Who Should I Draft?
Kevin Gausman or Pablo Lopez (2021)
Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF  | Pablo Lopez SP - MIA  | |
Expert |
50% Recommended by 25 of 50 experts |
50% Recommended by 25 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 46 | # 48 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 33 |
| Worst Rank | # 111 | # 63 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 137 | # 138 |
| Best Rank | # 127 | # 128 |
| Worst Rank | # 160 | # 156 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 174 | 144 |
| Wins | 10 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.98 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.22 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 41 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 48 | # 44 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 64 | # 34 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 48 | # 40 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 111 | # 45 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 46 | # 44 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 50 | # 48 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 85 | # 53 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 53 | # 49 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 60 | # 57 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 55 | # 52 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 43 | # 33 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 74 | # 45 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 70 | # 53 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 45 | # 43 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 57 | # 41 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 58 | # 43 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 45 | # 41 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 70 | # 52 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 54 | # 51 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 52 | # 50 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 51 | # 49 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 56 | # 54 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 55 | # 45 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 49 | # 47 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 17 | # 57 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | # 47 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 21 | # 51 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 24 | # 57 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 32 | # 41 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 33 | # 41 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 33 | # 38 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 33 | # 36 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 34 | # 52 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 35 | # 45 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 35 | # 50 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 38 | # 44 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 38 | # 48 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 41 | # 47 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 41 | # 48 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 42 | # 47 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 44 | # 48 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 45 | # 48 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 45 | # 54 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 45 | # 49 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 47 | # 60 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 49 | # 50 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 49 | # 51 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 54 | # 55 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 59 | # 63 |
| Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF | Pablo Lopez SP - MIA | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 11 |
| Games Started | 10 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 60.3 | 57.0 |
| Wins | 3 | 6 |
| Losses | 3 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 50 | 50 |
| Earned Runs | 24 | 23 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 79 | 59 |
| Walks | 16 | 18 |
| ERA | 3.62 | 3.61 |
| WHIP | 1.11 | 1.19 |
| Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF | Pablo Lopez SP - MIA | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 29 |
| Games Started | 29 | 28 |
| Innings Pitched | 161.4 | 153.0 |
| Wins | 10 | 10 |
| Losses | 9 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 152 | 144 |
| Earned Runs | 71 | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 21 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 174 | 144 |
| Walks | 44 | 43 |
| ERA | 3.98 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.22 |
| Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF | Pablo Lopez SP - MIA | |
| News | ||
| 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 | Marlins starter Pablo Lopez allowed six earned runs on nine hits and one walk while striking out six over four innings in Tuesday's no-decision against the Atlanta Braves. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Wed, Apr 14th | |
| 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 | Marlins starter Pablo Lopez allowed two earned runs on three this and two walks while striking out six over 6 2/3 innings in Wednesday's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Thu, Apr 8th | |
| 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 | Marlins starter Pablo Lopez allowed no runs, two hits, and two walks while striking out four over five innings in a no-decision against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Sat, Apr 3rd | |
| Kevin Gausman will start for the Giants on Opening Day, according to manager Gabe Kapler. Matt Flipi Wed, Mar 24th | ||
| Notes | ||
| 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 | Despite his 5.09 ERA and mediocre strikeout rate in 2019, there was some buzz about Lopez heading into last season because of his outstanding changeup and his ability to keep his WHIP in check. He justified the expectations, cutting his ERA to 3.61 and striking out about a batter and a half more per nine innings than he had previously. He's still volatile, as he has seemingly random games where he lacks command with his changeup and gets hit hard. And he needs another pitch to complement his fastball and changeup. But if he can continue to develop either his curveball or cutter, he could be a true breakout candidate. Draft him as an SP4 with upside for more if his other pitches continue to improve. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
