Who Should I Draft?
Framber Valdez or Ryan Helsley (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Framber Valdez SP - HOU  | Ryan Helsley RP - STL  | |
Expert |
59% Recommended by 32 of 54 experts |
41% Recommended by 22 of 54 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 28 | # 29 |
| Best Rank | # 12 | # 17 |
| Worst Rank | # 58 | # 49 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 64 | # 84 |
| Best Rank | # 43 | # 76 |
| Worst Rank | # 77 | # 157 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 183 | 82 |
| Wins | 14 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 26 |
| ERA | 3.19 | 3.03 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.11 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 28 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | # 29 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 25 | # 28 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 29 | # 32 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 27 | # 33 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 14 | # 35 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 20 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 21 | # 33 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 28 | # 30 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 28 | # 29 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 28 | # 30 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 25 | # 27 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 22 | # 34 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 24 | # 29 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 23 | # 27 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 28 | # 30 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 28 | # 30 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 22 | # 29 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 19 | # 33 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 28 | # 30 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 21 | # 34 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 29 | # 32 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 27 | # 30 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 21 | # 23 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 12 | # 49 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 28 | # 29 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 25 | # 45 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 27 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 19 | # 31 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 27 | # 34 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 28 | # 47 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 28 | # 29 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 28 | # 22 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 29 | # 21 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 30 | # 27 |
| Kev Mahserejian RotoBaller | # 30 | # 17 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 30 | # 26 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 30 | # 29 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 30 | # 27 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 30 | # 25 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 31 | # 25 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 32 | # 29 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 33 | # 28 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 33 | # 19 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 33 | # 28 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 34 | # 31 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 35 | # 27 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 35 | # 25 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 35 | # 30 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 36 | # 28 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 39 | # 18 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 40 | # 35 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 43 | # 26 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 58 | # 29 |
| Framber Valdez SP - HOU | Ryan Helsley RP - STL | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 54 |
| Games Started | 31 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 201.1 | 64.2 |
| Wins | 17 | 9 |
| Losses | 6 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 19 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 4 |
| Holds | 0 | 7 |
| Hits Allowed | 164 | 28 |
| Earned Runs | 62 | 9 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 11 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 194 | 94 |
| Walks | 67 | 20 |
| ERA | 2.77 | 1.25 |
| WHIP | 1.15 | 0.74 |
| Framber Valdez SP - HOU | Ryan Helsley RP - STL | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 62 |
| Games Started | 30 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 192.1 | 63.5 |
| Wins | 14 | 4 |
| Losses | 7 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 26 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 7 |
| Holds | 0 | 4 |
| Hits Allowed | 167 | 45 |
| Earned Runs | 68 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 14 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 183 | 82 |
| Walks | 67 | 26 |
| ERA | 3.19 | 3.03 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.11 |
| Framber Valdez SP - HOU | Ryan Helsley RP - STL | |
| News | ||
| Framber Valdez took the no-decision on Thursday against the White Sox, allowing six hits across five scoreless innings with four strikeouts. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 31st | ||
| Framber Valdez will toe the rubber for the Houston Astros against the Chicago White Sox in their Opening Day contest Thursday night. Chris Schommer Thu, Mar 30th | ||
| Houston Astros starter Framber Valdez will not pitch in the upcoming World Baseball Classic. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 8th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Framber Valdez became Mr. Quality Start in 2022, tossing 201 1/3 innings in 31 starts for the World Champions. Houston allowed the 29-year-old to go deep into games, and with the departure of Justin Verlander, he slots in as their No. 1 starter. Valdez has more value in fantasy leagues where quality starts are a category because his pitching repertoire lends itself to more groundouts than strikeouts. He is no slouch, though, and will serve as a great SP2 on fantasy rosters. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Ryan Helsley used a devastating three-pitch combo to emerge as one of the top closers in baseball in the latter half of 2022. He added velocity to his fastball, resulting in a K/9 that jumped from 8.94 to 13.08 and grabbing 19 saves for the Red Birds. He should enter 2023 as the clear-cut closer in St. Louis, and if he continues to throw in the triple digits as often as he did last year, he can shore up your saves category while helping your ratios and strikeouts. He should easily be in the top 10 relief pitchers taken on draft day. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
