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Who Should I Draft?

Dustin May or Jhoan Duran (2023)


Who Should I Draft? Player Summaries
 
Experts' Pick
 
  Jhoan Duran
RP - MIN
Jhoan Duran
Dustin May
SP - LAD
Dustin May
Expert
Recommendation
62%
Recommended by
26 of 42 experts
38%
Recommended by
16 of 42 experts
Rankings 
   
ECR# 58# 61
Best Rank# 34# 12
Worst Rank# 113# 108
   
ADP 
   
Composite# 147# 146
Best Rank# 122# 131
Worst Rank# 273# 194
   
Projections 
   
Strikeouts87122
Wins38
Saves120
ERA2.763.66
WHIP1.071.18
   
Misc 
   
Injury Alert--
   
Expert Ranks 
   
Andy Behrens
Yahoo! Sports
# 34# 58
   
Steve Gardner
USA Today
# 50# 68
   
Greg Smith
Superflex.Guide
# 52# 56
   
Josh Shepardson
FantasyPros
# 59# 86
   
Jeff Boggis
Fantasy Football Empire
# 58# 59
   
Andrew Gould
FantasyPros
# 66# 72
   
Wayne Bretsky
BretskyBall
# 49# 67
   
Nick Mariano
RotoBaller
# 50# 71
   
Mike Maher
FantasyPros
# 59# 65
   
Pierre Camus
Fantasy Endgame
# 41# 60
   
Andrew Seifter
FantasyPros
# 56# 78
   
Brandon 'B_Don' Myers
Razzball
# 38# 49
   
Bart Wheeler
Hail to Fantasy Football
# 61# 66
   
Ariel Cohen
FanGraphs
# 50# 56
   
Ryan Amore
Pitcher List
# 42# 64
   
Todd D Clark
The Fantasy Fix
# 51# 57
   
Lucas Spence
Pitcher List
# 54# 57
   
Brad Camara
RotoBaller
# 60# 61
   
Joe Pisapia
FantasyPros
# 35# 91
   
Ethan Biddle
FantasyPros
# 40# 62
   
Scott Bogman
FantasyPros
# 60# 61
   
Jesse Garcia
FantasyPros
# 57# 59
   
Fred Zinkie
Yahoo! Sports
# 48# 102
   
Kelly Kirby
FantasyPros
# 57# 66
   
Taylor Tarter
Fastball Fantasy Baseball
# 69# 108
   
Joe Orrico
SportsEthos
# 65# 79
   
Mick Ciallela
Fantrax
# 12
   
Dalton Del Don
Yahoo! Sports
# 40# 37
   
Julian Tarevski
FantasyPros
# 67# 51
   
Nate Miller
FantasyPros
# 72# 52
   
Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
# 69# 54
   
Travis Argo
Fantasy Six Pack
# 91# 54
   
Scott Youngson
Pitcher List
# 113# 54
   
Blake Meyer
Sports Gambling Podcast Network
# 63# 55
   
Scott Pianowski
Yahoo! Sports
# 61# 56
   
Christopher Welsh
FantasyPros
# 71# 61
   
Jacob W. Dunne
Triple Play Fantasy
# 66# 61
   
Jason Kamlowsky
FantasyPros
# 89# 62
   
Joe Bond
Fantasy Six Pack
# 64# 63
   
Muntradamus
Beast Dome
# 68# 64
   
Keith Lott
Fantasy Six Pack
# 70# 69
   
Chris Meaney
FTN
# 74# 72
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Statistics
  Jhoan Duran
RP - MIN
Jhoan Duran
Dustin May
SP - LAD
Dustin May
2022 Stats 
   
   
Games Played576
   
Games Started06
   
Innings Pitched67.230.0
   
Wins22
   
Losses43
   
Saves80
   
Blown Saves00
   
Holds180
   
Hits Allowed5022
   
Earned Runs1416
   
Home Runs Allowed63
   
Strikeouts8929
   
Walks1614
   
ERA1.864.80
   
WHIP0.981.20
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Projections
  Jhoan Duran
RP - MIN
Jhoan Duran
Dustin May
SP - LAD
Dustin May
2023 Projections 
   
   
Games Played6128
   
Games Started022
   
Innings Pitched67.3119.8
   
Wins38
   
Losses36
   
Saves120
   
Blown Saves30
   
Holds121
   
Hits Allowed51102
   
Earned Runs2149
   
Home Runs Allowed615
   
Strikeouts87122
   
Walks2139
   
ERA2.763.66
   
WHIP1.071.18
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Notes
  Jhoan Duran
RP - MIN
Jhoan Duran
Dustin May
SP - LAD
Dustin May
News 
 Jhoan Duran was struck by a line drive while pitching on a backfield and suffered a leg contusion. Manager Rocco Baldelli added that he "was moving around pretty well."
Vince DiSilvio
Sun, Mar 19th
 
 Minnesota Twins reliever Jhoan Duran has pulled out of the World Baseball Classic due to hamstring tightness.
Brenton Kemp
Thu, Feb 16th
 
Notes 
 If you ask a fantasy analyst who the Twins' closer will be this season, the most common answer will be, "Well, we know who it SHOULD be." Jhoan Duran falls into the category of "too good to be a closer." By that, we mean that chances are good that Minnesota will use him in high-leverage situations, no matter which late inning that might be. With a K% in the 96th percentile, the 25-year-old will be one of the Top 3 RP without a clear path to saves taken off the board. He's going about 80 spots before Jorge Lopez, the actual closer, and handcuffing them isn't the worst idea.
Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
Dustin May had a long road to his return from Tommy John surgery, and the rustiness was apparent when he took the mound for the first time on August 20. He has elite curveball and fastball spin rates, but he was a bit wild with the breaking pitches, which is pretty typical for pitchers coming back. Still just 25, May has a high upside for 2023, which would make him a steal at his current ADP. However, beware the innings limit that is sure to come.
Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros