Who Should I Draft?
Kenley Jansen or Jesus Luzardo (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK  | Kenley Jansen RP - LAD  | |
Expert |
70% Recommended by 14 of 20 experts |
30% Recommended by 6 of 20 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 37 | # 42 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 23 |
| Worst Rank | # 66 | # 77 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 101 | # 119 |
| Best Rank | # 86 | # 96 |
| Worst Rank | # 113 | # 135 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 146 | 72 |
| Wins | 9 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 31 |
| ERA | 3.68 | 3.79 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.15 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 31 | # 55 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 32 | # 48 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 35 | # 46 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 44 | # 48 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 38 | # 42 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 37 | # 49 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 20 | # 27 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 34 | # 51 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 26 | # 77 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 36 | # 50 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 38 | # 41 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 28 | # 59 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 29 | # 39 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 32 | # 42 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 66 | # 23 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 48 | # 28 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 53 | # 34 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 38 | # 36 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 43 | # 42 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 47 | # 46 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | Kenley Jansen RP - LAD | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 27 |
| Games Started | 9 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 59.2 | 24.0 |
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 11 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 2 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 57 | 18 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 8 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 59 | 33 |
| Walks | 17 | 9 |
| ERA | 3.81 | 2.96 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.11 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | Kenley Jansen RP - LAD | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 63 |
| Games Started | 25 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 144.8 | 60.8 |
| Wins | 9 | 4 |
| Losses | 7 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 31 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 11 |
| Holds | 0 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 134 | 52 |
| Earned Runs | 59 | 26 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 20 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 146 | 72 |
| Walks | 44 | 18 |
| ERA | 3.68 | 3.79 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.15 |
| Jesus Luzardo SP,RP - OAK | Kenley Jansen RP - LAD | |
| News | ||
| Jesus Luzardo's velocity impresses A's manager Bob Melvin. Jack Mannis Tue, Feb 23rd | Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says Kenley Jansen will open the season as the team's closer. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Feb 18th | |
| Notes | ||
| Luzardo's 2020 campaign wasn't terrible, but it certainly left fantasy managers wanting more. The strikeouts were there, but not quite at the level that was expected. He rarely went deep into games. And he was just more hittable than he ever was in the minors or in his brief time as a reliever in 2019. Luzardo throws four quality pitches and is working to improve his arsenal as we head into the 2021 season, so there's little reason to downgrade your opinion of him too much from where it was prior to the 2020 campaign because of one nine-start stretch. He's an incredibly high-upside pitcher who carries with him plenty of injury risk, and the combination leaves him as a solid SP3 for fantasy leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | It feels like Jansen has been on the verge of losing his job at several points over the last two seasons, but he continues to receive nearly every save opportunity for the Dodgers. But Jansen is far from the dominant reliever he was in his prime, as his patented cutter has gone from 94 MPH in 2016 to just 90.9 MPH last year. The Dodgers have plenty of depth behind Jansen, including Blake Treinen, Brusdar Graterol, Joe Kelly, and Corey Knebel, so Jansen's leash probably won't be all that long. At the same time, Jansen will certainly be the closer coming into the season and has a lengthy track record and a large contract. In today's day and age, that makes him a fairly desirable fantasy closer, despite the concerns. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
