Who Should I Draft?
Marcus Stroman or Luis Garcia (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Luis Garcia SP - HOU  | Marcus Stroman SP - CHC  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 29 of 43 experts |
33% Recommended by 14 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 55 | # 64 |
| Best Rank | # 30 | # 40 |
| Worst Rank | # 95 | # 188 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 264 | # 164 |
| Best Rank | # 125 | # 145 |
| Worst Rank | # 144 | # 180 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 149 | 146 |
| Wins | 9 | 11 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.03 | 4.02 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.28 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 56 | # 68 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 56 | # 82 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 54 | # 57 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 40 | ‐ |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 30 | # 61 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 60 | # 65 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 57 | # 64 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 50 | # 54 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 66 | # 188 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 51 | # 62 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 48 | # 66 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 41 | # 72 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 58 | # 60 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 60 | # 71 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 41 | # 92 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 51 | # 61 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 43 | # 65 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 54 | # 61 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 49 | # 81 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 68 | # 175 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 62 | # 68 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 55 | # 63 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 46 | # 62 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 50 | # 85 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 75 | # 113 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 39 | # 71 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 49 | # 57 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 42 | # 54 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | # 57 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 61 | # 40 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 72 | # 51 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 77 | # 51 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 92 | # 53 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 55 | # 53 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 65 | # 54 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 58 | # 55 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 69 | # 59 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 72 | # 59 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 60 | # 59 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 73 | # 61 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 82 | # 63 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 95 | # 64 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 74 | # 69 |
| Luis Garcia SP - HOU | Marcus Stroman SP - CHC | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 33 |
| Games Started | 28 | 33 |
| Innings Pitched | 155.2 | 179.2 |
| Wins | 11 | 10 |
| Losses | 8 | 13 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 130 | 160 |
| Earned Runs | 56 | 60 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 167 | 158 |
| Walks | 50 | 44 |
| ERA | 3.24 | 3.02 |
| WHIP | 1.16 | 1.14 |
| Luis Garcia SP - HOU | Marcus Stroman SP - CHC | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 31 |
| Games Started | 26 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 142.3 | 176.5 |
| Wins | 9 | 11 |
| Losses | 8 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 124 | 174 |
| Earned Runs | 64 | 79 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 23 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 149 | 146 |
| Walks | 52 | 52 |
| ERA | 4.03 | 4.02 |
| WHIP | 1.24 | 1.28 |
| Luis Garcia SP - HOU | Marcus Stroman SP - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Astros starter Luis Garcia was excellent again Thursday night, pitching five shutout innings, striking out nine. He improved to 3-1 with his performance. Kendall Capps Fri, May 13th | Marcus Stroman has been placed on the IL without a designation and will not make Sunday's start against the Dodgers. Dan Harris Sun, May 8th | |
| Luis Garcia was lights out on Friday, pitching seven strong innings. He allowed two runs (one earned) on two hits and two walks while striking out nine batters. Kendall Capps Sat, May 7th | Marcus Stroman allowed just two hits and one walk while striking out five in seven scoreless innings of Sunday's 2-0 win over the Brewers. Diego Sandoval Sun, May 1st | |
| Luis Garcia (1-1) allowed two runs on five hits over six innings on Saturday in the 2-1 loss to the Blue Jays. He walked one and struck out five but was credited with the loss. Brad Richter Sun, May 1st | Marcus Stroman allowed two earned runs on six hits while striking out three in six innings of work during Tuesday's 3-1 loss to the Braves. Diego Sandoval Tue, Apr 26th | |
| Luis Garcia worked six innings in Sunday' 8-7 win over the Blue Jays, allowing five runs on five hits and a walk while striking out six. Nate Miller Sun, Apr 24th | Marcus Stroman lasted 4 1/3 innings, allowing seven earned runs, and eight hits, while walking two and striking out seven in the losing effort. Nate Lowenthal Wed, Apr 20th | |
| Luis Garcia picked up his first win of the season in Monday's 8-3 victory over the Angels, as he allowed three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out seven over 5 2/3 innings. Nate Miller Tue, Apr 19th | Cubs starting pitcher Marcus Stroman was roughed up Friday night, allowing five runs on six hits while also walking one and striking out four in four innings pitched in the Cubs' 6-5 loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sat, Apr 16th | |
| Notes | ||
| Garcia had a fine 2021 season, as both his cutter (.175 BAA) and slider (.133 BAA) were dominant, at least until the end of the year and playoffs. His upside is capped just a bit because his fastball is so mediocre, so he really needs to lean in to both of those other pitches and have them both working to be effective. That's what we saw most of last year, so another season of a mid-3.00 ERA and a passable WHIP may certainly be in the cards. Let's just hope the mini-swoon we saw over the final month of the season (4.67 ERA) was a blip and not a sign of things to come. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Stroman had some of the best surface numbers of his career with a 3.02 ERA and 1.15 WHIP, as a stronger Mets infield defense helped to normalize his BABIP against just a bit. But even though he had the highest strikeout rate of his career, the new splitter he introduced didn't generate enough whiffs to make a difference. He remained an overall negative in the category (7.94/9), and he'll now pitch for a mediocre Cubs team in 2022. Stroman won't hurt you, and drafting a pitcher with little downside can be a plus if you have a deep rotation. But at this point in his career, there's equally little upside, so whether you take the shot on him depends entirely on how the rest of your staff looks. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
