Who Should I Draft?
Julio Urias or Kevin Gausman (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Julio Urias SP,RP - LAD  | Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 30 of 50 experts |
40% Recommended by 20 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 45 | # 46 |
| Best Rank | # 21 | # 17 |
| Worst Rank | # 81 | # 111 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 118 | # 137 |
| Best Rank | # 111 | # 127 |
| Worst Rank | # 131 | # 160 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 129 | 174 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.76 | 3.98 |
| WHIP | 1.19 | 1.22 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 29 | # 48 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 55 | # 64 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 32 | # 33 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 37 | # 48 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 33 | # 111 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 49 | # 50 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 64 | # 85 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 33 | # 53 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 27 | # 60 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 45 | # 49 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 49 | # 55 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 36 | # 43 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 36 | # 45 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 40 | # 74 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 52 | # 70 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 33 | # 45 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 42 | # 57 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 40 | # 58 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 31 | # 33 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 42 | # 45 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 43 | # 70 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 48 | # 49 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 46 | # 54 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 48 | # 52 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 50 | # 51 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 47 | # 56 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 39 | # 59 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 21 | # 35 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 47 | # 55 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 44 | # 49 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 40 | # 24 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 42 | # 33 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 44 | # 35 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 44 | # 34 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 45 | # 42 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 48 | # 47 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 49 | # 41 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 49 | # 44 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 50 | # 45 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 50 | # 42 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 50 | # 46 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 53 | # 21 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 56 | # 54 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 60 | # 32 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 63 | # 38 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 67 | # 45 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 70 | # 41 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 70 | # 17 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 72 | # 38 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 81 | # 21 |
| Julio Urias SP,RP - LAD | Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 11 | 12 |
| Games Started | 10 | 10 |
| Innings Pitched | 55.1 | 60.3 |
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| Losses | 0 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 45 | 50 |
| Earned Runs | 20 | 24 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 45 | 79 |
| Walks | 18 | 16 |
| ERA | 3.27 | 3.62 |
| WHIP | 1.15 | 1.11 |
| Julio Urias SP,RP - LAD | Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 33 | 29 |
| Games Started | 23 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 128.2 | 161.4 |
| Wins | 9 | 10 |
| Losses | 5 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 111 | 152 |
| Earned Runs | 54 | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 17 | 21 |
| Strikeouts | 129 | 174 |
| Walks | 42 | 44 |
| ERA | 3.76 | 3.98 |
| WHIP | 1.19 | 1.22 |
| Julio Urias SP,RP - LAD | Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF | |
| News | ||
| LHP Julio Urias picked up his second win of the season when he allowed three runs on nine hits with three strikeouts over 5 2/3 innings in a 9-5 win over the Nationals on Saturday. Jon Mathisen Sun, Apr 11th | RHP Kevin Gausman took a no-decision on Tuesday when he allowed five runs on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts over six innings in the Giants 7-6 win over the Reds. Jon Mathisen Wed, Apr 14th | |
| Julio Urias picked up the win vs. the Rockies on Sunday when he surrendered just one run on three hits with six strikeouts and one walk over seven innings in the Dodgers 4-2 win. Jon Mathisen Mon, Apr 5th | RHP Kevin Gausman took a no-decision on Wednesday as he allowed just one run on four hits with five strikeouts and a walk over seven innings in the Giants 3-2 win over the Padres. Jon Mathisen Thu, Apr 8th | |
| Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says LHP Julio Urias will start the team's fourth game of the season. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Mar 27th | Kevin Gausman picked up a no-decision on Thursday when allowed just one run on two hits with six punchouts and two walks over 6 2/3 innings in the Giants 8-7 loss to the Mariners on Opening Night. Jon Mathisen Fri, Apr 2nd | |
| Julio Urias didn't allow a hit and struck out one over three scoreless innings on Monday vs. the White Sox in Cactus League play. Jon Mathisen Mon, Mar 8th | Kevin Gausman will start for the Giants on Opening Day, according to manager Gabe Kapler. Matt Flipi Wed, Mar 24th | |
| Julio Urias agreed to a one-year, $3.6 million deal with the Dodgers to avoid arbitration. Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Urias had an interesting season (other than his postseason, which was dominant). His numbers overall were very solid, with a 3.27 ERA and 1.15 WHIP. But his strikeout rate dipped dramatically as a full-time starter, and his SIERA (4.88) and xFIP (5.06) suggest he got lucky. But the bottom line is that Urias is excellent at limiting hard contact, and he's allowed just a .257 BABIP over the last two seasons, which should keep his ERA in check. The Dodgers' rotation is overflowing, so it's possible they continue to limit Urias's innings. But for now, he should be considered an SP3, and as his playoffs showed, there's plenty of room for growth with his strikeout numbers. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Gausman had the best season of his career with the Giants last season, and accepted a qualifying offer to remain in San Francisco. Gausman not only put up an impressive 3.62 ERA, but he upped his strikeout rate by about nine points to 32.2%. He saw a nice velocity bump on his fastball and leaned into his excellent splitter a bit more than usual. The downside for Gausman is that he really is mostly a fastball/splitter pitcher, meaning that when his splitter isn't working, he's likely to get hit hard. But, we've now at least seen the upside over a full season, and he's a pretty ideal SP4/SP5 if you can get him in that range. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
