Who Should I Draft?
Dylan Cease or Emmanuel Clase (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Emmanuel Clase RP - CLE  | Dylan Cease SP - CWS  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 43 of 54 experts |
20% Recommended by 11 of 54 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 12 | # 16 |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 4 |
| Worst Rank | # 25 | # 43 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 38 | # 42 |
| Best Rank | # 31 | # 20 |
| Worst Rank | # 68 | # 49 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 71 | 219 |
| Wins | 4 | 13 |
| Saves | 34 | 0 |
| ERA | 2.27 | 3.36 |
| WHIP | 0.94 | 1.19 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 16 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 22 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 7 | # 33 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 4 | # 23 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 10 | # 15 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 10 | # 19 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 9 | # 17 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 12 | # 16 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 12 | # 13 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 18 | # 24 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 5 | # 24 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 18 | # 26 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 11 | # 16 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 12 | # 18 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 8 | # 17 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 12 | # 18 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 7 | # 14 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 11 | # 23 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 13 | # 25 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 8 | # 16 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 12 | # 18 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 12 | # 16 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 10 | # 43 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 10 | # 18 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 12 | # 16 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 12 | # 16 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 10 | # 22 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 12 | # 17 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 15 | # 24 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 11 | # 31 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 12 | # 16 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 11 | # 29 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 6 | # 13 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 11 | # 12 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 13 | # 15 |
| Kev Mahserejian RotoBaller | # 5 | # 27 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 7 | # 13 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 14 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 13 | # 14 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 9 | # 11 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 12 | # 13 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 13 | # 20 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 13 | # 24 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 13 | # 4 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 7 | # 6 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 14 | # 7 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 14 | # 10 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 15 | # 10 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 14 | # 10 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 14 | # 13 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 25 | # 13 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 18 | # 14 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 17 | # 15 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 23 | # 20 |
| Emmanuel Clase RP - CLE | Dylan Cease SP - CWS | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 77 | 32 |
| Games Started | 0 | 32 |
| Innings Pitched | 72.2 | 184.0 |
| Wins | 3 | 14 |
| Losses | 4 | 8 |
| Saves | 42 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 43 | 126 |
| Earned Runs | 11 | 45 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 77 | 227 |
| Walks | 10 | 78 |
| ERA | 1.36 | 2.20 |
| WHIP | 0.73 | 1.11 |
| Emmanuel Clase RP - CLE | Dylan Cease SP - CWS | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 68 | 31 |
| Games Started | 0 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 67.3 | 181.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 13 |
| Losses | 3 | 9 |
| Saves | 34 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 49 | 141 |
| Earned Runs | 17 | 67 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 71 | 219 |
| Walks | 14 | 73 |
| ERA | 2.27 | 3.36 |
| WHIP | 0.94 | 1.19 |
| Emmanuel Clase RP - CLE | 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 | ||
| Emmanuel Clase led MLB with 42 saves last season, cementing his status as an elite closer and giving fantasy managers a reason to pay for saves in 2023. He pitched 72 2/3 innings, striking out 77, and maintaining a microscopic 1.36 ERA and 0.73 WHIP. He is in the 90th percentile and above in nine of 12 categories on Statcast, and even some slight regression in his overall numbers still leaves him in "elite" territory. Clase will turn 25 before the season and is locked into the closer role in Cleveland, making him and Edwin Diaz the clear top two at the position heading into 2023. 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 | |
