Who Should I Draft?
Gerrit Cole or Shane Bieber (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Gerrit Cole SP - NYY  | Shane Bieber SP - CLE  | |
Expert |
75% Recommended by 38 of 51 experts |
25% Recommended by 13 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 2 | # 3 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 5 | # 4 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 7 | # 9 |
| Best Rank | # 5 | # 8 |
| Worst Rank | # 8 | # 10 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 262 | 243 |
| Wins | 16 | 15 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.18 | 3.18 |
| WHIP | 1.03 | 1.05 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 3 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 3 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 2 | # 3 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 2 | # 3 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 2 | # 3 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 2 | # 3 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 2 | # 3 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 3 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 2 | # 3 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 2 | # 3 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 2 | # 4 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 2 | # 3 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 2 | # 3 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 3 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 2 | # 3 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 2 | # 3 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 2 | # 3 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 2 | # 3 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 2 | # 3 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 2 | # 3 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 2 | # 3 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 2 | # 3 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 2 | # 3 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 2 | # 3 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 2 | # 3 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 2 | # 4 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 2 | # 3 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 2 | # 3 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 2 | # 3 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 1 | # 3 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 2 | # 3 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 2 | # 3 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 2 | # 1 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 3 | # 2 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 3 | # 2 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 3 | # 2 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 3 | # 2 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 3 | # 2 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 3 | # 2 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 3 | # 2 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 3 | # 2 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 3 | # 2 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 3 | # 2 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 4 | # 2 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 5 | # 1 |
| Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | Shane Bieber SP - CLE | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 12 |
| Games Started | 12 | 12 |
| Innings Pitched | 73.1 | 77.2 |
| Wins | 7 | 8 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 53 | 46 |
| Earned Runs | 23 | 14 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 14 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 94 | 122 |
| Walks | 17 | 21 |
| ERA | 2.84 | 1.63 |
| WHIP | 0.96 | 0.87 |
| Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | Shane Bieber SP - CLE | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 32 | 31 |
| Games Started | 32 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 197.9 | 194.1 |
| Wins | 16 | 15 |
| Losses | 7 | 8 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 153 | 162 |
| Earned Runs | 70 | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 30 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 262 | 243 |
| Walks | 52 | 42 |
| ERA | 3.18 | 3.18 |
| WHIP | 1.03 | 1.05 |
| Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | Shane Bieber SP - CLE | |
| News | ||
| Yankees RHP Gerrit Cole was tagged for three earned runs in just two innings of work on Tuesday against the Red Sox. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Oct 6th | Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber allowed one run in three innings in a 6-1 win over the Royals on Thursday. Bieber struck out one and scattered four hits. Matthew Terelle Fri, Oct 1st | |
| Gerrit Cole will get the start for the Yankees when they face off against the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wildcard game at Fenway Park on Tuesday. Chris Schommer Sun, Oct 3rd | Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber threw three scoreless innings in a 1-0 loss to the White Sox on Friday. He struck out three and did not allow a hit. Matthew Terelle Sat, Sep 25th | |
| Gerrit Cole allowed five runs on nine hits, did not walk a batter and struck out six over six innings Wednesday in a no-decision versus the Blue Jays. John Aubin Thu, Sep 30th | Shane Bieber will make his return and start on Friday against the White Sox. The reigning AL Cy Young winner has been out since June 13th. Kamran Hoda Wed, Sep 22nd | |
| Gerrit Cole surrendered three runs on five hits with three walks and six strikeouts in six innings Friday in a victory over the Red Sox. John Aubin Sat, Sep 25th | Indians RHP Shane Bieber (shoulder) will begin a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Sep 12th | |
| Gerrit Cole allowed one earned run on four hits and three walks while striking out seven over five innings to earn the win Tuesday against the Orioles. John Aubin Wed, Sep 15th | Indians pitcher Shane Bieber threw a “36-pitch up-and-down bullpen session yesterday,” according to Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal. Andersen Pickard Sat, Aug 28th | |
| Notes | ||
| Cole was pretty much as advertised in his first season with the Yankees. His ERA rose a tad, as did his home run rate as expected, and his strikeout rate fell a bit, though it remained at an absurdly high level. And, for the most part, all of his expected metrics fell off a tad from his 2019 season. But Cole's numbers from that season were so dominating that he could withstand plenty of regression and still be one of the best pitchers in fantasy. As such, he'll head into 2021 close to the way he came into the 2020 season: a dominant, high-strikeout, low-walk starter who will throw plenty of innings and who is more likely to finish as the top overall fantasy pitcher than he is to finish outside the top-10. It's a matter of personal preference between Cole and Jacob deGrom as the first pitcher off the board, but neither should fall outside the top-10 overall picks on draft day. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Bieber took the huge gains he had made in 2019 and kicked the into hyperdrive en route to a Cy Young season. He had a miniscule 1.63 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP, and took his strikeout percentage to 41.1%, which ranked first among qualified starters. Everything was exceptional for Bieber, as he held batters to just a .167 batting average, barely allowed home runs, and earned eight wins in just 12 starts. He may struggle to again find wins given the Indians' depleted lineup, but there is nothing else to think twice about with Bieber. He's part of the ultra-elite tier in starting pitching with Jacob deGrom and Gerrit Cole, and should be a first-round selection, especially since he seems to have had no ill effects from his battle with COVID-19. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
