Who Should I Draft?
Jacob deGrom or Gerrit Cole (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jacob deGrom SP - NYM  | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY  | |
Expert |
96% Recommended by 49 of 51 experts |
4% Recommended by 2 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 1 | # 2 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 3 | # 5 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 6 | # 7 |
| Best Rank | # 5 | # 5 |
| Worst Rank | # 7 | # 8 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 251 | 262 |
| Wins | 14 | 16 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 2.77 | 3.18 |
| WHIP | 1.00 | 1.03 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL60 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 2 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 1 | # 2 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 1 | # 2 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 1 | # 2 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 1 | # 2 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 1 | # 2 |
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| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 1 | # 2 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 1 | # 2 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 1 | # 2 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 1 | # 2 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 1 | # 2 |
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| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 1 | # 2 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 1 | # 2 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 1 | # 2 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 1 | # 3 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 1 | # 2 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 1 | # 4 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 1 | # 3 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 1 | # 2 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 1 | # 2 |
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| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 1 | # 2 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 1 | # 3 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 1 | # 2 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 1 | # 3 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 1 | # 3 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 1 | # 3 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 1 | # 2 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 1 | # 2 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 3 | # 5 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 1 | # 2 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 1 | # 2 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 1 | # 2 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 1 | # 2 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 1 | # 2 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 2 | # 1 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 3 | # 2 |
| Jacob deGrom SP - NYM | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 12 |
| Games Started | 12 | 12 |
| Innings Pitched | 68.2 | 73.1 |
| Wins | 4 | 7 |
| Losses | 2 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 47 | 53 |
| Earned Runs | 18 | 23 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 14 |
| Strikeouts | 104 | 94 |
| Walks | 18 | 17 |
| ERA | 2.38 | 2.84 |
| WHIP | 0.96 | 0.96 |
| Jacob deGrom SP - NYM | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 32 |
| Games Started | 31 | 32 |
| Innings Pitched | 193.1 | 197.9 |
| Wins | 14 | 16 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 147 | 153 |
| Earned Runs | 59 | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 21 | 30 |
| Strikeouts | 251 | 262 |
| Walks | 46 | 52 |
| ERA | 2.77 | 3.18 |
| WHIP | 1.00 | 1.03 |
| Jacob deGrom SP - NYM | Gerrit Cole SP - NYY | |
| News | ||
| The New York Mets are not picking up the option of manager Luis Rojas. Ari Koslow Mon, Oct 4th | 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 | |
| The Mets have officially shut down Jacob deGrom (elbow) for the remainder of 2021. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Sep 28th | 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 | |
| Mets RHP Jacob deGrom (elbow) threw off the "mid-slope" mound on Saturday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Sep 20th | 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 | |
| Mets' SP Jacob deGrom threw a ten-pitch bullpen session off of a mound for the first time since his shutdown in July. Jack Mannis Tue, Sep 14th | 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 | |
| Mets RHP Jacob deGrom told reporters on Thursday that his elbow ligament is "perfectly fine." Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Sep 9th | 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 | |
| Notes | ||
| deGrom barely missed out on winning his third straight Cy Young Award last year, but it was yet another dominant season. For the third straight year, he came in with a WHIP under 1.00, an ERA under 2.50, and a strikeout percentage above 31%. deGrom is getting up there in age, but it's worth remembering that he has fewer miles on his arm than most pitcher entering their age-33 season, given that he didn't transition to pitching until late in his college career and missed significant time with injuries during his time in the minors. deGrom has shown no decline in his game, and should hopefully (finally) begin to pile on more wins this year pitching for a better team in front of an improved bullpen. He should be the first or second starting pitcher taken and is an obvious first-round pick. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | 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 | |
