Who Should I Draft?
Patrick Corbin or Brad Hand (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Patrick Corbin SP - WSH  | Brad Hand RP - NYM  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 34 of 51 experts |
33% Recommended by 17 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 44 | # 46 |
| 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 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 38 | # 39 |
| 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 - NYM | |
| 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 - NYM | |
| 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 - NYM | |
| News | ||
| Patrick Corbin tossed a quality start against the Reds. Corbin allowed four hits, zero earned runs, and four walks with seven strikeouts. Corbin Young Thu, Sep 23rd | Reliever Brad Hand has been claimed off of waivers by the Mets from the Blue Jays. Jack Mannis Thu, Sep 2nd | |
| Patrick Corbin struggled once again versus the Rockies. Corbin gave up nine hits, six runs (five earned), and three walks with five strikeouts. Corbin Young Sat, Sep 18th | Brad Hand walks in the winning run in the ninth inning against the Mariners on Friday as the Blue Jays lost by a 3-2 score. John Aubin Sat, Aug 14th | |
| Patrick Corbin went seven innings with a quality start. Corbin gave up four hits, two earned runs, and two walks with four strikeouts. He also earned the win to go 8-14 on the year. Corbin Young Sun, Sep 12th | Brad Hand (5-6) allowed three runs (two earned) on two hits and struck out one in one inning, taking the loss Monday versus Cleveland. John Aubin Tue, Aug 3rd | |
| Patrick Corbin threw a quality start yet allowed 11 hits against Mets on Monday. Corbin gave up three earned runs, one walk, and one home run with four strikeouts. Corbin Young Mon, Sep 6th | Brad Hand pitched in a setup role in his Blue Jays debut Friday, allowing an unearned run on two hits in the eighth inning of the 6-4 win over the Royals. John Aubin Sat, Jul 31st | |
| Patrick Corbin struggled and gave up six earned runs on Tuesday. Corbin allowed nine hits, four walks, and two home runs with four strikeouts in five innings pitched. Corbin Young Tue, Aug 31st | The Washington Nationals have traded left-hander Brad Hand to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for catcher Riley Adams. Brad Camara Thu, Jul 29th | |
| 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 | |
