Who Should I Draft?
Josh Hader or Stephen Strasburg (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Hader RP - MIL  | Stephen Strasburg SP - WSH  | |
Expert |
75% Recommended by 38 of 51 experts |
25% Recommended by 13 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 18 | # 22 |
| Best Rank | # 12 | # 8 |
| Worst Rank | # 56 | # 122 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 54 | # 59 |
| Best Rank | # 51 | # 54 |
| Worst Rank | # 61 | # 74 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 104 | 169 |
| Wins | 4 | 11 |
| Saves | 30 | 0 |
| ERA | 2.91 | 3.72 |
| WHIP | 0.98 | 1.18 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL60 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 33 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 18 | # 45 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 17 | # 19 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 16 | # 24 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 40 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 17 | # 29 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 18 | # 20 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 17 | # 25 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 15 | # 36 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 16 | # 24 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 23 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 20 | # 45 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 17 | # 30 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 19 | # 20 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 19 | # 27 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 17 | # 29 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 27 | # 29 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 21 | # 25 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 18 | # 21 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 17 | # 28 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 21 | # 23 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 21 | # 26 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 17 | # 24 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 18 | # 20 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 19 | # 20 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 16 | # 33 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 16 | # 21 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 16 | # 20 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 19 | # 31 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 19 | # 20 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 12 | # 30 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 19 | # 20 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 17 | # 33 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 18 | # 21 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 19 | # 122 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 20 | # 26 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 17 | # 18 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 18 | # 21 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 19 | # 15 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 19 | # 18 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 22 | # 8 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 22 | # 21 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 23 | # 17 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 24 | # 21 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 26 | # 15 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 26 | # 16 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 28 | # 25 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 20 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 31 | # 14 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 37 | # 17 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 56 | # 51 |
| Josh Hader RP - MIL | Stephen Strasburg SP - WSH | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 21 | 2 |
| Games Started | 0 | 2 |
| Innings Pitched | 19.1 | 5.2 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 13 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 8 | 8 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 31 | 2 |
| Walks | 10 | 1 |
| ERA | 3.79 | 10.80 |
| WHIP | 0.95 | 1.80 |
| Josh Hader RP - MIL | Stephen Strasburg SP - WSH | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 62 | 27 |
| Games Started | 0 | 27 |
| Innings Pitched | 64.6 | 152.8 |
| Wins | 4 | 11 |
| Losses | 3 | 7 |
| Saves | 30 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 7 | 0 |
| Holds | 3 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 39 | 137 |
| Earned Runs | 21 | 63 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 20 |
| Strikeouts | 104 | 169 |
| Walks | 24 | 44 |
| ERA | 2.91 | 3.72 |
| WHIP | 0.98 | 1.18 |
| Josh Hader RP - MIL | Stephen Strasburg SP - WSH | |
| 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 | Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (neck) will undergo neurogenic thoracic outlet surgery. He will miss the rest of the 2021 season. Brad Camara Tue, Jul 27th | |
| 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 | Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg (neck) had an “uncomfortable” feeling in his neck following Wednesday’s bullpen session. Brad Camara Fri, Jul 23rd | |
| Josh Hader earned the save Saturday against Cleveland, striking out two in one inning. Connor Rooney Sat, Sep 11th | Nationals RHP Stephen Strasburg (neck) threw from the bullpen mound on Monday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Jul 19th | |
| Josh Hader earned the save Wednesday against the Phillies, walking two in a scoreless inning. Connor Rooney Thu, Sep 9th | Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg has suffered a setback after throwing a sim game recently. He felt some discomfort in his neck shortly after the outing. Andersen Pickard Sat, Jul 17th | |
| 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 | Nationals' starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg threw a 60-pitch bullpen session on Monday. Strasburg hasn't pitched since June 1. Corbin Young Tue, Jul 6th | |
| 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 | Strasburg was limited to just five innings in 2020, with an injury that eventually required carpal tunnel syndrome. Although that's a minor surgery, the truth is that fantasy managers have very little data as to the impact and/or successful recovery rate after that surgery for pitchers. Strasburg's a tricky draft pick in any given year - he always provides strong value when he's on the mound, but has only topped 200 innings pitched twice in his career. Now entering his age-33 season, Strasburg will likely again provide excellent overall numbers assuming he is healthy. He looks great in the spring, though he's currently battling a minor calf injury, though it shouldn't keep him out for long. Draft him as an SP2, but anything more than 160 innings is gravy. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
