Who Should I Draft?
Liam Hendriks or Josh Hader (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Josh Hader RP - MIL  | Liam Hendriks RP - CWS  | |
Expert |
66% Recommended by 33 of 50 experts |
34% Recommended by 17 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 18 | # 19 |
| Best Rank | # 12 | # 14 |
| Worst Rank | # 56 | # 57 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 54 | # 55 |
| Best Rank | # 51 | # 49 |
| Worst Rank | # 61 | # 62 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 104 | 91 |
| Wins | 4 | 4 |
| Saves | 30 | 31 |
| ERA | 2.91 | 2.93 |
| WHIP | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 18 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 18 | # 31 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 16 | # 20 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 22 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 17 | # 23 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 18 | # 29 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 19 | # 20 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 17 | # 21 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 15 | # 17 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 16 | # 17 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 16 | # 17 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 20 | # 22 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 19 | # 22 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 17 | # 24 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 18 | # 19 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 56 | # 57 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 17 | # 23 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 21 | # 22 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 21 | # 22 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 17 | # 18 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 28 | # 37 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 19 | # 22 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 16 | # 20 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 16 | # 17 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 16 | # 21 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 19 | # 21 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 19 | # 21 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 12 | # 24 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 19 | # 24 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 18 | # 19 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 19 | # 20 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 17 | # 21 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 18 | # 19 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 17 | # 14 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 31 | # 15 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 17 | # 16 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 17 | # 16 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 19 | # 18 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 19 | # 18 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 20 | # 19 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 24 | # 19 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 37 | # 19 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 21 | # 20 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 22 | # 20 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 31 | # 20 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 22 | # 20 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 26 | # 21 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 23 | # 22 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 26 | # 25 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 27 | # 25 |
| Josh Hader RP - MIL | Liam Hendriks RP - CWS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 21 | 24 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 19.1 | 25.1 |
| Wins | 1 | 3 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 13 | 14 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 8 | 14 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 5 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 31 | 37 |
| Walks | 10 | 3 |
| ERA | 3.79 | 1.78 |
| WHIP | 0.95 | 0.67 |
| Josh Hader RP - MIL | Liam Hendriks RP - CWS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 62 | 63 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 64.6 | 66.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 4 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 30 | 31 |
| Blown Saves | 7 | 7 |
| Holds | 3 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 39 | 51 |
| Earned Runs | 21 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 104 | 91 |
| Walks | 24 | 16 |
| ERA | 2.91 | 2.93 |
| WHIP | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| Josh Hader RP - MIL | Liam Hendriks RP - CWS | |
| News | ||
| Josh Hader recorded his first save of the season after a scoreless outing Monday against the Cubs. He recorded a strikeout in two-thirds of an inning. Connor Rooney Tue, Apr 13th | Liam Hendriks allowed one run on two hits and struck out two in one inning, taking a blown save in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning loss versus the Royals. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 11th | |
| Josh Hader (2-0) walked one and struck out two over one inning to earn the extra-inning win over the Cubs Wednesday. Connor Rooney Wed, Apr 7th | Liam Hendriks struck out one across a perfect inning during Wednesday’s 8-4 loss to the Mariners. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 7th | |
| Josh Hader earned the win against the Twins on Thursday, striking out all three batters he faced. Connor Rooney Thu, Apr 1st | Liam Hendriks allowed two runs on two hits and one walk while striking out two over 1 1/3 innings to earn the save in Friday’s 12-8 win over the Angels. Brad Camara Sat, Apr 3rd | |
| Brewers reliever Josh Hader will work as a traditional closer in 2021, according to Milwaukee manager Craig Counsell on Tuesday. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Tue, Mar 23rd | Liam Hendriks is pitching today after dealing with a bout of kidney stones. Carmen Maiorano - Carm's Clubhouse Fri, Mar 26th | |
| 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 | Liam Hendriks has reportedly been dealing with kidney stones, according to manager Tony La Russa. La Russa indicated there's a 'good chance' Hendriks could pitch this weekend. Matt Flipi Wed, Mar 24th | |
| Notes | ||
| 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 | Hendriks showed last year that his 2019 breakout season was not a fluke, as he improved on just about all of his numbers. Not only did he put up 14 saves in the shortened season, but he dropped his ERA to 1.78, his WHIP to 0.67, and his walk rate to just 3.3%. In short, there's nothing negative you can possibly take away from his 2020 season. Despite moving to a worse park with the White Sox, Hendriks is, without question one of the top closers in fantasy, and should be either the first or second (behind only Josh Hader) relief pitcher drafted. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Hendriks has the most fWAR among relievers over the past two seasons. He got even better in 2020 as both his walk-rate and strikeout-rate ranked within the 98th percentile. Set to exclusively handle the ninth inning for one of the best teams in the American League, Hendriks can confidently be drafted as a top-three closer for 2021 fantasy baseball drafts. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
