Who Should I Draft?
James Paxton or Edwin Diaz (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Edwin Diaz RP - NYM  | James Paxton SP - NYY  | |
Expert |
83% Recommended by 34 of 41 experts |
17% Recommended by 7 of 41 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 35 | # 71 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 21 |
| Worst Rank | # 73 | # 149 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 111 | # 138 |
| Best Rank | # 103 | # 135 |
| Worst Rank | # 132 | # 197 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 90 | 148 |
| Wins | 3 | 10 |
| Saves | 25 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.26 | 3.85 |
| WHIP | 1.08 | 1.21 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 28 | # 69 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | # 131 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 24 | # 53 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 41 | # 73 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 47 | # 83 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 20 | # 45 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 29 | # 71 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 27 | # 87 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 32 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 42 | # 98 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 41 | # 70 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 32 | # 41 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 36 | # 71 |
| Chris Meaney The Athletic | # 47 | # 49 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 32 | # 80 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 43 | ‐ |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 25 | # 99 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 73 | # 149 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 39 | # 85 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 50 | # 73 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 45 | # 90 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 47 | # 86 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 56 | # 111 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 26 | # 103 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 40 | # 41 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 42 | # 71 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 47 | # 70 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 31 | # 44 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 43 | # 70 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 32 | # 40 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 39 | # 71 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 39 | ‐ |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 42 | # 84 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 34 | # 48 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 32 | # 21 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 47 | # 26 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 43 | # 27 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 34 | # 31 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 37 | # 31 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 51 | # 35 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 40 | # 36 |
| Edwin Diaz RP - NYM | James Paxton SP - NYY | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 66 | 29 |
| Games Started | 0 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 58.1 | 151.1 |
| Wins | 2 | 15 |
| Losses | 7 | 6 |
| Saves | 26 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 7 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 58 | 138 |
| Earned Runs | 36 | 64 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 15 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 99 | 186 |
| Walks | 22 | 55 |
| ERA | 5.59 | 3.82 |
| WHIP | 1.38 | 1.28 |
| Edwin Diaz RP - NYM | James Paxton SP - NYY | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 58 | 22 |
| Games Started | 0 | 22 |
| Innings Pitched | 58.7 | 125.0 |
| Wins | 3 | 10 |
| Losses | 3 | 6 |
| Saves | 25 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 3 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 44 | 111 |
| Earned Runs | 21 | 53 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 90 | 148 |
| Walks | 20 | 40 |
| ERA | 3.26 | 3.85 |
| WHIP | 1.08 | 1.21 |
| Edwin Diaz RP - NYM | James Paxton SP - NYY | |
| News | ||
| Mets reliever Edwin Diaz did not a allow a baserunner or strike out a batter over the course of a scoreless inning in Wednesday's win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Thu, Mar 12th | James Paxton told Meredith Marakovits of YES Network that he is working to increase the spin rate of his pitches. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, May 23rd | |
| James Paxton (back) is throwing simulated innings, per Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman. Brad Camara Thu, May 14th | ||
| James Paxton will be ready to go on Opening Day (whenever it may be), as he has rehabbed well from back surgery over the last few months. Carmen Maiorano - Carm's Clubhouse Wed, Apr 22nd | ||
| Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake told reporters that James Paxton is progressing well from February spinal surgery. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Apr 1st | ||
| James Paxton with a back injury could be ready to return to the mound by the beginning of the regular season. Craig Rosenkrantz Thu, Mar 19th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Diaz's season was an unmitigated disaster. While his strikeout rate remained strong, his ERA ballooned to 5.59, his home run rate rose to comical levels, and his control waned. By the end of the season, he had ceded save opportunities to Seth Lugo and was relegated to mopup duty. Diaz's slider went from being unhittable in 2018 (.129 BAA) to getting crushed in 2019 (.297 BAA). He'll enter 2020 as the closer for the Mets, and reliever volatility is well-known, so don't be surprised to see Diaz rebound big-time in 2020. But just don't go into your season banking on it. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Paxton will be out until at least early May (and likely longer) after undergoing a microscopic lumbar discectomy with removal of a peridiscal cyst in early February. Although his talent is undeniable, this is yet another in a long list of injuries for Paxton, who has eight injured list stints since the beginning of the 2014 season. While early May is the front end of the three to four month timetable, expect Paxton's absence to last until at least June and possibly longer if he has any setbacks. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Diaz is clearly an exceptional talent as demonstrated by his insane 2018 campaign, but we are talking about a 10th round pick who didn't even manage to finish among the top 50 relievers last season. Sure, the 5.59 ERA and 1.38 WHIP are likely to come down but will it happen long enough to hold onto the closer job all year? Bobby Sylvester - FantasyPros | ||
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