Who Should I Draft?
Masahiro Tanaka or Richard Rodriguez (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Richard Rodriguez RP - PIT  | Masahiro Tanaka SP - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 23 of 23 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 23 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 90 | # 196 |
| Best Rank | # 43 | # 114 |
| Worst Rank | # 145 | # 346 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 206 | # 433 |
| Best Rank | # 178 | # 288 |
| Worst Rank | # 255 | # 516 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 70 | 64 |
| Wins | 3 | 5 |
| Saves | 19 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.80 | 4.58 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.25 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 107 | ‐ |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 91 | # 114 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 123 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 105 | # 149 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 84 | ‐ |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 89 | ‐ |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 87 | ‐ |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 52 | ‐ |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 87 | ‐ |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 89 | ‐ |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 90 | # 116 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 88 | ‐ |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 84 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 133 | ‐ |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 88 | ‐ |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 145 | ‐ |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 74 | ‐ |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 43 | ‐ |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 83 | ‐ |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 63 | # 346 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 94 | ‐ |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 75 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 90 | ‐ |
| Richard Rodriguez RP - PIT | Masahiro Tanaka SP - FA | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 24 | 10 |
| Games Started | 0 | 10 |
| Innings Pitched | 23.2 | 48.0 |
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| Losses | 2 | 3 |
| Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 2 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 15 | 48 |
| Earned Runs | 7 | 19 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 34 | 44 |
| Walks | 5 | 8 |
| ERA | 2.70 | 3.56 |
| WHIP | 0.86 | 1.17 |
| Richard Rodriguez RP - PIT | Masahiro Tanaka SP - FA | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 63 | 13 |
| Games Started | 0 | 13 |
| Innings Pitched | 62.6 | 68.9 |
| Wins | 3 | 5 |
| Losses | 4 | 4 |
| Saves | 19 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 8 | 0 |
| Holds | 5 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 56 | 71 |
| Earned Runs | 26 | 35 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 25 |
| Strikeouts | 70 | 64 |
| Walks | 20 | 16 |
| ERA | 3.80 | 4.58 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.25 |
| Richard Rodriguez RP - PIT | Masahiro Tanaka SP - FA | |
| News | ||
| Richard Rodriguez agreed to a one-year, $1.7 million deal with the Pirates to avoid arbitration. Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th | Masahiro Tanaka signed a two-year contract to return home to Japan and pitch for the Rakuten Eagles. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Jan 28th | |
| Reports indicate that Masahiro Tanaka is negotiating with his former team, the Rakuten Eagles of the Nippon Professional League. Corbin Young Mon, Jan 25th | ||
| According to Andy Martino, it sounds like there's continued speculation that Masahiro Tanaka will pitch in Japan this year. Tanaka also acknowledged that there's a possibility of that happening. Corbin Young Thu, Jan 14th | ||
| Notes | ||
| So long as he remains with the Pirates, Rodriguez is likely to be the closer after locking down four saves last year. He's been a quality reliever for a few years in a row now, including last year when he put up a 2.70 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP with plenty of strikeouts. There's been speculation that the Pirates will look to deal Rodriguez before the season begins. But until and unless they do, he's a decent late-round selection who will likely total a handful of saves until he's inevitably dealt mid-season. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
| 10 - 2.70 - 1.10 Jordan Eisen - Field of Vision Sports | ||
