Who Should I Draft?
Kyle Hendricks or Max Fried (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Kyle Hendricks SP - CHC  | Max Fried SP,RP - ATL  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 26 of 43 experts |
40% Recommended by 17 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 45 | # 49 |
| Best Rank | # 22 | # 28 |
| Worst Rank | # 67 | # 109 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 144 | # 131 |
| Best Rank | # 131 | # 102 |
| Worst Rank | # 152 | # 137 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 55 | 61 |
| Wins | 4 | 5 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.16 | 3.86 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.32 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 33 | # 44 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 48 |
| Staff Rankings FullTime Fantasy | # 52 | ‐ |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 39 | # 46 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 24 | # 62 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 44 | # 109 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 66 | # 80 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 48 | # 53 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 43 | # 49 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 45 | # 49 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 38 | # 67 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 41 | # 51 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 63 | # 76 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 22 | # 51 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 48 | # 49 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 51 | # 60 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 54 | # 61 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 24 | # 47 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 51 | # 59 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 56 | # 80 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 47 | # 54 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 48 | # 52 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 43 | # 52 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 24 | # 74 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 50 | # 51 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 52 | # 53 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 43 | # 40 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 43 | # 31 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 43 | # 29 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 44 | # 43 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 47 | # 44 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 48 | # 30 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 49 | # 41 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 50 | # 38 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 53 | # 50 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 54 | # 51 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 54 | # 34 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 58 | # 28 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 60 | # 46 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 62 | # 39 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 64 | # 39 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 66 | # 45 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 67 | # 42 |
| Kyle Hendricks SP - CHC | Max Fried SP,RP - ATL | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 33 |
| Games Started | 30 | 30 |
| Innings Pitched | 177.0 | 166.1 |
| Wins | 11 | 17 |
| Losses | 10 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 168 | 175 |
| Earned Runs | 68 | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 21 |
| Strikeouts | 150 | 173 |
| Walks | 32 | 47 |
| ERA | 3.46 | 4.18 |
| WHIP | 1.13 | 1.34 |
| Kyle Hendricks SP - CHC | Max Fried SP,RP - ATL | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 11 | 11 |
| Games Started | 11 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 66.3 | 60.7 |
| Wins | 4 | 5 |
| Losses | 4 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 66 | 59 |
| Earned Runs | 31 | 26 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 55 | 61 |
| Walks | 15 | 21 |
| ERA | 4.16 | 3.86 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.32 |
| Kyle Hendricks SP - CHC | Max Fried SP,RP - ATL | |
| News | ||
| Kyle Hendricks allowed one run on two hits and one walk while striking out four across four innings in Saturday’s Cactus League Game against Cleveland. Brad Camara Sun, Mar 8th | Max Fried allowed two hits and five walks while striking out three over 4 2/3 innings against the Twins Wednesday. Steve Painter Wed, Mar 11th | |
| Kyle Hendricks tossed three perfect innings while striking out three in Monday's 9-4 Cactus League win over the Angels. Brad Camara Tue, Mar 3rd | Max Fried pitched 2 2/3 innings Saturday against the Rays, allowing three hits and two walks while recording one strikeout. His outing was cut short for pitch count reasons. Steve Painter Sat, Feb 29th | |
| Max Fried toed the rubber for his first spring start and struggled, making it through only one-third of the first inning. He allowed three hits, three runs (all earned) while walking two and striking one batter out. Steve Painter Mon, Feb 24th | ||
| Notes | ||
| His value is greater this year with the ability to eat innings, especially now that Joe Maddon is gone. Still, he leaves little room for error with how he pitches. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Fried is a popular breakout pick, but will the limitation early on his innings be too much for him to be a top 35 pitcher? Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Hendricks can be dominant at times, but his lack of overpowering raw stuff means he has to be pinpoint with his control. When he's on, he can be unhittable, like when he led the league in getting hitters to swing at pitches outside the zone in the second half last year. But in the end, you know what Hendricks is going to give you. A sub-3.50 ERA, a sub-1.20 WHIP, and mediocre strikeout numbers. There's plenty of room for that on a fantasy team. But don't bank on much upside. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Fried's 2019 was positive, but his 4.02 ERA and 1.33 WHIP left a lot to be desired. His 17 wins and solid strikeout rate masked some of the issues, but he certainly doesn't look like a pitcher ready to jump into the upper echelon. Still, Fried's FIP and xFIP were lower than his ERA, and his expected stats showed he had some bad luck. Put it all together and Fried's a decent option with upside, but not one who you should expect to lead your fantasy rotation in 2020. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Fried likely has the highest fantasy ceiling of all Braves pitchers and certainly the most strikeout potential. You just have to be okay with the growing pains that come along with it. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
