Who Should I Draft?
James Paxton or Edwin Diaz (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Edwin Diaz RP - NYM  | James Paxton SP - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 7 of 7 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 7 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 29 | # 92 |
| Best Rank | # 15 | # 83 |
| Worst Rank | # 39 | # 178 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 92 | # 237 |
| Best Rank | # 77 | # 212 |
| Worst Rank | # 111 | # 286 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 101 | 149 |
| Wins | 3 | 9 |
| Saves | 27 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.07 | 4.09 |
| WHIP | 1.14 | 1.25 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 15 | # 178 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 28 | # 97 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 33 | # 97 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 30 | # 96 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 39 | # 83 |
| Brendan Tuma BettingPros | # 39 | # 94 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 23 | # 96 |
| Edwin Diaz RP - NYM | James Paxton SP - FA | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 5 |
| Games Started | 0 | 5 |
| Innings Pitched | 26.2 | 20.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 1 | 1 |
| Saves | 6 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 18 | 23 |
| Earned Runs | 5 | 15 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 26 |
| Walks | 14 | 7 |
| ERA | 1.75 | 6.64 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.48 |
| Edwin Diaz RP - NYM | James Paxton SP - FA | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 65 | 26 |
| Games Started | 0 | 26 |
| Innings Pitched | 64.0 | 132.8 |
| Wins | 3 | 9 |
| Losses | 2 | 7 |
| Saves | 27 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 11 | 0 |
| Holds | 4 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 48 | 122 |
| Earned Runs | 22 | 60 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 101 | 149 |
| Walks | 25 | 44 |
| ERA | 3.07 | 4.09 |
| WHIP | 1.14 | 1.25 |
| Edwin Diaz RP - NYM | James Paxton SP - FA | |
| News | ||
| Edwin Diaz avoids arbitration with the New York Mets, agreeing to a deal worth $7 million. Ryan Evans - Baseballogy Fri, Jan 15th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Diaz's overall numbers bounced back in a monstrous way last season. He dropped his ERA from a bloated 5.59 in 2019 to a 1.75, and upped his strikeout rate to a career-best 45.5%. He was among the league leaders in nearly every expected statistic (batting average, slugging percentage wOBA, and ERA), and he cut his HR/9 rate from 2.33 to just 0.70. Diaz's walk rate actually regressed, however, as he issued free passes to nearly five batters per nine innings. That's not often a recipe for success from a closer, but Diaz can survive at that rate if he continues to keep the strikeouts up and limit the long balls. In the end, Diaz does carry some risk given his history, but he should be drafted as one of the upper echelon closers in the game, if not a touch behind the truly elite options. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
