Who Should I Draft?
Patrick Corbin or Brad Hand (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Patrick Corbin SP - WSH  | Brad Hand RP - WSH  | |
Expert |
66% Recommended by 33 of 50 experts |
34% Recommended by 17 of 50 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 44 | # 47 |
| Best Rank | # 17 | # 28 |
| Worst Rank | # 88 | # 79 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 125 | # 104 |
| Best Rank | # 95 | # 93 |
| Worst Rank | # 137 | # 126 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 192 | 78 |
| Wins | 12 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 24 |
| ERA | 3.99 | 3.52 |
| WHIP | 1.27 | 1.14 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 37 | # 41 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 37 | # 50 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 17 | # 43 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 48 | # 67 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 49 | # 51 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 23 | # 41 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 35 | # 54 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 27 | # 55 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 39 | # 40 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 47 | # 51 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 30 | # 46 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 43 | # 45 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 48 | # 54 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 41 | # 48 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 49 | # 61 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 44 | # 46 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 31 | # 51 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 35 | # 46 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 32 | # 64 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 39 | # 46 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 55 | # 65 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 28 | # 42 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 43 | # 44 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 39 | # 50 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 46 | # 59 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 44 | # 54 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 41 | # 47 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 45 | # 48 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 36 | # 46 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 26 | # 40 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 45 | # 46 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 44 | # 48 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 34 | # 42 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 40 | # 28 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 42 | # 36 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 46 | # 44 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 50 | # 44 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 51 | # 45 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 51 | # 48 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 54 | # 45 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 55 | # 34 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 55 | # 37 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 61 | # 45 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 62 | # 48 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 63 | # 44 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 65 | # 40 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 81 | # 48 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 83 | # 38 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 88 | # 79 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 88 | # 43 |
| Patrick Corbin SP - WSH | Brad Hand RP - WSH | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 11 | 23 |
| Games Started | 11 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 66.3 | 22.1 |
| Wins | 2 | 2 |
| Losses | 7 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 16 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 85 | 13 |
| Earned Runs | 34 | 5 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 0 |
| Strikeouts | 60 | 29 |
| Walks | 18 | 4 |
| ERA | 4.66 | 2.05 |
| WHIP | 1.57 | 0.77 |
| Patrick Corbin SP - WSH | Brad Hand RP - WSH | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 62 |
| Games Started | 31 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 183.5 | 60.5 |
| Wins | 12 | 4 |
| Losses | 10 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 24 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 3 |
| Holds | 0 | 4 |
| Hits Allowed | 179 | 51 |
| Earned Runs | 81 | 24 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 25 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 192 | 78 |
| Walks | 54 | 18 |
| ERA | 3.99 | 3.52 |
| WHIP | 1.27 | 1.14 |
| Patrick Corbin SP - WSH | Brad Hand RP - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Patrick Corbin struggled in his start against the Dodgers. He allowed six hits, six earned runs, and three walks with five strikeouts in 4.1 innings pitched. Corbin Young Sun, Apr 11th | Brad Hand earned his first save of the season but labored a bit with 26 pitches. Hand allowed one hit and one walk with two strikeouts. Corbin Young Mon, Apr 12th | |
| Patrick Corbin (COVID-19) has been cleared to return from the COVID-19 injured list, and traveled with the team to Los Angeles. There is a possibility he starts on Saturday. Connor Rooney Fri, Apr 9th | Brad Hand came in the ninth inning of a non-save situation. Hand pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout in his first appearance of 2021. Corbin Young Sun, Apr 11th | |
| The Nationals opening day roster includes Trea Turner but does not include Josh Bell, Kyle Schwarber, Josh Harrison, Yan Gomes, Alex Avila, Patrick Corbin, Jon Lester, or Brad Hand, according to MASN's Mark Zuckerman. The Nationals are currently dealing with a COVID outbreak, and these absences are all likely related to positive tests and close contact tracing. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Tue, Apr 6th | Nationals reliever Brad Hand was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured list Friday, according to The Athletic's Maria Torres. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Fri, Apr 9th | |
| LHP Brad Hand was left off the Nationals' Opening Day roster. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Tue, Apr 6th | ||
| Nationals manager Dave Martinez says LHP Brad Hand will be the team's closer "in a perfect world." Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Feb 26th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Corbin had a disastrous 2020 season, during which he went 2-7 with a 4.66 ERA and a 1.57 WHIP. His strikeout rate plummeted, and his velocity dropped significantly, with his fastball seeing a dip of almost two miles per hour. Corbin leans heavily into his slider, and he needs it to be pristine to be an effective pitcher. And although it wasn't a terrible pitch in 2020, the swinging strike rate on it dropped from 28.1% to 21.2%, and the whiff rate from 52% to just 38.2%. If the loss in velocity and effectiveness of his slider were entirely due to the oddities of the shortened season, then Corbin is going to be a major value in drafts this year. But if not, then his days as a "set it and forget it" starter are likely over. Monitor Corbin's performance this spring, particularly with his velocity. If it's back up to prior levels, then push him up your board significantly. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Hand joins the Nationals on a one-year deal after Cleveland declined his option. His velocity declined a bit last season, but the league's collective lack of interest in Hand is surprising, given that he's coming off one of the best seasons of his career, led the league in saves, has been a top-10 reliever over the last five seasons, and is a lefty. Dave Martinez wants Hand to be the Nationals' closer based on his comments, but it's unclear whether he'll be the sole option. The Nationals barely have another lefty reliever in their bullpen, let alone a reliable one, so chances are that Hand will be deployed earlier in the game if the opposing team has multiple left-handed hitters due up. All that to say that Hand is a reliable reliever who you should draft for his overall numbers, but he may provide fewer saves than most traditional closers. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
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