Who Should I Draft?
Jesus Luzardo or Lance McCullers Jr. (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - MIA  | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU  | |
Expert |
63% Recommended by 32 of 51 experts |
37% Recommended by 19 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 33 | # 37 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 22 |
| Worst Rank | # 66 | # 67 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 101 | # 124 |
| Best Rank | # 85 | # 109 |
| Worst Rank | # 112 | # 132 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 144 | 152 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.73 | 3.72 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.21 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 33 | # 46 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 32 | # 40 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 30 | # 44 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 39 | # 45 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 24 | # 51 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 33 | # 49 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 36 | # 41 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 28 | # 32 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 34 | # 35 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 38 | # 43 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 20 | # 51 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 38 | # 41 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 35 | # 41 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 34 | # 37 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 29 | # 37 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 24 | # 48 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 26 | # 48 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 39 | # 52 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 42 | # 44 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 30 | # 49 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 33 | # 38 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 38 | # 39 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 38 | # 43 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 31 | # 32 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 35 | # 40 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 29 | # 67 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 24 | # 47 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 45 | # 49 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 23 | # 44 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 33 | # 40 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 29 | # 32 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 28 | # 37 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 24 | # 22 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 27 | # 25 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 29 | # 28 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 35 | # 30 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | # 23 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 37 | # 34 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 38 | # 36 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 38 | # 32 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 40 | # 36 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 41 | # 40 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 43 | # 28 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 44 | # 39 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 46 | # 36 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 46 | # 43 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 49 | # 39 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 50 | # 31 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 51 | # 32 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 57 | # 44 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 66 | # 44 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - MIA | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 11 |
| Games Started | 9 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 59.2 | 55.1 |
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| Losses | 2 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 57 | 44 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 24 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 56 |
| Walks | 17 | 20 |
| ERA | 3.81 | 3.93 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.16 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - MIA | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 27 | 26 |
| Games Started | 26 | 26 |
| Innings Pitched | 141.6 | 144.2 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 130 | 126 |
| Earned Runs | 59 | 60 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 16 |
| Strikeouts | 144 | 152 |
| Walks | 41 | 48 |
| ERA | 3.73 | 3.72 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.21 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - MIA | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo allowed five earned runs on six hits and four walks while striking out two over four innings in a no-decision against the Nationals on Monday. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Tue, Sep 21st | Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. allowed three runs over six innings of work against the Angels on Thursday. His final line included two hits, four walks, five strikeouts, and the loss. Houston ultimately fell to Los Angeles by a score of 3-2. Andersen Pickard Fri, Sep 24th | |
| Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo allowed four earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out just one over 4 1/3 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Nationals. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Wed, Sep 15th | Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. allowed three runs (two earned) over six innings of work against the Diamondbacks on Saturday. His final line included seven hits, two walks, eight strikeouts, and the no-decision. Houston ultimately fell to Arizona by a score of 6-4 in 10 innings. Andersen Pickard Sun, Sep 19th | |
| Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo allowed two earned runs on two hits and four walks while striking out eight over 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Mets on Thursday. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Fri, Sep 10th | Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. allowed one run (a solo homer) over six innings of work against the Angels on Sunday. His final line included three hits, two walks, seven strikeouts, and the win. Houston ultimately defeated Los Angeles by a score of 3-1. Andersen Pickard Sun, Sep 12th | |
| Marlins pitcher Jesus Luzardo allowed three earned runs on five hits and two walks while striking out three over 5 2/3 innings in a no-decision against the Phillies on Friday. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Sat, Sep 4th | Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. allowed two runs over six innings of work against the Mariners on Sunday evening. His final line included four hits, four walks, and seven strikeouts. Houston ultimately defeated Seattle by a score of 11-2. Andersen Pickard Tue, Sep 7th | |
| Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo allowed five earned runs on 10 hits and one walk while striking out three over 4 2/3 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Nationals. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Wed, Aug 25th | Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr. threw five scoreless innings en route to earning the no-decision against the Mariners on Tuesday. His final line included four hits, three walks, and three strikeouts. Houston ultimately fell to Seattle by a score of 4-0. Andersen Pickard Wed, Sep 1st | |
| Notes | ||
| Luzardo's 2020 campaign wasn't terrible, but it certainly left fantasy managers wanting more. The strikeouts were there, but not quite at the level that was expected. He rarely went deep into games. And he was just more hittable than he ever was in the minors or in his brief time as a reliever in 2019. Luzardo throws four quality pitches and is working to improve his arsenal as we head into the 2021 season, so there's little reason to downgrade your opinion of him too much from where it was prior to the 2020 campaign because of one nine-start stretch. He's an incredibly high-upside pitcher who carries with him plenty of injury risk, and the combination leaves him as a solid SP3 for fantasy leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | McCullers made a successful return from Tommy John surgery after missing the 2019 season and looked almost exactly like the 2018 version of himself. His ERA (3.93) and WHIP (1.16) were within seven-tenths of a point of his 2018 numbers, and his walk and strikeout rates fell just slightly. McCullers relied a bit more on his sinker and less on his curveball than in past years, but the two work well together and he continued to throw them in combination about 80% of the time. In short, what you thought of McCullers heading into 2018 is pretty much what you should think of him now. Unfortunately, that includes concerns about his innings, because after a missed year and 55 innings last year, the chances of him topping 150 innings this season are remote. Buy him at his production, but understand that there's likely a hard cap on his innings total. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
