Who Should I Draft?
Jordan Romano or Kevin Gausman (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Kevin Gausman SP - TOR  | Jordan Romano RP - TOR  | |
Expert |
65% Recommended by 35 of 54 experts |
35% Recommended by 19 of 54 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 17 | # 21 |
| Best Rank | # 7 | # 9 |
| Worst Rank | # 30 | # 36 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 58 | # 61 |
| Best Rank | # 36 | # 50 |
| Worst Rank | # 70 | # 121 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 198 | 75 |
| Wins | 13 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 30 |
| ERA | 3.29 | 3.14 |
| WHIP | 1.12 | 1.11 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 13 | # 25 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 15 | # 18 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 11 | # 21 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 24 | # 26 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 28 | # 29 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 15 | # 34 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 18 | # 22 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 13 | # 25 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 19 | # 21 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 15 | # 28 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 17 | # 19 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 20 | # 27 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 21 | # 22 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 18 | # 22 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 16 | # 18 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 19 | # 27 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 14 | # 23 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 18 | # 22 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 18 | # 21 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 20 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 36 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 15 | # 17 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 15 | # 21 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 14 | # 28 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 22 | # 35 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 26 | # 29 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 15 | # 29 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 7 | # 22 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 18 | # 22 |
| Kev Mahserejian RotoBaller | # 14 | # 19 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 17 | # 18 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 24 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 20 | # 28 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 16 | # 22 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 10 | # 22 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 18 | # 9 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 11 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 22 | # 12 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 22 | # 13 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 25 | # 13 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 25 | # 13 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 15 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 24 | # 17 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 20 | # 18 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 24 | # 18 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 22 | # 18 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 21 | # 19 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 25 | # 19 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 21 | # 19 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 23 | # 21 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 24 | # 21 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 23 | # 22 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 30 | # 23 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 29 | # 27 |
| Kevin Gausman SP - TOR | Jordan Romano RP - TOR | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 63 |
| Games Started | 31 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 174.2 | 64.0 |
| Wins | 12 | 5 |
| Losses | 10 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 36 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 6 |
| Holds | 0 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 188 | 43 |
| Earned Runs | 65 | 14 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 15 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 205 | 73 |
| Walks | 28 | 21 |
| ERA | 3.35 | 1.97 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.00 |
| Kevin Gausman SP - TOR | Jordan Romano RP - TOR | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 62 |
| Games Started | 30 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 177.0 | 63.4 |
| Wins | 13 | 4 |
| Losses | 8 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 30 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 6 |
| Holds | 0 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 160 | 48 |
| Earned Runs | 65 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 20 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 198 | 75 |
| Walks | 38 | 22 |
| ERA | 3.29 | 3.14 |
| WHIP | 1.12 | 1.11 |
| Kevin Gausman SP - TOR | Jordan Romano RP - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Amid MLB's announcement that umpires will be cracking down on balks this season, Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman is planning on making changes to his delivery. Kendall Capps Fri, Feb 17th | Jordan Romano faced three batters and recorded two strikeouts while allowing zero runs, zero walks, and zero hits, earning the save in Thursday's 10-9 win over the Cardinals. Owen Klukas - The Check Your Bias Podcast Fri, Mar 31st | |
| Notes | ||
| Kevin Gausman is an interesting case study of how surface and underlying stats can do weird things. In 2021, he had a 2.81 ERA but a 3.28 xFIP; in 2022, it was a 3.35 ERA and 2.75 xFIP. The difference lay entirely in his BABIP, which did its expected jump from an impossible .274 to an outrageous .363. Gausman throws his split-finger fastball almost 35% of the time, which is his best pitch but also the one that can lead to this type of BABIP jump. All of that is to say that the 31-year-old cannot be counted on for exceptional, ace-like numbers. Still, he will be a solid SP2 in any fantasy team rotation, giving you strikeouts and protecting your ratios, but the variance will always play into his overall numbers. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Jordan Romano saved 36 games for the Blue Jays in 2022, and he is the clear-cut closer going into 2023. The two knocks against him are that he walks more batters than he should, and his xERA and xFIP were an entire run above the actuals. All the same, Romano struck out 73 batters in 64 innings while maintaining a 2.11 ERA and 1.02 WHIP. The 29-year-old does not fit the profile of a truly elite closer, but he should collect another 30 saves, securing a good base in 5x5 leagues. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
