Who Should I Draft?
Manny Machado or Lucas Giolito (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD  | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS  | |
Expert |
75% Recommended by 42 of 56 experts |
25% Recommended by 14 of 56 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 17 | # 20 |
| Best Rank | # 12 | # 11 |
| Worst Rank | # 37 | # 79 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 20 | # 19 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 17 |
| Worst Rank | # 21 | # 24 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 92 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 35 | 26 |
| RBI | 105 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .278 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 113 | 220 |
| Wins | ‐ | 13 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.71 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.13 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 18 | # 21 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 16 | # 35 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 23 | # 79 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 15 | # 29 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 17 | # 34 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 17 | # 19 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 17 | # 25 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 15 | # 78 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 17 | # 36 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 13 | # 22 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 17 | # 21 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 17 | # 31 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 20 | # 47 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 15 | # 28 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 17 | # 24 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 22 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 18 | # 20 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 17 | # 19 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 18 | # 26 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 17 | # 19 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 17 | # 45 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 17 | # 19 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 17 | # 18 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 21 | # 27 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 16 | # 20 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 20 | # 23 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 16 | # 35 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 17 | # 21 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 21 | # 31 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 20 | # 22 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 20 | # 21 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 19 | # 34 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 15 | # 19 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 18 | # 19 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 16 | # 20 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 12 | # 42 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 16 | # 22 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 18 | # 20 |
| SportsLine - Computer Simulation CBS Sports | # 17 | # 25 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 16 | # 24 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 17 | # 24 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 16 | # 20 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 19 | # 16 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 20 | # 11 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 21 | # 17 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 21 | # 17 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 22 | # 18 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 22 | # 12 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 24 | # 15 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 25 | # 20 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 25 | # 19 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 25 | # 19 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 26 | # 19 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 28 | # 14 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 35 | # 15 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 37 | # 18 |
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Runs | 44 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 16 | 8 |
| RBI | 47 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 6 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .304 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 37 | 97 |
| Wins | ‐ | 4 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.48 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.04 |
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Runs | 92 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 35 | 26 |
| RBI | 105 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 10 | ‐ |
| Batting Avg | .278 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 113 | 220 |
| Wins | ‐ | 13 |
| Saves | ‐ | 0 |
| ERA | ‐ | 3.71 |
| WHIP | ‐ | 1.13 |
| Manny Machado 3B,SS - SD | Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | |
| News | ||
| Manny Machado went 2-for-4 on Wednesday, highlighted by his two-run homer in the third inning. He also singled, drew a walk, and scored a second time later in the game. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Sep 30th | Lucas Giolito went six innings on Sunday, allowing no earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out six. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Mon, Sep 27th | |
| Manny Machado went 2-for-5 in the game, hitting two singles, scoring once and driving in a run in the process. He also struck out once. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Sep 23rd | Lucas Giolito struck out eight but was limited to four innings in his return from a hamstring injury on Tuesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Sep 15th | |
| Manny Machado went 3-for-5 on Tuesday, hitting two solo home runs and a single. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Wed, Sep 22nd | Starting pitcher Lucas Giolito (hamstring) has been activated from the 10-day injured list by the White Sox. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 14th | |
| Manny Machado went 3-for-4 on Saturday, hitting two singles and a double, scoring twice and driving in a run in the process. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sun, Sep 12th | White Sox starter Lucas Giolito, who is currently on the injured list with a strained left hamstring, should return to make a start next Tuesday. Andersen Pickard Thu, Sep 9th | |
| Manny Machado was 2-for-4 on the day, hitting a double and a homer, driving in two runs and scoring once. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Sun, Sep 5th | Lucas Giolito threw at full effort with no reported issues on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 8th | |
| Notes | ||
| Machado was on pace to set career highs in most statistical categories other than steals after last year's 60-game season. He set career bests in strikeout and walk rates and, most importantly to fantasy managers, batting average, where he checked in at .304. Machado's batting average was earned (he had an identica .304 xBA), and came on the back of him cutting his ground ball rate to a career low 37.2% and his line drive rate to a career high 22%. Machado is still just entering his age-29 season, and will continue to bat in a loaded lineup. Expect some regression from his batting average, but all his other stellar numbers should remain on par, meaning it will be another outstanding season that is worth a second-round pick. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | 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 | |
| Being picked at his ceiling, which is always a no-no for me. Was all over him last season with his depressed ADP, now it is too high, and I will have very little shares. Michael Petropoulos - BRoto Fantasy | ||
| Machado rode a career-year all the way to a third place finish in the National League MVP voting last summer. He proved to be a massive bargain in fantasy drafts following a disappointing 2019 campaign. Perhaps we never should've overreacted to his first year in San Diego, as Machado remains a tremendous talent. The issue with drafting him in 2021 is that we're paying a premium now. He'll need to produce at a similar rate as last year to pay off his aggressive ADP. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
