Who Should I Draft?
Kyle Hendricks or Edwin Diaz (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Kyle Hendricks SP - CHC  | Edwin Diaz RP - NYM  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 12 of 20 experts |
40% Recommended by 8 of 20 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 27 | # 29 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 22 |
| Worst Rank | # 44 | # 39 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 79 | # 86 |
| Best Rank | # 73 | # 78 |
| Worst Rank | # 85 | # 99 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 156 | 103 |
| Wins | 12 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 30 |
| ERA | 3.92 | 2.97 |
| WHIP | 1.19 | 1.13 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 27 | # 34 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 30 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 28 | # 38 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 33 | # 35 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 27 | # 30 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 30 | # 31 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 27 | # 32 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 30 | # 36 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 21 | # 27 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 34 | # 39 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 22 | # 26 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 31 | # 38 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 24 | # 22 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 29 | # 24 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 30 | # 24 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 32 | # 28 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 33 | # 27 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 38 | # 33 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 43 | # 24 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 44 | # 25 |
| Kyle Hendricks SP - CHC | Edwin Diaz RP - NYM | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 26 |
| Games Started | 12 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 81.0 | 26.2 |
| Wins | 6 | 2 |
| Losses | 5 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 6 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 4 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 73 | 18 |
| Earned Runs | 26 | 5 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 64 | 50 |
| Walks | 8 | 14 |
| ERA | 2.88 | 1.75 |
| WHIP | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| Kyle Hendricks SP - CHC | Edwin Diaz RP - NYM | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 64 |
| Games Started | 30 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 185.2 | 63.7 |
| Wins | 12 | 3 |
| Losses | 10 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 30 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 11 |
| Holds | 0 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 183 | 47 |
| Earned Runs | 81 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 25 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 156 | 103 |
| Walks | 37 | 26 |
| ERA | 3.92 | 2.97 |
| WHIP | 1.19 | 1.13 |
| Kyle Hendricks SP - CHC | Edwin Diaz RP - NYM | |
| News | ||
| Mets manager Luis Rojas says Edwin Diaz "may be the guy that gets the most chances" in the closer role this year. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Feb 24th | ||
| Edwin Diaz avoids arbitration with the New York Mets, agreeing to a deal worth $7 million. Ryan Evans - Baseballogy Fri, Jan 15th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Hendricks is the Rodney Dangerfield of fantasy pitchers in that he never gets the respect he deserves. He's had an ERA above 3.46 once in his career and he's never had a WHIP higher than 1.19. Yes, his strikeout rate is never going to help fantasy managers, but Dave Ross let him go deeper into games last year (Hendricks' 81 innings pitched were among the most in MLB), so he should make up for his lack of strikeout rate with some additional innings. The Cubs probably won't be a great team but the NL Central has mostly weak offenses, so Hendricks should find his way to enough wins to make a difference. Ignore the fact that he outperforms his expected metrics every year. Hendricks is a reliable, high-end SP3 for a fantasy team. Just be sure to take care of strikeouts elsewhere. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Diaz's overall numbers bounced back in a monstrous way last season. He dropped his ERA from a bloated 5.59 in 2019 to a 1.75, and upped his strikeout rate to a career-best 45.5%. He was among the league leaders in nearly every expected statistic (batting average, slugging percentage wOBA, and ERA), and he cut his HR/9 rate from 2.33 to just 0.70. Diaz's walk rate actually regressed, however, as he issued free passes to nearly five batters per nine innings. That's not often a recipe for success from a closer, but Diaz can survive at that rate if he continues to keep the strikeouts up and limit the long balls. In the end, Diaz does carry some risk given his history, but he should be drafted as one of the upper echelon closers in the game, if not a touch behind the truly elite options. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Hendricks is the type of fantasy player who can fit perfectly with certain roster construction. As a starting pitcher, he invites contact while suppressing damage on batted balls. This means that his strikeout rate leaves a lot to be desired. However, the ERA and WHIP are always fantastic, which makes Hendricks a perennially undervalued player. By drafting Hendricks in the middle rounds, fantasy managers can load up on high K/9 players later on. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
