Who Should I Draft?
James Karinchak or Jose Berrios (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jose Berrios SP - MIN  | James Karinchak RP - CLE  | |
Expert |
75% Recommended by 18 of 24 experts |
25% Recommended by 6 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 30 | # 35 |
| Best Rank | # 22 | # 15 |
| Worst Rank | # 46 | # 62 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 82 | # 104 |
| Best Rank | # 73 | # 92 |
| Worst Rank | # 93 | # 119 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 184 | 101 |
| Wins | 12 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 25 |
| ERA | 3.98 | 3.16 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.21 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 28 | # 33 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 34 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 40 | # 51 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 29 | # 48 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 28 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 34 | # 39 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 28 | # 37 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 38 | # 62 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 27 | # 28 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 34 | # 37 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 32 | # 36 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 38 | # 42 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 30 | # 36 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 28 | # 39 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 30 | # 43 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 23 | # 33 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 46 | # 50 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 29 | # 41 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 22 | # 15 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 28 | # 17 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 35 | # 29 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 36 | # 30 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 43 | # 31 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 35 | # 32 |
| Jose Berrios SP - MIN | James Karinchak RP - CLE | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 27 |
| Games Started | 12 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 63.0 | 27.0 |
| Wins | 5 | 1 |
| Losses | 4 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 3 |
| Holds | 0 | 8 |
| Hits Allowed | 57 | 14 |
| Earned Runs | 28 | 8 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 68 | 53 |
| Walks | 26 | 16 |
| ERA | 4.00 | 2.67 |
| WHIP | 1.32 | 1.11 |
| Jose Berrios SP - MIN | James Karinchak RP - CLE | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 61 |
| Games Started | 31 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 182.6 | 61.8 |
| Wins | 12 | 3 |
| Losses | 10 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 25 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 9 |
| Holds | 0 | 5 |
| Hits Allowed | 169 | 40 |
| Earned Runs | 81 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 25 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 184 | 101 |
| Walks | 58 | 35 |
| ERA | 3.98 | 3.16 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.21 |
| Jose Berrios SP - MIN | James Karinchak RP - CLE | |
| News | ||
| There are no recent news for these players | ||
| Notes | ||
| Berrios may not ever become the dominant pitcher many projected him to be, but he offers a strong floor for fantasy managers. Ignoring his 2016 cup of coffee, Berrios has pitched to a 3.89 ERA, a 1.21 WHIP, and a strikeout per inning in his career. And although his walk rate went up a tad and he gave up a bit harder contact in 2020's shortened season, his numbers didn't vary from his usual output significantly. Bank on around a 4.00 ERA, a WHIP somewhere around 1.25, and plenty of strikeouts. In today's fantasy game, that's more than adequate for a strong fantasy staff. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Karinchak is expected to be Cleveland's closer after Brad Hand moved on to the Nationals, though it's not a sure thing yet. Yes, he walks too many batters (5.33 per nine innings), but you can get away with it when you strike out nearly half the batters you face and hitters bat .151 against you overall. Karinchak has two absolutely devastating pitches: a mid-90's fastball (.184 batting average against, .151 xBA) and a power curveball (.140 batting average against, .114 xBA). Cleveland may not have a ton of success this year and hence save opportunities may be limited, but Karinchak can be a dominant fantasy reliever if he gets the job. Monitor reports out of the spring to see when and if Terry Francona formerly anoints him as the closer. If he does, he should vault to being a top-6 or 7 reliever. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| 9.5 - 3.80 - 1.25 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | 16.5 - 2.60 - 1.10 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | |
| "Special K" used the third-highest rate of elevated four seamers to produce a dominant season out of the bullpen. 53 strikeouts in 27 innings led to the second-highest strikeout rate in baseball (behind only Devin Williams). Karinchak was blocked for saves by Brad Hand during the 2020 season, but his departure this offseason opens the door for Karinchak to handle ninth inning duties. Assuming Cleveland doesn't sign a "traditional" veteran closer, then I'd aggressively draft Karinchak as a top-three reliever for fantasy baseball purposes. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
