Who Should I Draft?
Marcus Stroman or Tarik Skubal (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Marcus Stroman SP - CHC  | Tarik Skubal SP - DET  | |
Expert |
62% Recommended by 26 of 42 experts |
38% Recommended by 16 of 42 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 64 | # 63 |
| Best Rank | # 40 | # 50 |
| Worst Rank | # 188 | # 106 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 164 | # 175 |
| Best Rank | # 145 | # 164 |
| Worst Rank | # 180 | # 229 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 146 | 156 |
| Wins | 11 | 8 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.02 | 4.36 |
| WHIP | 1.28 | 1.26 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 54 | # 58 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 61 | # 65 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 59 | # 68 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 57 | # 74 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 40 | # 71 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 61 | # 71 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 64 | # 69 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 54 | # 69 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 64 | # 81 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 62 | # 68 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 60 | # 68 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 53 | # 70 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 63 | # 77 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 59 | # 67 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 61 | # 106 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 65 | # 86 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 55 | # 70 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 61 | # 62 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 59 | # 66 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 63 | # 106 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 62 | # 87 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 71 | # 72 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 53 | # 66 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 54 | # 64 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 51 | # 60 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 51 | # 58 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 57 | # 50 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 57 | # 56 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 65 | # 63 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 66 | # 57 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 68 | # 61 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 68 | # 56 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 69 | # 64 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 71 | # 63 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 72 | # 69 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 81 | # 65 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 82 | # 77 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 85 | # 58 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 92 | # 76 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 113 | # 79 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 175 | # 101 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 188 | # 52 |
| Marcus Stroman SP - CHC | Tarik Skubal SP - DET | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 33 | 31 |
| Games Started | 33 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 179.2 | 149.2 |
| Wins | 10 | 8 |
| Losses | 13 | 12 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 160 | 141 |
| Earned Runs | 60 | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 17 | 35 |
| Strikeouts | 158 | 164 |
| Walks | 44 | 47 |
| ERA | 3.02 | 4.34 |
| WHIP | 1.14 | 1.26 |
| Marcus Stroman SP - CHC | Tarik Skubal SP - DET | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 30 |
| Games Started | 31 | 27 |
| Innings Pitched | 176.5 | 143.0 |
| Wins | 11 | 8 |
| Losses | 10 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 174 | 132 |
| Earned Runs | 79 | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 22 | 25 |
| Strikeouts | 146 | 156 |
| Walks | 52 | 49 |
| ERA | 4.02 | 4.36 |
| WHIP | 1.28 | 1.26 |
| Marcus Stroman SP - CHC | Tarik Skubal SP - DET | |
| News | ||
| 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 | Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal tossed a gem in a 5-1 win over the Orioles on Sunday. Skubal threw six scoreless innings, striking out 11 and walking two. Matthew Terelle Sun, May 15th | |
| 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 | Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal was excellent in a 6-0 win over Oakland in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Tuesday. Skubal threw seven scoreless innings, striking out five and walking three. Matthew Terelle Tue, May 10th | |
| 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 | Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal pitched well in a 3-2 loss to the Astros on Thursday. Skubal tossed six innings of two-run ball, striking out nine and walking none. Matthew Terelle Thu, May 5th | |
| 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 | Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal allowed six runs (three earned) over five innings in a 7-1 loss to the Twins on Thursday afternoon. Skubal struck out four and walked two. Matthew Terelle Thu, Apr 28th | |
| 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 | Detroit Tigers left-hander Tarik Skubal threw six shutout innings in a 13-0 win over the Rockies in Game 1 of a Saturday doubleheader. Skubal struck out six, walked none, and allowed five hits. Matthew Terelle Sat, Apr 23rd | |
| Notes | ||
| 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 | Skubal had some growing pains last year, and he really needs to improve his four-seam fastball (.611 SLG, .413 wOBA). But he approached his season the right way, and used it to develop his secondary pitches, and both his slider and changeup came a long way. Drafting Skubal to be a starter for your team means you believe that he's going to continue his upward trend, and considering that both his strikeout and walk rates were extremely solid last year, there's reason for optimism. Just be ready for an uneven ride along the way, as is typical with young pitchers. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
