Who Should I Draft?
Paul Sewald or David Bednar (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| David Bednar RP - PIT  | Paul Sewald RP - SEA  | |
Expert |
67% Recommended by 28 of 42 experts |
33% Recommended by 14 of 42 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 81 | # 86 |
| Best Rank | # 37 | # 33 |
| Worst Rank | # 118 | # 122 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 215 | # 275 |
| Best Rank | # 176 | # 239 |
| Worst Rank | # 284 | # 295 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 73 | 81 |
| Wins | 3 | 4 |
| Saves | 17 | 7 |
| ERA | 3.69 | 3.80 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.18 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 94 | # 105 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 65 | # 106 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 97 | # 98 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 95 | # 113 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 101 | # 102 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 66 | # 115 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 87 | # 103 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 60 | # 84 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 82 | # 86 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 72 | # 103 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 83 | # 99 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 90 | # 92 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 55 | # 67 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 70 | # 118 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 85 | # 99 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 85 | # 89 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 93 | # 98 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 66 | # 76 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 102 | # 110 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 110 | # 112 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 74 | # 116 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 90 | ‐ |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 50 | # 65 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 64 | # 92 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 103 | # 122 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 101 | # 119 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 80 | # 89 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 92 | # 93 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 37 | # 33 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 60 | # 55 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 91 | # 75 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 100 | # 75 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 85 | # 77 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 114 | # 87 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 90 | # 88 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 118 | # 89 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 102 | # 91 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 104 | # 95 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | ‐ | # 106 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 110 | # 109 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 117 | # 115 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | ‐ | # 120 |
| David Bednar RP - PIT | Paul Sewald RP - SEA | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 61 | 61 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 61.1 | 64.1 |
| Wins | 3 | 9 |
| Losses | 1 | 3 |
| Saves | 3 | 11 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 4 |
| Holds | 13 | 16 |
| Hits Allowed | 40 | 41 |
| Earned Runs | 15 | 19 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 77 | 101 |
| Walks | 19 | 22 |
| ERA | 2.23 | 2.69 |
| WHIP | 0.97 | 0.99 |
| David Bednar RP - PIT | Paul Sewald RP - SEA | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 61 | 59 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 62.0 | 61.9 |
| Wins | 3 | 4 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 17 | 7 |
| Blown Saves | 5 | 2 |
| Holds | 6 | 12 |
| Hits Allowed | 53 | 51 |
| Earned Runs | 25 | 26 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 73 | 81 |
| Walks | 23 | 22 |
| ERA | 3.69 | 3.80 |
| WHIP | 1.22 | 1.18 |
| David Bednar RP - PIT | Paul Sewald RP - SEA | |
| News | ||
| David Bednar allowed no runs on a hit while striking out two across two innings in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Cubs. Andy Zimmerman Thu, May 19th | Paul Sewald earned the save on Monday against the Athletics, working around a two out hit with one strikeout. Ari Koslow Tue, May 24th | |
| David Bednar allowed no runs in an inning of work to close out Sunday's 1-0 win over the Reds. Andy Zimmerman Mon, May 16th | Paul Sewald earned the save on Tuesday against the Phillies, allowing one run on one hit over 1.1 innings to go along with one strikeout. Ari Koslow Wed, May 11th | |
| David Bednar allowed no runs on no hits while striking out a batter in 1 1/3 innings pitched during Saturday's 3-1 win over the Reds. Andy Zimmerman Sat, May 14th | Paul Sewald earned the win on Sunday against the Rays, tossing a scoreless inning. Ari Koslow Mon, May 9th | |
| David Bednar allowed no runs on no hits while striking out three in two innings pitched during Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Dodgers. Andy Zimmerman Thu, May 12th | Paul Sewald blew the save on Friday against the Rays, allowing a three-run home run in the ninth inning and took the loss. Ari Koslow Sat, May 7th | |
| David Bednar allowed no runs on no hits while striking out three during Saturday's 8-5 win in Cincinnati. Andy Zimmerman Wed, May 11th | Paul Sewald struck out two Marlins hitters across 1.1 perfect innings Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 1st | |
| Notes | ||
| Bednar tallied the first three saves of his career last season and had stellar numbers overall with a 2.23 ERA and 0.97 WHIP with good strikeout numbers. There was reason to think he'd be the closer heading into 2022, but all signs point to a committee with Chris Stratton. The Pirates should again be one of the weakest teams in baseball, so save chances aren't going to be abundant anyway. Given his team and the current lack of clarity with his situation, don't draft him any higher than as a third reliever. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Sewald is a fine reliever and he upped his strikeout rate to an impressive 39.4% last year, one of the best marks in the majors. His expected stats (.182 xBA, .262 xWOBA) were pristine, and he offered plenty of hope that he could hold the Mariners' closer job if given the opportunity. That last part is the operative phrase, however, as Seattle is likely looking at some form of committee between Sewald, Drew Steckenrider, Diego Castillo, and Ken Giles. Sewald isn't a bad late-round candidate for his ratios alone, and he should add on at least a few saves even if he doesn't win the job outright. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
