Who Should I Draft?
Jacob deGrom or Max Scherzer (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jacob deGrom SP - NYM  | Max Scherzer SP - WSH  | |
Expert |
82% Recommended by 41 of 50 experts |
18% Recommended by 9 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 2 | # 3 |
| Best Rank | # 1 | # 1 |
| Worst Rank | # 15 | # 6 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 7 | # 14 |
| Best Rank | # 7 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 12 | # 15 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 85 | 92 |
| Wins | 5 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.05 | 3.18 |
| WHIP | 1.07 | 1.04 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 2 | # 3 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 1 | # 3 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 2 | # 4 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 2 | # 5 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 2 | # 4 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 2 | # 3 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 2 | # 3 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 2 | # 5 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 3 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 2 | # 4 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 2 | # 3 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 2 | # 3 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 1 | # 4 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 2 | # 5 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 2 | # 3 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 2 | # 4 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 2 | # 3 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 2 | # 3 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 2 | # 3 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 3 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 1 | # 3 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 2 | # 4 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 2 | # 3 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 2 | # 3 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 2 | # 4 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 1 | # 3 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 2 | # 3 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 2 | # 4 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 2 | # 3 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 2 | # 3 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 3 | # 5 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 2 | # 3 |
| George Kurtz SportsGrid | # 2 | # 4 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 2 | # 4 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 3 | # 4 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 2 | # 4 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 2 | # 4 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 2 | # 1 |
| M. Starks Powell New Life Fantasy | # 3 | # 1 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 3 | # 2 |
| Site Rankings Sports Illustrated | # 3 | # 2 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 3 | # 1 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 4 | # 2 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 5 | # 2 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 5 | # 3 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 15 | # 6 |
| Jacob deGrom SP - NYM | Max Scherzer SP - WSH | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 32 | 27 |
| Games Started | 32 | 27 |
| Innings Pitched | 204.0 | 172.1 |
| Wins | 11 | 11 |
| Losses | 8 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 154 | 144 |
| Earned Runs | 55 | 56 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 18 |
| Strikeouts | 255 | 243 |
| Walks | 44 | 33 |
| ERA | 2.43 | 2.92 |
| WHIP | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| Jacob deGrom SP - NYM | Max Scherzer SP - WSH | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 11 |
| Games Started | 12 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 72.1 | 71.3 |
| Wins | 5 | 5 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 59 | 57 |
| Earned Runs | 24 | 25 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 85 | 92 |
| Walks | 18 | 17 |
| ERA | 3.05 | 3.18 |
| WHIP | 1.07 | 1.04 |
| Jacob deGrom SP - NYM | Max Scherzer SP - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Mets starter Jacob deGrom allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out 10 over five innings in a no-decision against the Nationals in his final start of the season. Mike Maher Sun, Sep 27th | Nationals ace Max Scherzer allowed three earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out seven over six innings in Saturday's win over the New York Mets. The win brings his record to 5-4 to finish the season. Mike Maher Sun, Sep 27th | |
| Mets starter Jacob deGrom allowed two earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out 14 over seven innings in a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Mike Maher Tue, Sep 22nd | Nationals ace Max Scherzer allowed two unearned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings in Sunday's loss to the Miami Marlins. Mike Maher Mon, Sep 21st | |
| Mets ace Jacob deGrom (hamstring) is in line to start on Monday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Sep 19th | Nationals starter Max Scherzer allowed six earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out 10 over 5 1/3 innings in Sunday's loss to the Atlanta Braves. Mike Maher Mon, Sep 14th | |
| Mets manager Luis Rojas says Jacob deGrom (hamstring) is day-to-day. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Sep 17th | Nationals starter Max Scherzer tossed seven scoreless innings in Monday's win over the Tampa Bay Rays, allowing six hits and one walk while striking out eight. The win brings him to 4-2 on the season. Mike Maher Tue, Sep 8th | |
| Jacob deGrom was removed from Wednesday's start against the Phillies due to a hamstring spasm. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Sep 16th | Nationals starter Max Scherzer allowed three earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out six over six innings in Wednesday's loss to the Phillies. The loss drops him to 3-2 on the season. Mike Maher Thu, Sep 3rd | |
| Notes | ||
| deGrom has been awesome, but 2020 is the year he regresses. If Scherzer wasn't showing signs of decline I would have him higher than the two-time Cy Young from NY, I value pitching more in the 60 game sprint than normal years, but I can't move deGrom up when I feel regression is on the way in 2020. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | Elite pitching means more in 60 than 162. That's why Scherzer is ahead of elite sluggers like Bregman and Arenado. I expect a bounceback from 2019's relatively disappointing, but still very good year. Chris Mitchell - FantasyData | |
| In points leagues, you can make the case for deGrom first overall. In roto leagues, you can still make the case for him or Gerrit Cole earlier than here, but the name of the game this year is volume, and as great as deGrom is, you're looking at 13 starts or so max from him. Still, he's the best pitcher in the game, and if you want a leg-up on the rest of the league, this is a good spot to grab him. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | The concerns with Scherzer aren't production-based, as he was still his normal, elite self in 2019 when he pitched. When, being the key word, as he dealt with injuries during the regular season and postseason that forced him to miss starts. Scherzer is similar to Verlander in the sense that you'll take him if you are comfortable taking on risk with an early pick. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| After winning his second consecutive Cy Young Award, deGrom has an obvious case to be the top pitcher taken in the game. Back-to-back season with a sub-2.50 ERA and sub-1.00 WHIP with at least 200 strikeouts makes deGrom perhaps the safest pitcher in the game, especially after three straight seasons of at least 200 innings pitched. The bugaboo for deGrom is his lack of wins - just 21 over the last two seasons despite historic numbers. But with the improved Mets bullpen, there's every reason to think deGrom can get back to the 15-win total he put up in 2017. It's him or Gerrit Cole for the top pitcher off the board and you can't go wrong. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Scherzer struggled a bit through the first month of the season, but went on a patented run in May and June that made him look like the Scherzer of old. Unfortunately, a back injury largely derailed his second half, as he was limited to just over 20 innings over July and August. Scherzer is entering his age-36 season and is a max effort pitcher, so the fact that we finally saw a bit of a breakdown (Scherzer has reached at least 200 innings in his six previous seasons) is concerning. But his numbers are still elite and he should be taken as one of the first pitchers off the board despite the back scare. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| His age and lack of injury history might make him a safer bet than Verlander/Scherzer Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | Skipping at ADP due to age and first time injury concerns in 2019. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | |
| Was elite on a per game basis in 2019. Injury concerns starting to mount Brendan Tuma - BettingPros | ||
