Who Should I Draft?
Jesus Luzardo or Taylor Rogers (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK  | Taylor Rogers RP - MIN  | |
Expert |
92% Recommended by 22 of 24 experts |
8% Recommended by 2 of 24 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 37 | # 63 |
| Best Rank | # 23 | # 36 |
| Worst Rank | # 65 | # 117 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 101 | # 170 |
| Best Rank | # 85 | # 133 |
| Worst Rank | # 112 | # 244 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 145 | 73 |
| Wins | 9 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 13 |
| ERA | 3.63 | 3.38 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.18 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 43 | # 79 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 65 | # 76 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 31 | # 98 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 33 | # 117 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 35 | # 60 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 36 | # 64 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 48 | # 55 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 44 | # 61 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 36 | # 73 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 38 | # 48 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 47 | # 94 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 37 | # 107 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 23 | # 36 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 34 | # 71 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 26 | # 64 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 36 | # 55 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 28 | # 54 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 38 | # 50 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 32 | # 70 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 48 | # 109 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 29 | # 77 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 32 | # 73 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 43 | # 41 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 58 | # 48 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | Taylor Rogers RP - MIN | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 21 |
| Games Started | 9 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 59.2 | 20.2 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Losses | 2 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 9 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 2 |
| Holds | 0 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 57 | 26 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 9 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 24 |
| Walks | 17 | 4 |
| ERA | 3.81 | 4.05 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.50 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | Taylor Rogers RP - MIN | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 62 |
| Games Started | 25 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 142.8 | 63.2 |
| Wins | 9 | 4 |
| Losses | 7 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 13 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 13 |
| Hits Allowed | 130 | 58 |
| Earned Runs | 58 | 24 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 145 | 73 |
| Walks | 43 | 16 |
| ERA | 3.63 | 3.38 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.18 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | Taylor Rogers RP - MIN | |
| News | ||
| Jesus Luzardo's velocity impresses A's manager Bob Melvin. Jack Mannis Tue, Feb 23rd | ||
| 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 | Rogers has been the reliever to roster in Minnesota for the past two seasons, but he's totaled just 39 saves over that span. Even with the shortened 2020 season, that's just not the total you want to see from a reliever if you're relying on him as an RP1, especially when the Twins as a team have totaled 92 saves over the last two years. Rogers's lack of saves is all about Rocco Baldelli's philosophy, rather than Rogers's lack of effectiveness (he's totaled a 2.80 ERA, a 1.04 WHIP, and a 10.8 K/9 over the last three years). Unfortunately, Baldelli is unlikely to abandon his committee approach with the additions of Alex Colome and Hansel Robles. Rogers is still a fine RP2, but certainly don't expect him to get every save chance in Minnesota. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| 9.5 - 3.50 - 1.20 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | 11 - 3.00 - 1.05 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | |
