Who Should I Draft?
John Means or Alex Colome (2021)
Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| John Means SP - BAL  | Alex Colome RP - MIN  | |
Expert |
50% Recommended by 25 of 50 experts |
50% Recommended by 25 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 74 | # 75 |
| Best Rank | # 39 | # 43 |
| Worst Rank | # 197 | # 146 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 229 | # 160 |
| Best Rank | # 197 | # 133 |
| Worst Rank | # 290 | # 176 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 129 | 55 |
| Wins | 8 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 19 |
| ERA | 4.64 | 3.88 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.23 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 80 | # 64 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 74 | # 64 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 93 | # 81 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 76 | # 67 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 77 | # 75 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | ‐ | # 69 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 67 | # 65 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 121 | # 79 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 103 | # 58 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 80 | # 62 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 95 | # 81 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 66 | # 65 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 97 | # 85 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 80 | # 76 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 86 | # 69 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 111 | # 94 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 63 | # 58 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 79 | # 62 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 78 | # 71 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 79 | # 74 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 101 | # 84 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 73 | # 72 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 89 | # 73 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 89 | # 64 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 197 | # 43 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 39 | # 120 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 49 | # 55 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 51 | # 93 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 54 | ‐ |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 58 | # 102 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 61 | # 66 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 68 | # 80 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 68 | # 85 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 69 | # 108 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 70 | # 107 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 74 | # 86 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 75 | # 146 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 75 | # 87 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 75 | # 77 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 75 | # 86 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 76 | # 78 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 77 | # 78 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 77 | # 88 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 78 | # 82 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 81 | # 87 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 82 | # 89 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 83 | # 88 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 84 | # 89 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 90 | # 104 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 129 | # 144 |
| John Means SP - BAL | Alex Colome RP - MIN | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 10 | 21 |
| Games Started | 10 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 44.2 | 22.1 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 4 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 12 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 36 | 13 |
| Earned Runs | 22 | 2 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 12 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 42 | 16 |
| Walks | 7 | 8 |
| ERA | 4.53 | 0.81 |
| WHIP | 0.98 | 0.94 |
| John Means SP - BAL | Alex Colome RP - MIN | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 62 |
| Games Started | 28 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 149.1 | 61.9 |
| Wins | 8 | 3 |
| Losses | 10 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 19 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 4 |
| Holds | 0 | 6 |
| Hits Allowed | 148 | 55 |
| Earned Runs | 77 | 27 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 29 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 129 | 55 |
| Walks | 37 | 21 |
| ERA | 4.64 | 3.88 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.23 |
| John Means SP - BAL | Alex Colome RP - MIN | |
| News | ||
| John Means struck out nine, allowing zero runs, three hits, and two walks over seven innings. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Mon, Apr 19th | Minnesota Twins closer Alex Colome allowed four runs (one earned) in 1 2/3 innings in a 13-12 loss to Oakland on Wednesday. He struck out one and walked two in the loss. Matthew Terelle Wed, Apr 21st | |
| John Means allowed three earned runs on five hits, two walks, and five strikeouts. He did not factor into the decision. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Wed, Apr 14th | Minnesota Twins closer Alex Colome threw a scoreless ninth inning in a 4-3 win over the Red Sox on Thursday. Colome struck out two and allowed one hit in the win. Matthew Terelle Thu, Apr 15th | |
| John Means threw 93 pitches, allowing seven hits and one run while walking two and striking out five against the Yankees on Wednesday. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Thu, Apr 8th | Minnesota Twins closer Alex Colome struggled in an 8-6 loss to the Mariners on Sunday. Colome allowed three runs and only got one out on the way to blowing his second save of the season. Matthew Terelle Sun, Apr 11th | |
| John Means threw 97 pitches over seven innings, allowing one hit while striking out five as the Orioles topped the Red Sox, 3-0 on Opening Day. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Fri, Apr 2nd | Minnesota Twins closer Alex Colome got the final six outs of a 3-2 win over the Tigers to earn the save on Wednesday. Colome struck out three and gave up just one hit. Matthew Terelle Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Minnesota Twins closer Alex Colome threw a scoreless ninth inning to nail down a 2-0 win over the Brewers on Saturday. Matthew Terelle Sat, Apr 3rd | ||
| Notes | ||
| Means's 4.53 ERA and grotesque home run rate are probably going to scare the casual fantasy manager away, but there is a ton to like about him heading into 2021. First, Means had a weird year last season, as he dealt with arm fatigue early and then his father passed away, so his schedule was certainly thrown up into the air at the start. Probably because of those difficulties, his outstanding changeup wasn't effective earlier in the season, but it was back to being his money pitch by season's end. Add to that Means' increase in velocity, his strong finish (1.52 ERA, 30 strikeouts over his last four starts), and his excellent command, and there's a breakout waiting to happen, despite the tough division. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Colome has been a quality major league reliever for year, but last year, managed to drop his ERA down to a silly 0.81 and his WHIP below 1.00 for the first time in his career. His success was largely on the back of increased movement on his cutter (which induced a ton of weak contact, but which was also less of a strikeout pitch, leading to a drop in strikeouts), as well as Yasmani Grandal's pitch-framing skills. He'll now move to Minnesota where he'll likely form some sort of committee with Taylor Rogers. He's worth drafting, but only very late, and with the expectation that he won't pile on a ton of saves. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Means has always been good at limiting walks (95th percentile walk rate in 2020) but last summer he also added two mph to his fastball velocity. While the box score results weren't immediate, Means finished the year on a tear. Over his final four starts the lefty posted a 30:3 K:BB ratio in 23 2/3 innings pitched. This type of skill change is something to buy into late in drafts. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
