Who Should I Draft?
Lucas Giolito or Bo Bichette (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Lucas Giolito SP - CWS  | Bo Bichette SS - TOR  | |
Expert |
60% Recommended by 33 of 55 experts |
40% Recommended by 22 of 55 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 20 | # 21 |
| Best Rank | # 11 | # 12 |
| Worst Rank | # 79 | # 61 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 19 | # 24 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 22 |
| Worst Rank | # 24 | # 31 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 88 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 23 |
| RBI | ‐ | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 21 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .287 |
| Strikeouts | 220 | 124 |
| Wins | 13 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.71 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.13 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | # 24 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 17 | # 28 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 19 | # 20 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 19 | # 61 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 17 | # 31 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 11 | # 27 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 22 | # 23 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 21 | # 22 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 20 | # 25 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 19 | # 23 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 19 | # 23 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 19 | # 23 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 16 | # 22 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 18 | # 23 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 18 | # 24 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 20 | # 27 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 19 | # 26 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 23 | # 28 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 22 | # 28 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 19 | # 24 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 18 | # 25 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 19 | # 26 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 15 | # 31 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 19 | # 20 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 14 | # 30 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 20 | # 21 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 12 | # 38 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 42 | # 53 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 20 | # 23 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 15 | # 21 |
| SportsLine - Computer Simulation CBS Sports | # 25 | # 43 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 24 | # 37 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 20 | # 23 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 20 | # 17 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 21 | # 19 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 21 | # 19 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 22 | # 20 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 22 | # 20 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 24 | # 15 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 24 | # 20 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 25 | # 20 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 26 | # 22 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 27 | # 23 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 28 | # 27 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 29 | # 12 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 31 | # 19 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 34 | # 21 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 34 | # 18 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 35 | # 29 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 35 | # 21 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 36 | # 21 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 45 | # 24 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 47 | # 18 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 78 | # 19 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 79 | # 36 |
| Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | Bo Bichette SS - TOR | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 18 |
| Home Runs | 8 | 5 |
| RBI | ‐ | 23 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 4 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .301 |
| Strikeouts | 97 | 27 |
| Wins | 4 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.48 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.04 | ‐ |
| Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | Bo Bichette SS - TOR | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 88 |
| Home Runs | 26 | 23 |
| RBI | ‐ | 84 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 21 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .287 |
| Strikeouts | 220 | 124 |
| Wins | 13 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.71 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.13 | ‐ |
| Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | Bo Bichette SS - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Lucas Giolito (2-4) allowed five runs on five hits and three walks while striking out seven across six innings during Game 1 of Friday’s 6-2 loss to the Royals. He was tagged with his fourth loss of the season. Brad Camara Fri, May 14th | Bo Bichette went 2-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs in Sunday's 10-8 win over the Phillies. John Aubin Mon, May 17th | |
| Lucas Giolito (2-3) allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out two over five innings earning the win during Sunday’s 9-3 victory over the Royals. Brad Camara Mon, May 10th | Bo Bichette went 0-for-3 at the plate with a walk and a stolen base in Friday's 5-1 loss to Philadelphia. John Aubin Sat, May 15th | |
| Lucas Giolito (1-3) allowed two runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks while striking out eight across five 1/3 innings in Sunday’s 5-0 loss to Cleveland. He was tagged with his third loss of the season. Brad Camara Sun, May 2nd | Bo Bichette went 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored, and two RBI in Sunday's 7-4 loss to Houston. John Aubin Mon, May 10th | |
| Lucas Giolito (1-2) allowed four runs on five hits and three walks while striking out seven across six 2/3 innings during Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Tigers. He picked up his second loss of the season. Brad Camara Wed, Apr 28th | Bo Bichette went 1-for-4 at the plate with a solo home run as the Blue Jays lost to the Astros by a 10-4 score on Friday night. John Aubin Sat, May 8th | |
| Lucas Giolito said after Saturday's game that his start has been pushed back due to a cut on his right middle finger. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Apr 25th | Bo Bichette went 3-for-4 with a run scored and two steals on Thursday while helping the Blue Jays to a 10-4 win over the Athletics. John Aubin Fri, May 7th | |
| Notes | ||
| Giolito followed up his breakout 2019 season with a nearly identical 2020 season. His ERA was within .07, his WHIP within .02, and his strikeout percentage within a point and a half. Despite pitching in a homer-friendly park, Giolito has managed to limit home runs, which is a key to his continued success with the White Sox. He won't face quite an easy schedule this year (AL and NL Central pitchers had plenty of sub-par offenses to feast on in 2019), but entering his age-27 season, he should only continue to improve from a skills standpoint. Draft him as an SP1, albeit a low-end one. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Bichette missed about half the season with a knee injury last year, but was productive when he was on the field, batting .301 with an .840 OPS. His 162-game pace was 28 home runs, 100 runs, 128 RBI, and 22 steals, so he was well on his way to earning his lofty draft price. If there was a wart to Bichette's season it was that his walk rate dropped to just 3.9%, one of the worst in the league. But, given that he had just 128 plate appearances, that's likely just the product of a small sample size, since he never walked at less than a 6.6% clip in his career. Batting in a stacked lineup, Bichette should once again put up strong five-category numbers, and should be one of the first shortstops drafted in fantasy leagues again in 2020. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| Bo Bichette slashed .301/.328/.512 with five home runs and four stolen bases across 128 plate appearances in 2020. The 22-year-old has successfully swiped eight bases in just 13 attempts in his MLB career, but has yet to flash the speed he displayed in the minors. He has a ton of upside and should once again produce in a loaded Blue Jays lineup. Bichette has plenty of room for growth and is considered a top-10 middle-infield option in 2021. Brad Camara - FantasyPros | ||
| Frankly, I've been shocked to see how high Bichette is going in fantasy drafts so far this offseason. We're spending second-round picks on a player with just 75 big league games to his name? Of course, his 162-game pace equates to 35 homers and 17 stolen bases, and Toronto's lineup only got better this winter. There are a lot of reasons to be bullish on Bichette these days, but I can't pass on established studs like Xander Bogaerts and Nolan Arenado for him. Perhaps Bichette's aggressive ADP is due to the need for stolen bases. In that case, it's worth pointing out that the youngster is just 8-for-13 in theft attempts to begin his career. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
