Who Should I Draft?
Dylan Cease or Brandon Woodruff (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL  | Dylan Cease SP - CWS  | |
Expert |
89% Recommended by 48 of 54 experts |
11% Recommended by 6 of 54 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 10 | # 16 |
| Best Rank | # 5 | # 4 |
| Worst Rank | # 36 | # 43 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 36 | # 42 |
| Best Rank | # 28 | # 20 |
| Worst Rank | # 42 | # 49 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 199 | 219 |
| Wins | 12 | 13 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.10 | 3.36 |
| WHIP | 1.06 | 1.19 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 10 | # 16 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 6 | # 22 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 6 | # 33 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 13 | # 23 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 8 | # 15 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 12 | # 19 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 7 | # 17 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 9 | # 16 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 11 | # 13 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 24 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 11 | # 26 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 9 | # 16 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 7 | # 18 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 14 | # 17 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 5 | # 18 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 8 | # 14 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 9 | # 13 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 8 | # 23 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 11 | # 25 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 11 | # 16 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 8 | # 18 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 11 | # 16 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 10 | # 15 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 5 | # 43 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 12 | # 18 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 10 | # 16 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 10 | # 16 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 11 | # 20 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 5 | # 22 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 10 | # 17 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 10 | # 24 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 14 | # 31 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 5 | # 10 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 9 | # 10 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 10 | # 14 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 11 | # 16 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 10 | # 29 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 6 | # 12 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 6 | # 15 |
| Kev Mahserejian RotoBaller | # 9 | # 27 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 8 | # 13 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 10 | # 14 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 6 | # 14 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 7 | # 11 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 7 | # 10 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 8 | # 13 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 7 | # 20 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 5 | # 24 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 6 | # 4 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 12 | # 6 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 19 | # 7 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 24 | # 13 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 17 | # 13 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 36 | # 24 |
| Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL | Dylan Cease SP - CWS | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 27 | 32 |
| Games Started | 27 | 32 |
| Innings Pitched | 153.1 | 184.0 |
| Wins | 13 | 14 |
| Losses | 4 | 8 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 121 | 126 |
| Earned Runs | 52 | 45 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 18 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 190 | 227 |
| Walks | 42 | 78 |
| ERA | 3.05 | 2.20 |
| WHIP | 1.06 | 1.11 |
| Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL | Dylan Cease SP - CWS | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 31 |
| Games Started | 29 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 172.0 | 181.0 |
| Wins | 12 | 13 |
| Losses | 8 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 138 | 141 |
| Earned Runs | 59 | 67 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 199 | 219 |
| Walks | 45 | 73 |
| ERA | 3.10 | 3.36 |
| WHIP | 1.06 | 1.19 |
| Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL | Dylan Cease SP - CWS | |
| News | ||
| White Sox ace Dylan Cease lived up to that title completely shutting down the Astros over 6 1/3 innings. He allowed one run on two hits with 10 strikeouts without a walk. Kendall Capps Fri, Mar 31st | ||
| Dylan Cease will start on the mound for the Chicago White Sox in an Opening Day contest against the Houston Astros Thursday night. Chris Schommer Thu, Mar 30th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Brandon Woodruff had a strange 2022 season. He only pitched 153 innings; he missed time due to a diagnosis of Raynaud's Syndrome, which affected the index, middle, and ring fingers on his pitching hand. He still struck out 190 batters and maintained a 3.05 ERA and 1.07 WHIP, but the missed time and increased average exit velocity allowed left something to be desired for fantasy managers. The 13 wins were nice, and his underlying metrics remain stellar, but he comes with a little more risk than previously. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Dylan Cease finished second to Justin Verlander for 2022 AL Cy Young and had an outstanding year for a wildly disappointing White Sox team. He threw 184 innings, going 14-8 while striking out 227 batters with an ERA of 2.20 and a WHIP of 1.11. Sounds great for a 27-year-old who could be a fantasy anchor for your pitching staff, right? Well... Underneath that sparkling 2.20 ERA was an xFIP of 3.50 and an extremely low BABIP of .260. These metrics should give you pause as you face the decision to draft him in the 2nd/3rd round of your draft. If he gets his walks and home runs under control, he could live up to that ADP, but be wary of drafting an "if" guy that high. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
