Who Should I Draft?
Kenta Maeda or Josh Hader (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Kenta Maeda SP,RP - MIN  | Josh Hader RP - MIL  | |
Expert |
68% Recommended by 15 of 22 experts |
32% Recommended by 7 of 22 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 17 | # 18 |
| Best Rank | # 10 | # 13 |
| Worst Rank | # 37 | # 27 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 52 | # 56 |
| Best Rank | # 47 | # 50 |
| Worst Rank | # 66 | # 63 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 182 | 104 |
| Wins | 12 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 31 |
| ERA | 3.87 | 2.93 |
| WHIP | 1.16 | 1.00 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 24 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 18 | # 25 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 20 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 16 | # 25 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 19 | # 23 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 17 | # 20 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 16 | # 19 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 11 | # 27 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 13 | # 25 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 16 | # 21 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 23 | # 25 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 19 | ‐ |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 16 | # 27 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 10 | # 13 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 14 | # 24 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 17 | # 16 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 20 | # 18 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 21 | # 16 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 24 | # 17 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 25 | # 18 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 37 | # 18 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 37 | # 17 |
| Kenta Maeda SP,RP - MIN | Josh Hader RP - MIL | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 11 | 21 |
| Games Started | 11 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 67.1 | 19.1 |
| Wins | 6 | 1 |
| Losses | 1 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 13 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 2 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 40 | 8 |
| Earned Runs | 20 | 8 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 80 | 31 |
| Walks | 10 | 10 |
| ERA | 2.70 | 3.79 |
| WHIP | 0.75 | 0.95 |
| Kenta Maeda SP,RP - MIN | Josh Hader RP - MIL | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 62 |
| Games Started | 29 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 165.6 | 64.5 |
| Wins | 12 | 4 |
| Losses | 8 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 31 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 7 |
| Holds | 0 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 142 | 39 |
| Earned Runs | 71 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 24 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 182 | 104 |
| Walks | 50 | 25 |
| ERA | 3.87 | 2.93 |
| WHIP | 1.16 | 1.00 |
| Kenta Maeda SP,RP - MIN | Josh Hader RP - MIL | |
| News | ||
| Josh Hader's name continues to come up in trade inquiries and the Brewers are "listening," according to Robert Murray of Fansided. Jon Mathisen Tue, Jan 26th | ||
| The Brewers and LHP Josh Hader avoided arbitration by agreeing to a one-year, $6.675 million contract. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Jan 15th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Fantasy managers rejoiced when Maeda was traded from the Dodgers to the Twins, but he surpassed even the loftiest of expectations. In the short season, Maeda went 6-1 with a 2.70 ERA, a 0.73 WHIP, and a 32.3% strikeout rate. In addition to simply being let loose with his innings, Maeda made a tangible change to his pitch mix, throwing far fewer fastball and more sliders and changeups (though his fastball was as effective as it had ever been last year, too). Maeda surely won't be able to repeat his numbers from 2020, as he allowed just a .208 BABIP, had an 80.2% LOB rate, and benefited from being able to feast on solely the NL and AL Central lineups. But even with some regression, he should still be a rock solid SP2, and should be drafted as such. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | 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 | |
