Who Should I Draft?
Luis Castillo or Kevin Gausman (2023)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Luis Castillo SP - SEA  | Kevin Gausman SP - TOR  | |
Expert |
52% Recommended by 28 of 54 experts |
48% Recommended by 26 of 54 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 18 | # 17 |
| Best Rank | # 11 | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | # 39 | # 30 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 328 | # 58 |
| Best Rank | # 45 | # 36 |
| Worst Rank | # 60 | # 70 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 197 | 198 |
| Wins | 12 | 13 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.38 | 3.29 |
| WHIP | 1.20 | 1.12 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 21 | # 25 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 19 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 21 | # 24 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 19 | # 24 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 19 | # 20 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 20 | # 24 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 19 | # 28 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 12 | # 15 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 14 | # 19 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 21 | # 22 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 16 | # 17 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 17 | # 21 |
| Brandon 'B_Don' Myers Razzball | # 17 | # 18 |
| Keith Lott Fantasy Six Pack | # 13 | # 18 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 15 | # 22 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 21 | # 25 |
| Jacob W. Dunne Triple Play Fantasy | # 18 | # 25 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 20 | # 26 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 16 | # 29 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 19 | # 23 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 19 | # 22 |
| Jason Kamlowsky FantasyPros | # 21 | # 30 |
| Kev Mahserejian RotoBaller | # 13 | # 14 |
| Jesse Garcia FantasyPros | # 23 | # 24 |
| Julian Tarevski FantasyPros | # 15 | # 20 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 21 | # 22 |
| Taylor Tarter Fastball Fantasy Baseball | # 11 | # 21 |
| Blake Meyer Sports Gambling Podcast Network | # 21 | # 23 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 13 | # 11 |
| Joe Orrico SportsEthos | # 16 | # 10 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 16 | # 15 |
| Ethan Biddle FantasyPros | # 17 | # 7 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 17 | # 13 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 17 | # 15 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 17 | # 14 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 17 | # 15 |
| Tristan Davis SEMO Fantasy Sports Podcast | # 18 | # 16 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 19 | # 18 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 19 | # 18 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 19 | # 12 |
| Matthew Williams The Athletic | # 19 | # 18 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 19 | # 18 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 20 | # 17 |
| Pierre Camus Fantasy Endgame | # 20 | # 16 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 20 | # 14 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 23 | # 15 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 23 | # 13 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 23 | # 20 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 24 | # 21 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 24 | # 18 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 24 | # 18 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 29 | # 15 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 32 | # 23 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 39 | # 19 |
| Luis Castillo SP - SEA | Kevin Gausman SP - TOR | |
| 2022 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 25 | 31 |
| Games Started | 25 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 150.1 | 174.2 |
| Wins | 8 | 12 |
| Losses | 6 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 118 | 188 |
| Earned Runs | 50 | 65 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 13 | 15 |
| Strikeouts | 167 | 205 |
| Walks | 45 | 28 |
| ERA | 2.99 | 3.35 |
| WHIP | 1.08 | 1.24 |
| Luis Castillo SP - SEA | Kevin Gausman SP - TOR | |
| 2023 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 30 |
| Games Started | 31 | 30 |
| Innings Pitched | 187.2 | 177.0 |
| Wins | 12 | 13 |
| Losses | 9 | 8 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 162 | 160 |
| Earned Runs | 70 | 65 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 17 | 20 |
| Strikeouts | 197 | 198 |
| Walks | 63 | 38 |
| ERA | 3.38 | 3.29 |
| WHIP | 1.20 | 1.12 |
| Luis Castillo SP - SEA | Kevin Gausman SP - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Luis Castillo took the no-decision on Thursday against the Guardians, allowing one hit across six shutout innings to go along with six strikeouts. Ari Koslow Fri, Mar 31st | Amid MLB's announcement that umpires will be cracking down on balks this season, Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman is planning on making changes to his delivery. Kendall Capps Fri, Feb 17th | |
| Notes | ||
| Luis Castillo got traded to the Mariners at the deadline last season, moving from the band box that is Great American Ballpark to T-Mobile Park and helping Seattle make the playoffs for the first time since 2001. The 30-year-old pitched 150 innings after beginning the season on the shelf, and his numbers were markedly improved from his 2021 campaign. He struck out 167 batters on his way to a sub-3.00 ERA and 1.08 WHIP. With Castillo, the concern is often that he starts slow, but Seattle may be a perfect location for him to settle in more quickly, as home games in April and May will have a roof option. He would make for a good SP2 on regular 5x5 fantasy teams. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | Kevin Gausman is an interesting case study of how surface and underlying stats can do weird things. In 2021, he had a 2.81 ERA but a 3.28 xFIP; in 2022, it was a 3.35 ERA and 2.75 xFIP. The difference lay entirely in his BABIP, which did its expected jump from an impossible .274 to an outrageous .363. Gausman throws his split-finger fastball almost 35% of the time, which is his best pitch but also the one that can lead to this type of BABIP jump. All of that is to say that the 31-year-old cannot be counted on for exceptional, ace-like numbers. Still, he will be a solid SP2 in any fantasy team rotation, giving you strikeouts and protecting your ratios, but the variance will always play into his overall numbers. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | |
