Who Should I Draft?
Jesus Luzardo or Lance McCullers Jr. (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK  | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU  | |
Expert |
68% Recommended by 15 of 22 experts |
32% Recommended by 7 of 22 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 36 | # 43 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 27 |
| Worst Rank | # 64 | # 67 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 101 | # 125 |
| Best Rank | # 85 | # 116 |
| Worst Rank | # 113 | # 136 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 146 | 158 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.66 | 3.75 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.24 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 43 | # 50 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 38 | # 53 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 31 | # 45 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 35 | # 56 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 36 | # 45 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 38 | # 43 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 37 | # 43 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 20 | # 47 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 34 | # 44 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 27 | # 46 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 28 | # 35 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 32 | # 67 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 48 | # 51 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 29 | # 50 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 32 | # 43 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 34 | # 27 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 36 | # 29 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 38 | # 36 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 44 | # 40 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 47 | # 45 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 48 | # 45 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 64 | # 38 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | 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 - OAK | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 27 |
| Games Started | 25 | 27 |
| Innings Pitched | 144.1 | 149.7 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Losses | 7 | 7 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 132 | 132 |
| Earned Runs | 59 | 62 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 146 | 158 |
| Walks | 44 | 53 |
| ERA | 3.66 | 3.75 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.24 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | |
| News | ||
| Jesus Luzardo's velocity impresses A's manager Bob Melvin. Jack Mannis Tue, Feb 23rd | According to Brian McTaggart, Lance McCullers Jr. and the Astros agree to a $6.5 million deal and avoid arbitration. He's coming off a solid 2020 campaign. Corbin Young Fri, Jan 15th | |
| Notes | ||
| 9.5 - 3.50 - 1.20 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | 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 | |
| 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 | ||
