Who Should I Draft?
Jose Leclerc or Mark Melancon (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Mark Melancon RP - SD  | Jose Leclerc SP,RP - TEX  | |
Expert |
97% Recommended by 38 of 39 experts |
3% Recommended by 1 of 39 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 117 | ‐ |
| Best Rank | # 68 | ‐ |
| Worst Rank | # 186 | ‐ |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 264 | ‐ |
| Best Rank | # 200 | ‐ |
| Worst Rank | # 291 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 50 | 53 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 11 | 11 |
| ERA | 3.85 | 3.26 |
| WHIP | 1.32 | 1.13 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL60 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 104 | ‐ |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 163 | ‐ |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 106 | ‐ |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 104 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 124 | ‐ |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 106 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 121 | ‐ |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 108 | ‐ |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 103 | ‐ |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 134 | ‐ |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 112 | # 115 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 149 | ‐ |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 97 | ‐ |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 132 | ‐ |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 98 | ‐ |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 130 | ‐ |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 163 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 107 | ‐ |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 163 | ‐ |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 101 | ‐ |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 148 | ‐ |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 73 | ‐ |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 75 | ‐ |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 114 | ‐ |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 106 | ‐ |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 186 | ‐ |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 139 | ‐ |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 95 | ‐ |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 115 | ‐ |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 101 | ‐ |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 154 | ‐ |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 130 | ‐ |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 68 | ‐ |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 83 | ‐ |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 117 | ‐ |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 121 | ‐ |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 124 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 97 | ‐ |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 124 | # 108 |
| Mark Melancon RP - SD | Jose Leclerc SP,RP - TEX | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 23 | 2 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 23.2 | 2.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 11 | 1 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 22 | 2 |
| Earned Runs | 7 | 1 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 14 | 3 |
| Walks | 7 | 2 |
| ERA | 2.78 | 4.50 |
| WHIP | 1.28 | 2.00 |
| Mark Melancon RP - SD | Jose Leclerc SP,RP - TEX | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 59 | 33 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 59.0 | 39.3 |
| Wins | 3 | 2 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 11 | 11 |
| Blown Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Holds | 11 | 6 |
| Hits Allowed | 61 | 26 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 14 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 50 | 53 |
| Walks | 17 | 18 |
| ERA | 3.85 | 3.26 |
| WHIP | 1.32 | 1.13 |
| Mark Melancon RP - SD | Jose Leclerc SP,RP - TEX | |
| News | ||
| Mark Melancon earned his sixth save of the season in the Padres' win over the Dodgers on Sunday. Matt Flipi Mon, Apr 19th | Jose Leclerc will undergo Tommy John surgery, according to Rangers GM Jon Daniels. Dan Harris Mon, Mar 29th | |
| Mark Melancon gave up 1 earned run in 2 innings pitched in the Padres' extra-innings loss to the Dodgers on Friday. Melancon struck out 1 in the outing and gave up 2 hits. Matt Flipi Sat, Apr 17th | Jose Leclerc is experiencing “elbow discomfort” and is expected to miss “an extended period of time.” Brad Camara Mon, Mar 22nd | |
| Mark Melancon earned his fifth save of the season in the Padres' win over the Rangers on Sunday. Melancon struck out one in the outing. Matt Flipi Mon, Apr 12th | Rangers manager Chris Woodward acknowledged that Jose Leclerc will get save chances, though he isn't officially naming a closer just yet. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Feb 19th | |
| Mark Melancon earned his fourth save of the year in the Padres' win over the Rangers on Saturday. Matt Flipi Sun, Apr 11th | ||
| Mark Melancon recorded his third save of the season in the Padres' win over the Giants on Tuesday. Matt Flipi Wed, Apr 7th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Melancon had another fine year as the Braves' closer, and now joins the back end of the Padres bullpen. It's unclear if he'll serve as the closer, a Drew Pomeranz and Emilio Pagan also may have a claim to the role. Melancon is entering his age-36 season and his strikeout rate is mediocre at best. Although he is still performing well, his lack of pure stuff suggests that the wheels could come off at any moment. That said, he'll have plenty of value if he can earn the ninth-inning role, so monitor the reports out of spring, and draft him late until and unless he's officially ruled out for the role. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Leclerc is dealing with elbow soreness and is now expected to miss "extended time." It's just another in the long list of things that has derailed Leclerc's career of late, after he looked like he would be the Rangers' closer for years to come after he emerged from obscurity in 2018 to become a dominant reliever and then signed a lengthy deal. After is stellar season, his walk-rate reverted to its pre-2018 numbers quickly, he lost the closer's role, and then missed almost all of last year with a shoulder injury that required surgery. With the elbow soreness, there's just no reason to draft him this year, and you can pick him up off the waiver wire when and if he returns and is named the closer. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
