Who Should I Draft?
Josh Hader or Liam Hendriks (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Hader RP - MIL  | Liam Hendriks RP - CWS  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 34 of 51 experts |
33% Recommended by 17 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 18 | # 19 |
| Best Rank | # 12 | # 14 |
| Worst Rank | # 56 | # 57 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 54 | # 55 |
| Best Rank | # 51 | # 49 |
| Worst Rank | # 61 | # 62 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 104 | 91 |
| Wins | 4 | 4 |
| Saves | 30 | 31 |
| ERA | 2.91 | 2.93 |
| WHIP | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 18 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 18 | # 31 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 16 | # 20 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 22 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 17 | # 23 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 18 | # 29 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 19 | # 20 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 17 | # 21 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 15 | # 17 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 16 | # 17 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 17 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 20 | # 22 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 19 | # 22 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 17 | # 24 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 18 | # 19 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 56 | # 57 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 17 | # 23 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 21 | # 22 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 21 | # 22 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 17 | # 18 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 18 | # 31 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 28 | # 37 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 19 | # 22 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 16 | # 20 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 16 | # 17 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 16 | # 21 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 19 | # 21 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 19 | # 21 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 12 | # 24 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 19 | # 24 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 18 | # 19 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 19 | # 20 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 17 | # 21 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 18 | # 19 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 17 | # 14 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 17 | # 16 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 17 | # 16 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 19 | # 18 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 19 | # 18 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 20 | # 19 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 21 | # 20 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 22 | # 20 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 22 | # 20 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 23 | # 22 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 24 | # 19 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 26 | # 25 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 26 | # 21 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 27 | # 25 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 15 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 31 | # 20 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 37 | # 19 |
| Josh Hader RP - MIL | Liam Hendriks RP - CWS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 21 | 24 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 19.1 | 25.1 |
| Wins | 1 | 3 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 13 | 14 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 8 | 14 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 5 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 31 | 37 |
| Walks | 10 | 3 |
| ERA | 3.79 | 1.78 |
| WHIP | 0.95 | 0.67 |
| Josh Hader RP - MIL | Liam Hendriks RP - CWS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 62 | 63 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 64.6 | 66.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 4 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 30 | 31 |
| Blown Saves | 7 | 7 |
| Holds | 3 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 39 | 51 |
| Earned Runs | 21 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 104 | 91 |
| Walks | 24 | 16 |
| ERA | 2.91 | 2.93 |
| WHIP | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| Josh Hader RP - MIL | Liam Hendriks RP - CWS | |
| News | ||
| Josh Hader picked up another save Saturday against the Cubs, allowing one hit, walking one, and striking out two. Connor Rooney Sun, Sep 19th | Liam Hendricks allowed just one hit, an infield single, in the inning as he secured the victory for the White Sox. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sat, Sep 11th | |
| Josh Hader picked up save 32 Friday against the Cubs, allowing one hit and striking out one in one inning. Connor Rooney Sat, Sep 18th | Liam Hendricks has an easy 1-2-3 ninth inning against Oakland on Tuesday, striking out one batter in the process. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Wed, Sep 8th | |
| Josh Hader earned the save Saturday against Cleveland, striking out two in one inning. Connor Rooney Sat, Sep 11th | Liam Hendricks pitched a 1-2-3 ninth on Saturday, striking out one batter to earn his 32nd save of the season. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sun, Sep 5th | |
| Josh Hader earned the save Wednesday against the Phillies, walking two in a scoreless inning. Connor Rooney Thu, Sep 9th | Liam Hendricks recorded five outs on just 18 pitches Wednesday, allowing one hit and striking out two batters. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Sep 2nd | |
| Josh Hader picked up the save Wednesday against the Giants, walking one and striking out three in a scoreless inning. Connor Rooney Thu, Sep 2nd | Liam Hendricks gave up a one-out single in the ninth, but quickly got a double play to escape the inning and secure the victory for Chicago. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Wed, Sep 1st | |
| Notes | ||
| Hader wasn't quite as dominant as he had been the previous two years, largely due to a spike in walk rate and the slightest of declines in strikeout rate. But he still tallied 13 saves, third-best in baseball, and had a miniscule 0.95 WHIP. If you parse it closely, it was just a bizarre season for Hader, who didn't give up a run through his first nine appearances, but subsequently allowed four runs in an inning. He walked five batters in a game, but didn't allow a single walk in any game after that, a span of 11 appearances. In other words, there seems to be a lot of noise in Hader's "decline," which likely would have been ironed out over the course of a full season. Draft him as the top closer off the board with few concerns. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Hendriks showed last year that his 2019 breakout season was not a fluke, as he improved on just about all of his numbers. Not only did he put up 14 saves in the shortened season, but he dropped his ERA to 1.78, his WHIP to 0.67, and his walk rate to just 3.3%. In short, there's nothing negative you can possibly take away from his 2020 season. Despite moving to a worse park with the White Sox, Hendriks is, without question one of the top closers in fantasy, and should be either the first or second (behind only Josh Hader) relief pitcher drafted. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Hendriks has the most fWAR among relievers over the past two seasons. He got even better in 2020 as both his walk-rate and strikeout-rate ranked within the 98th percentile. Set to exclusively handle the ninth inning for one of the best teams in the American League, Hendriks can confidently be drafted as a top-three closer for 2021 fantasy baseball drafts. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
