Who Should I Draft?
Liam Hendriks or Sonny Gray (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Liam Hendriks RP - CWS  | Sonny Gray SP - CIN  | |
Expert |
74% Recommended by 37 of 50 experts |
26% Recommended by 13 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 19 | # 28 |
| Best Rank | # 14 | # 16 |
| Worst Rank | # 57 | # 120 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 55 | # 90 |
| Best Rank | # 49 | # 80 |
| Worst Rank | # 62 | # 111 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 91 | 179 |
| Wins | 4 | 11 |
| Saves | 31 | 0 |
| ERA | 2.93 | 3.79 |
| WHIP | 1.02 | 1.22 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 15 | # 25 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 46 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 20 | # 41 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 16 | # 23 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 20 | # 32 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 22 | # 48 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 29 | # 35 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 20 | # 43 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 19 | # 22 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 21 | # 22 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 17 | # 31 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 20 | # 25 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 17 | # 43 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 17 | # 27 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 22 | # 25 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 16 | # 44 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 18 | # 39 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 24 | # 31 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 20 | # 31 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 19 | # 31 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 23 | # 33 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 22 | # 28 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 18 | # 35 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 18 | # 34 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 22 | # 28 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 17 | # 31 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 21 | # 50 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 25 | # 35 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 21 | # 23 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 24 | # 49 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 20 | # 49 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 22 | # 26 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 14 | # 27 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 19 | # 28 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 20 | # 120 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 21 | # 22 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 19 | # 32 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 19 | # 18 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 19 | # 16 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 20 | # 19 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 21 | # 20 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 21 | # 20 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 22 | # 17 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 22 | # 21 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 23 | # 20 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 24 | # 21 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 25 | # 23 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 31 | # 19 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 37 | # 20 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 57 | # 28 |
| Liam Hendriks RP - CWS | Sonny Gray SP - CIN | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 24 | 11 |
| Games Started | 0 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 25.1 | 56.2 |
| Wins | 3 | 5 |
| Losses | 1 | 3 |
| Saves | 14 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 14 | 42 |
| Earned Runs | 5 | 23 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 1 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 37 | 72 |
| Walks | 3 | 26 |
| ERA | 1.78 | 3.70 |
| WHIP | 0.67 | 1.21 |
| Liam Hendriks RP - CWS | Sonny Gray SP - CIN | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 63 | 29 |
| Games Started | 0 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 66.0 | 157.6 |
| Wins | 4 | 11 |
| Losses | 3 | 8 |
| Saves | 31 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 7 | 0 |
| Holds | 2 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 51 | 132 |
| Earned Runs | 21 | 66 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 91 | 179 |
| Walks | 16 | 59 |
| ERA | 2.93 | 3.79 |
| WHIP | 1.02 | 1.22 |
| Liam Hendriks RP - CWS | Sonny Gray SP - CIN | |
| News | ||
| Liam Hendriks retired the lone batter he faced to earn the save during Tuesday's 8-5 win over Cleveland. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 21st | Sonny Gray allowed two runs on six hits and two walks in 4.1 innings Saturday against Cleveland, while striking out six. He did not factor in the decision. Connor Rooney Sat, Apr 17th | |
| Liam Hendriks allowed one hit and struck out one across one inning to earn the save in Game 1 of Sunday’s 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Brad Camara Sun, Apr 18th | The Reds activated RHP Sonny Gray (back) from the 10-day IL. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Apr 17th | |
| 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 | Reds starter Sonny Gray threw a simulated game on Saturday. According to manager David Bell, the right-hander looked good and should make a start this coming week. Andersen Pickard Sun, Apr 11th | |
| Liam Hendriks struck out one across a perfect inning during Wednesday’s 8-4 loss to the Mariners. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 7th | Reds RHP Sonny Gray (back) is scheduled to pitch a simulated game on Saturday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Apr 9th | |
| 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 | Reds manager David Bell said Saturday that Sonny Gray is doing well after pitching in a simulated game Wednesday, but remains without a timetable to return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 3rd | |
| Notes | ||
| 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 | Two dreadful starts late in the season severely hurt what was otherwise a strong 2020 campaign for Gray, though it was a bizarre year. His strikeout rate surpassed 30% for the first time in his career, while his walk rate jumped to 11.1%. He was also far more hittable, particularly his slider and curveball, which had been dominant pitches in 2019. But even if Gray simply repeats his 2020 season, his strikeout rate and decent ERA and WHIP should be enough to make him a borderline SP2 for fantasy leagues. He will likely begin the year on the IL after experiencing back spasms in mid-March, but the injury doesn't sound like it will keep him out for long. Considering we've seen much more than that from him in 2019, fantasy managers should have little hesitation drafting him. 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 | ||
