Who Should I Draft?
Kirby Yates or Kevin Gausman (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF  | Kirby Yates RP - TOR  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 50 of 50 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 46 | ‐ |
| Best Rank | # 17 | ‐ |
| Worst Rank | # 111 | ‐ |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 137 | ‐ |
| Best Rank | # 127 | ‐ |
| Worst Rank | # 160 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 174 | 58 |
| Wins | 10 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 18 |
| ERA | 3.98 | 2.73 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 0.87 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL60 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 35 | ‐ |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | ‐ |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 48 | ‐ |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 64 | ‐ |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 33 | ‐ |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 48 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 41 | ‐ |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 111 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | ‐ |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 32 | # 55 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 17 | ‐ |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 46 | ‐ |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 45 | ‐ |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 50 | # 66 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 21 | ‐ |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 85 | ‐ |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 53 | ‐ |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 42 | ‐ |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 60 | ‐ |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 49 | ‐ |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 55 | ‐ |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 43 | ‐ |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 45 | ‐ |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 74 | ‐ |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 38 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 70 | ‐ |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 45 | ‐ |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 57 | ‐ |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 58 | ‐ |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 33 | ‐ |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 45 | ‐ |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 45 | ‐ |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 70 | # 109 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 49 | ‐ |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 34 | ‐ |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 33 | ‐ |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 38 | ‐ |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 54 | ‐ |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 52 | ‐ |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 51 | ‐ |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 47 | ‐ |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 56 | ‐ |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 41 | ‐ |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 59 | ‐ |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 54 | ‐ |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 44 | ‐ |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 35 | ‐ |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 55 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 49 | ‐ |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 24 | ‐ |
| Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF | Kirby Yates RP - TOR | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 6 |
| Games Started | 10 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 60.3 | 4.1 |
| Wins | 3 | 0 |
| Losses | 3 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 2 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 50 | 7 |
| Earned Runs | 24 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 79 | 8 |
| Walks | 16 | 4 |
| ERA | 3.62 | 12.46 |
| WHIP | 1.11 | 2.54 |
| Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF | Kirby Yates RP - TOR | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 33 |
| Games Started | 29 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 161.4 | 42.0 |
| Wins | 10 | 3 |
| Losses | 9 | 2 |
| Saves | 0 | 18 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 152 | 27 |
| Earned Runs | 71 | 13 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 21 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 174 | 58 |
| Walks | 44 | 10 |
| ERA | 3.98 | 2.73 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 0.87 |
| Kevin Gausman SP,RP - SF | Kirby Yates RP - TOR | |
| News | ||
| RHP Kevin Gausman picked up a win on Monday when he scattered six hits over six innings with four walks and five strikeouts in the Giants' 2-0 win over the Phillies. Jon Mathisen Tue, Apr 20th | The Blue Jays transferred Kirby Yates (elbow) to the 60-day injured list Sunday. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 4th | |
| 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 | Blue Jays RHP Kirby Yates underwent Tommy John surgery on Wednesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Mar 25th | |
| 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 | Blue Jays reliever Kirby Yates is “most likely” heading for season-ending Tommy John surgery, according to general manager Ross Atkins. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Tue, Mar 23rd | |
| 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 | Blue Jays reliever Kirby Yates is dealing with a major injury. The right-hander was diagnosed with a flexor-pronator strain in his right arm and is expected to miss multiple weeks. Andersen Pickard Mon, Mar 22nd | |
| Kevin Gausman will start for the Giants on Opening Day, according to manager Gabe Kapler. Matt Flipi Wed, Mar 24th | Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker says the closer role is Kirby Yates' "job to lose." Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Mar 19th | |
| 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 | Yates was poised to be a major bounceback candidate after signing with the Blue Jays, but a flexor-pronator strain in his right arm is going to cost him multiple weeks, and potentially the year as he may need Tommy John surgery. This comes after he missed almost the entire 2020 season and had surgery in August to remove bone chips from his elbow. At this point, expect him to miss the year and don't bother drafting him in redraft formats. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
