Who Should I Draft?
Jesus Luzardo or Zach Plesac (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - MIA  | Zach Plesac SP - CLE  | |
Expert |
57% Recommended by 29 of 51 experts |
43% Recommended by 22 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 33 | # 35 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 21 |
| 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 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 42 | # 21 |
| 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 - MIA | 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 - MIA | 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 - MIA | Zach Plesac SP - CLE | |
| News | ||
| 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 | Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac allowed five runs over six innings in an 8-0 loss to the Yankees on Friday. Plesac struck out six and allowed two homers in the outing. Matthew Terelle Fri, Sep 17th | |
| 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 | Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac allowed three runs (two earned) over six innings in a 3-0 loss to the Brewers on Saturday. Plesac struck out three and walked two in the outing. Matthew Terelle Sat, Sep 11th | |
| 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 | Cleveland right-hander Zac Plesac allowed three runs over five innings in an 11-5 win over Boston on Sunday. He struck out five and walked three in the win. Matthew Terelle Sun, Sep 5th | |
| 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 | Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac tossed a gem in a 7-2 win over the Royals on Tuesday. Plesac threw seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and allowing just two hits. Matthew Terelle Wed, Sep 1st | |
| Marlins starter Jesus Luzardo allowed four earned runs on four hits and five walks while striking out four over three innings in Wednesday's loss to the Braves. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Thu, Aug 19th | Cleveland right-hander Zach Plesac allowed two runs over 5 2/3 innings in a 7-2 win over the Rangers on Wednesday. Plesac struck out four and walked three. Matthew Terelle Thu, Aug 26th | |
| 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 | ||
