Who Should I Draft?
Jesus Luzardo or Zach Plesac (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK  | Zach Plesac SP - CLE  | |
Expert |
58% Recommended by 29 of 50 experts |
42% Recommended by 21 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 33 | # 35 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 22 |
| Worst Rank | # 66 | # 63 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 101 | # 73 |
| Best Rank | # 85 | # 60 |
| Worst Rank | # 112 | # 102 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 144 | 149 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.73 | 4.19 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.20 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 38 | # 42 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 51 | # 57 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | # 44 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 46 | # 49 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 46 | # 63 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 24 | # 30 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 43 | # 56 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 41 | # 45 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 34 | # 38 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 24 | # 60 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 20 | # 23 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 35 | # 40 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 27 | # 35 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 29 | # 49 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 24 | # 45 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 26 | # 36 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 33 | # 35 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 38 | # 48 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 40 | # 47 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 29 | # 45 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 38 | # 39 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 31 | # 34 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 29 | # 38 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 38 | # 41 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 24 | # 31 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 23 | # 42 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 33 | # 35 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 29 | # 43 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 28 | # 48 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 28 | # 24 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 30 | # 24 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 30 | # 27 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 32 | # 25 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 33 | # 30 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 33 | # 30 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 34 | # 32 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 35 | # 22 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 35 | # 33 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 36 | # 35 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 37 | # 26 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 38 | # 33 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 38 | # 28 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 39 | # 28 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 39 | # 36 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 44 | # 38 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 45 | # 35 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 49 | # 37 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 50 | # 40 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 57 | # 35 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 66 | # 46 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | Zach Plesac SP - CLE | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 8 |
| Games Started | 9 | 8 |
| Innings Pitched | 59.2 | 55.1 |
| Wins | 3 | 4 |
| Losses | 2 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 57 | 38 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 14 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 57 |
| Walks | 17 | 6 |
| ERA | 3.81 | 2.28 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 0.80 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | Zach Plesac SP - CLE | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 27 | 28 |
| Games Started | 26 | 28 |
| Innings Pitched | 141.6 | 160.5 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Losses | 7 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 130 | 151 |
| Earned Runs | 59 | 75 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 26 |
| Strikeouts | 144 | 149 |
| Walks | 41 | 41 |
| ERA | 3.73 | 4.19 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.20 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | Zach Plesac SP - CLE | |
| News | ||
| Jesus Luzardo earned the win in game two of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Twins, allowing two hits over 5.1 shutout innings with six strikeouts and one walk. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 21st | Cleveland Indians right-hander Zach Plesac struggled in an 8-5 loss to the White Sox on Tuesday. Plesac allowed six runs across five innings while striking out four. Matthew Terelle Tue, Apr 20th | |
| Jesus Luzardo took the no-decision Tuesday against Arizona, allowing five runs (all earned) on six hits over 2.2 innings with one strikeout and two walks. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 14th | Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac struggled in an 8-0 loss to the White Sox on Wednesday. Plesac was charged with six runs and lasted just 2/3 of an inning. Matthew Terelle Thu, Apr 15th | |
| Jesus Luzardo took the no-decision Wednesday against the Dodgers, allowing two runs (both earned) on five hits over 5.1 innings pitched with six strikeouts and four walks. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 8th | Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac turned in an excellent start in a 4-1 win over the Tigers on Friday. Plesac tossed seven scoreless innings while striking out six in the win. Matthew Terelle Sat, Apr 10th | |
| Jesus Luzardo took the loss Friday, allowing five runs (all earned) on eight hits over 5.0 innings with eight strikeouts and one walk. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 3rd | Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac took a hard-luck loss to the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Plesac allowed two runs over six innings while striking out four, but Cleveland fell 5-2. Matthew Terelle Sat, Apr 3rd | |
| Athletics starting pitcher Jesus Luzardo will start for Thursday's game against the Rangers. AJ Schullo Tue, Mar 9th | ||
| 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 | Plesac is getting a ton of love for his eight excellent starts in 2020, but there's plenty of reason to be cautious. His FIP, xFIP, xERA, and SIERA were all more than a run higher than his ERA, and both his strikeout rate and walk rate significantly outproduced what he showed he could do in the minors. Yes, Plesac altered his pitch mix, throwing fewer fastballs and instead more sliders and changeups, so if you're looking for a reason to buy the gains, you have one. But he had a ridiculous 91.7% LOB rate, and even with his ability to limit hard contact, his BABIP against should rise from the .224 mark last year. Plesac can help a fantasy staff, but manage expectations significantly. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Plesac is one of the most polarizing starting pitchers among fantasy analysts this offseason. A questionable off-the-field decision maker, Plesac dominated when on the mound in 2020. In an era where it's rarer and rarer to pitch deep into games, Plesac completed six full innings in all eight of his starts last year. He completed seven innings in 5-of-8 starts. So, how did he get so good all of a sudden? Plesac cut his fastball usage in order to throw an increased number of sliders and changeups. In short, the change in pitch mix worked. It was a short-but-terrific body of work. I'm a believer moving forward, and it's going to cost an early-to-middle round pick to get him. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
