Who Should I Draft?
Lucas Giolito or Shane Bieber (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE  | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS  | |
Expert |
84% Recommended by 36 of 43 experts |
16% Recommended by 7 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 6 | # 9 |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 4 |
| Worst Rank | # 20 | # 24 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 22 | # 35 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 25 |
| Worst Rank | # 28 | # 39 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 229 | 217 |
| Wins | 13 | 13 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.21 | 3.72 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.14 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 9 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 6 | # 7 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 8 | # 12 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 9 | # 10 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 7 | # 12 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 7 | # 8 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 8 | # 11 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 6 | # 9 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 11 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 8 | # 12 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 8 | # 11 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 5 | # 9 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 8 | # 10 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 6 | # 9 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 7 | # 8 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 7 | # 11 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 5 | # 10 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 6 | # 10 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 8 | # 12 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 7 | # 14 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 4 | # 7 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 9 | # 13 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 5 | # 8 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 7 | # 9 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 5 | # 13 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 12 | # 24 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 7 | # 11 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 6 | # 12 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 9 | # 13 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 7 | # 10 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 4 | # 14 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 8 | # 13 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 5 | # 9 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 5 | # 10 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 8 | # 14 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 11 | # 12 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 5 | # 4 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 9 | # 5 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 13 | # 6 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 11 | # 9 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 10 | # 9 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 20 | # 10 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 19 | # 18 |
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 16 | 31 |
| Games Started | 16 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 97.1 | 179.2 |
| Wins | 7 | 11 |
| Losses | 4 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 84 | 145 |
| Earned Runs | 34 | 70 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 11 | 27 |
| Strikeouts | 134 | 201 |
| Walks | 33 | 52 |
| ERA | 3.17 | 3.53 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.10 |
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 31 |
| Games Started | 29 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 181.8 | 185.3 |
| Wins | 13 | 13 |
| Losses | 8 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 150 | 151 |
| Earned Runs | 65 | 77 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 23 | 27 |
| Strikeouts | 229 | 217 |
| Walks | 50 | 59 |
| ERA | 3.21 | 3.72 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.14 |
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | |
| News | ||
| Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber pitched well in a 3-2 win over the Twins on Saturday. Bieber threw six innings of one-run ball, striking out seven and walking three. Matthew Terelle Sat, May 14th | Lucas Giolito allowed seven hits, two earned runs, while walking two batters and striking out seven in five innings pitched to earn a no-decsion against the Kansas City Royals. Nate Lowenthal Thu, May 19th | |
| Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber struggled in an 8-3 loss to the Blue Jays in Game 1 of a Saturday doubleheader. Bieber allowed seven runs over 3 1/3 innings of work. He did not strike out a batter while walking three. Matthew Terelle Sat, May 7th | Lucas Giolito told reporters Tuesday that he will start on Wednesday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Tue, May 17th | |
| Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber tossed a gem in a 3-1 win over the A's on Saturday. Bieber allowed one run over seven innings while striking out seven and walking one. Matthew Terelle Sat, Apr 30th | As announced by the team prior Friday evening's game, Lucas Giolito has been placed on the COVID-19 Related Injured List. Andy Zimmerman Fri, May 13th | |
| Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber allowed three runs over 6 1/3 innings in a 3-0 loss to the Angels on Monday. Bieber struck out six and walked two. Matthew Terelle Tue, Apr 26th | Lucas Giolito earned the win over Cleveland allowing six hits (including a home run), one earned run while striking out five batters and walking two in seven innings. Nate Lowenthal Tue, May 10th | |
| Cleveland Guardians right-hander Shane Bieber threw well in an 11-1 win over the White Sox in Game 1 of a Wednesday doubleheader. Bieber allowed just one run over six innings while striking out seven and walking none. Matthew Terelle Wed, Apr 20th | Lucas Giolito allowed three hits, three earned runs while striking out 10 batters and walking two in the win over the Cubs. Nate Lowenthal Wed, May 4th | |
| Notes | ||
| Bieber had a breakout season in 2019, won the Cy Young Award in 2020, and was off to a good start in 2021 before a shoulder strain in mid-June landed him on IL and limited him to just two more starts the rest of the way. Bieber has some of the filthiest breaking stuff in baseball. When he's on, he piles up strikeouts and limits walks and flyballs. Shoulder problems for pitchers are worrisome, but Bieber recently told a Cleveland beat writer he feels great. There's an element of risk here, but it's injury risk, not performance risk. Bieber should continue to be a top starter if he can stay healthy. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | Giolito doesn't have pinpoint control, and he gives up his fair share of gopher balls, but those are relatively minor warts on an otherwise sterling profile. He's finished 16th, 4th and 16th in strikeouts over the last three seasons. His worst batting average against over that span is .217. Giolito had a 3.53 ERA last year, but it would have been 3.17 if the Red Sox hadn't shelled him for seven runs in one inning in a disastrous Patriots' Day start. At 27, Giolito is entering the prime of his career, and he should benefit from playing on a good team in a soft division. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
