Who Should I Draft?
Gerrit Cole or Brandon Woodruff (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Gerrit Cole SP - NYY  | Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 24 of 24 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 2 | # 9 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 4 |
| Worst Rank | # 5 | # 18 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 16 | # 33 |
| Best Rank | # 8 | # 28 |
| Worst Rank | # 22 | # 40 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 8 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 8 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 3 | # 5 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 3 | # 7 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 8 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 3 | # 10 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 4 | # 13 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 3 | # 15 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 2 | # 4 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 5 | # 15 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 4 | # 8 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 1 | # 18 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 3 | # 14 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 4 | # 11 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 2 | # 9 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 2 | # 10 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 4 | # 16 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 3 | # 10 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 3 | # 18 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 2 | # 7 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 2 | # 12 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 4 | # 9 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 3 | # 9 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 3 | # 11 |
| Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 33 | 27 |
| Games Started | 33 | 27 |
| Innings Pitched | 200.2 | 153.1 |
| Wins | 13 | 13 |
| Losses | 8 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 153 | 121 |
| Earned Runs | 78 | 52 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 33 | 18 |
| Strikeouts | 257 | 190 |
| Walks | 50 | 42 |
| ERA | 3.50 | 3.05 |
| WHIP | 1.01 | 1.06 |
| Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL | |
| News | ||
| There are no recent news for these players | ||
| Notes | ||
| Gerrit Cole demonstrated some decline in 2022, allowing 1.48 HR/9 on his way to a 3.50 ERA and a career-high total in homers allowed with 33. There is your knock on the 32-year-old. The rest of his numbers remained stellar. He led the league in strikeouts with 257 of them in 200 2/3 innings, kept his WHIP at 1.02, and carried an xFIP of 2.77, meaning his ratios were slightly inflated. On top of that, the Yankees led MLB in team defensive runs saved, so anything FIP doesn't take into consideration should still be positive. Cole will typically pitch into the sixth inning, meaning he qualifies for wins and quality starts more often than not, and the Yankees should win an abundance of games in 2023. He is not the clear-cut SP1 he's been in years past, but he should still be one of the first off the board. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | 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 | |
