Who Should I Draft?
Merrill Kelly or Nestor Cortes Jr. (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Nestor Cortes Jr. SP,RP - NYY  | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI  | |
Expert |
93% Recommended by 25 of 27 experts |
7% Recommended by 2 of 27 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 128 | # 190 |
| Best Rank | # 69 | # 126 |
| Worst Rank | # 191 | # 462 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 306 | # 411 |
| Best Rank | # 294 | # 386 |
| Worst Rank | # 386 | # 402 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 117 | 134 |
| Wins | 6 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.51 | 4.66 |
| WHIP | 1.29 | 1.34 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 100 | ‐ |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 141 | ‐ |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 105 | ‐ |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 151 | # 195 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 97 | ‐ |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 134 | ‐ |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 118 | ‐ |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 191 | ‐ |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 128 | ‐ |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 131 | # 186 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 128 | # 144 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 153 | ‐ |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 123 | # 139 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 121 | ‐ |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 120 | # 160 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 121 | # 385 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 132 | ‐ |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 105 | ‐ |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 124 | ‐ |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 122 | ‐ |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 164 | # 462 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 159 | # 180 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 69 | ‐ |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 115 | ‐ |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 80 | # 143 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 171 | # 126 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 173 | # 141 |
| Nestor Cortes Jr. SP,RP - NYY | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 22 | 27 |
| Games Started | 14 | 27 |
| Innings Pitched | 93.0 | 158.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 7 |
| Losses | 3 | 11 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 75 | 163 |
| Earned Runs | 30 | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 14 | 21 |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 130 |
| Walks | 25 | 41 |
| ERA | 2.90 | 4.44 |
| WHIP | 1.08 | 1.29 |
| Nestor Cortes Jr. SP,RP - NYY | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 26 | 28 |
| Games Started | 19 | 28 |
| Innings Pitched | 113.7 | 166.2 |
| Wins | 6 | 9 |
| Losses | 6 | 11 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 109 | 173 |
| Earned Runs | 57 | 86 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 22 | 27 |
| Strikeouts | 117 | 134 |
| Walks | 37 | 49 |
| ERA | 4.51 | 4.66 |
| WHIP | 1.29 | 1.34 |
| Nestor Cortes Jr. SP,RP - NYY | Merrill Kelly SP - ARI | |
| News | ||
| Nestor Cortes Jr pitched five innings, allowing three runs on six hits and striking out seven while walking none in New York’s 7-5 win against the White Sox on Saturday. Luke Monaldo Sat, May 21st | Arizona Diamondbacks SP Merrill Kelly pitched five innings on Sunday, striking out two, walking three, and allowing five hits for three earned runs in the Diamondbacks' 5-4 loss to the Cubs. Josh Thiessen Sun, May 22nd | |
| Friday night’s series opening game between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees has been postponed due to inclement weather. Chris Schommer Fri, May 20th | Arizona Diamondbacks SP Merrill Kelly pitched two innings on Tuesday, striking out two, walking four, and allowing five hits for eight earned runs in the Diamondbacks' 12-3 Game 2 loss to the Dodgers. Josh Thiessen Wed, May 18th | |
| Nestor Cortes Jr pitched 8 innings, allowing one run on three hits and striking out seven while walking zero in a 5-1 Yankees victory against the White Sox in Chicago on Sunday. Luke Monaldo Mon, May 16th | Arizona Diamondbacks SP Merrill Kelly pitched five innings on Wednesday, striking out four, walking two, and allowing seven hits for three earned runs in the Diamondbacks' 11-3 loss to the Marlins. Josh Thiessen Thu, May 12th | |
| Nestor Cortes Jr pitched 7 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing only one hit, walking four and striking out 11 in a 1-0 Yankees win against Texas on Monday afternoon. Luke Monaldo Mon, May 9th | Arizona Diamondbacks SP Merrill Kelly pitched 8 2/3 innings on Friday, striking out eight, walking two, and allowing seven hits for one earned run in the Diamondbacks' 4-1 win over the Rockies. Josh Thiessen Sat, May 7th | |
| Nestor Cortes Jr pitched four innings, allowed two runs on four hits, striking out three and walking four in a 2-1 Yankees loss on Wednesday. Luke Monaldo Thu, May 5th | Merrill Kelly allowed just two hits while striking out four in seven innings of Saturday's 2-0 win over the Cardinals. Diego Sandoval Sat, Apr 30th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
