | # 15 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 22 | # 16 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 19 | # 16 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 16 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 17 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 20 | # 17 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 23 | # 19 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 22 | # 19 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 21 | # 20 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 22 | # 20 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 21 | # 20 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 25 | # 22 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 24 | # 23 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 28 | # 23 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 26 | # 25 |
| Kevin Gausman SP - TOR | Devin Williams RP - MIL | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 65 |
| Games Started | 31 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 174.2 | 60.2 |
| Wins | 12 | 6 |
| Losses | 10 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 15 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 2 |
| Holds | 0 | 26 |
| Hits Allowed | 188 | 31 |
| Earned Runs | 65 | 13 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 15 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 205 | 96 |
| Walks | 28 | 30 |
| ERA | 3.35 | 1.93 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.01 |
| Kevin Gausman SP - TOR | Devin Williams RP - MIL | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 63 |
| Games Started | 30 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 177.0 | 62.1 |
| Wins | 13 | 4 |
| Losses | 8 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 27 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 8 |
| Holds | 0 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 160 | 42 |
| Earned Runs | 65 | 19 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 20 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 198 | 90 |
| Walks | 38 | 29 |
| ERA | 3.29 | 2.82 |
| WHIP | 1.12 | 1.13 |
| Kevin Gausman SP - TOR | Devin Williams RP - MIL | |
| News | ||
| Amid MLB's announcement that umpires will be cracking down on balks this season, Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman is planning on making changes to his delivery. Kendall Capps Fri, Feb 17th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Kevin Gausman is an interesting case study of how surface and underlying stats can do weird things. In 2021, he had a 2.81 ERA but a 3.28 xFIP; in 2022, it was a 3.35 ERA and 2.75 xFIP. The difference lay entirely in his BABIP, which did its expected jump from an impossible .274 to an outrageous .363. Gausman throws his split-finger fastball almost 35% of the time, which is his best pitch but also the one that can lead to this type of BABIP jump. All of that is to say that the 31-year-old cannot be counted on for exceptional, ace-like numbers. Still, he will be a solid SP2 in any fantasy team rotation, giving you strikeouts and protecting your ratios, but the variance will always play into his overall numbers. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | 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 | |
