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Who Should I Draft?

Robbie Ray or Triston McKenzie (2023)


Who Should I Draft? Player Summaries
 
Experts' Pick
 
  Robbie Ray
SP - SEA
Robbie Ray
Triston McKenzie
SP - CLE
Triston McKenzie
Expert
Recommendation
51%
Recommended by
20 of 39 experts
49%
Recommended by
19 of 39 experts
Rankings 
   
ECR# 33# 34
Best Rank# 15# 19
Worst Rank# 67# 56
   
ADP 
   
Composite# 86# 83
Best Rank# 54# 64
Worst Rank# 98# 92
   
Projections 
   
Strikeouts210191
Wins1211
Saves00
ERA3.723.68
WHIP1.191.11
   
Misc 
   
Injury Alert--
   
Expert Ranks 
   
Andy Behrens
Yahoo! Sports
# 31# 48
   
Muntradamus
Beast Dome
# 15# 50
   
Joe Bond
Fantasy Six Pack
# 27# 28
   
Christopher Welsh
FantasyPros
# 33# 42
   
Mike Maher
FantasyPros
# 33# 35
   
Pierre Camus
Fantasy Endgame
# 27# 29
   
Keith Lott
Fantasy Six Pack
# 27# 33
   
Ariel Cohen
FanGraphs
# 41# 42
   
Jacob W. Dunne
Triple Play Fantasy
# 29# 38
   
Lucas Spence
Pitcher List
# 23# 35
   
Nate Miller
FantasyPros
# 34# 44
   
Joe Pisapia
FantasyPros
# 39# 56
   
Scott Youngson
Pitcher List
# 26# 28
   
Ethan Biddle
FantasyPros
# 36# 38
   
Scott Bogman
FantasyPros
# 31# 35
   
Jesse Garcia
FantasyPros
# 37# 38
   
Julian Tarevski
FantasyPros
# 30# 38
   
Kelly Kirby
FantasyPros
# 34# 35
   
Taylor Tarter
Fastball Fantasy Baseball
# 29# 55
   
Joe Orrico
The Sports Ethos
# 40# 56
   
Josh Shepardson
FantasyPros
# 30# 25
   
Fred Zinkie
Yahoo! Sports
# 31# 23
   
Brad Camara
RotoBaller
# 32# 25
   
Scott Pianowski
Yahoo! Sports
# 32# 29
   
Nick Mariano
RotoBaller
# 33# 32
   
Blake Meyer
Sports Gambling Podcast Network
# 34# 27
   
Andrew Gould
FantasyPros
# 35# 34
   
Todd D Clark
The Fantasy Fix
# 35# 31
   
Steve Gardner
USA Today
# 35# 32
   
Jeff Boggis
Fantasy Football Empire
# 36# 35
   
Travis Argo
Fantasy Six Pack
# 38# 33
   
Chris Meaney
FTN
# 39# 37
   
Bart Wheeler
Hail to Fantasy Football
# 41# 32
   
Jason Kamlowsky
FantasyPros
# 43# 37
   
Greg Smith
Superflex.Guide
# 47# 46
   
Andrew Seifter
FantasyPros
# 50# 37
   
Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
# 51# 31
   
Dalton Del Don
Yahoo! Sports
# 55# 19
   
Ryan Amore
Pitcher List
# 67# 52
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Statistics
  Robbie Ray
SP - SEA
Robbie Ray
Triston McKenzie
SP - CLE
Triston McKenzie
2022 Stats 
   
   
Games Played3231
   
Games Started3230
   
Innings Pitched189.0191.1
   
Wins1211
   
Losses1211
   
Saves00
   
Blown Saves00
   
Holds00
   
Hits Allowed163138
   
Earned Runs7863
   
Home Runs Allowed3225
   
Strikeouts212190
   
Walks6244
   
ERA3.712.96
   
WHIP1.190.95
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Projections
  Robbie Ray
SP - SEA
Robbie Ray
Triston McKenzie
SP - CLE
Triston McKenzie
2023 Projections 
   
   
Games Played3130
   
Games Started3131
   
Innings Pitched182.9184.6
   
Wins1211
   
Losses1010
   
Saves00
   
Blown Saves00
   
Holds00
   
Hits Allowed157150
   
Earned Runs7676
   
Home Runs Allowed2927
   
Strikeouts210191
   
Walks6155
   
ERA3.723.68
   
WHIP1.191.11
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Notes
  Robbie Ray
SP - SEA
Robbie Ray
Triston McKenzie
SP - CLE
Triston McKenzie
News 
 Robbie Ray will start the Mariners Cactus League opener on Friday against the Padres.
Ari Koslow
Mon, Feb 20th
 
Notes 
 Robbie Ray signed a five-year contract with Seattle in 2022 and produced well, even if he didn't live up to his Cy Young numbers. He started 32 games, throwing 189 innings and striking out 212 batters. His ERA made the expected leap up to 3.71, but his BB% stayed in the single digits, meaning he may have repaired his proverbial Achilles heel for good. While he is not an SP1, he carries a lot of good assets as an SP2 for 2023 and can be expected to finish in the general vicinity of 2022's numbers.
Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
Triston McKenzie reduced his BB/9 from 4.35 to 2.07 in 2022, skyrocketing up fantasy rankings and boosting the pitching staff for any manager who rolled the dice on him. The question becomes what his fourth MLB season will bring. His .237 BABIP is due for some regression, and his xFIP was 3.77. He struck out 191 batters in 191 1/3 innings, with a practically unhittable curveball. He does allow more hard contact than we'd like from an SP1, but he slots in nicely as an SP2/SP3 as long as fantasy managers account for some regression while drafting.
Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros