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Who Should I Draft?

Ryan Pressly or Alek Manoah (2023)


Who Should I Draft? Player Summaries
 
Experts' Pick
 
  Alek Manoah
SP - TOR
Alek Manoah
Ryan Pressly
RP - HOU
Ryan Pressly
Expert
Recommendation
55%
Recommended by
22 of 40 experts
45%
Recommended by
18 of 40 experts
Rankings 
   
ECR# 23# 27
Best Rank# 12# 11
Worst Rank# 39# 41
   
ADP 
   
Composite# 54# 71
Best Rank# 42# 60
Worst Rank# 65# 148
   
Projections 
   
Strikeouts18671
Wins144
Saves031
ERA3.372.94
WHIP1.111.04
   
Misc 
   
Injury Alert--
   
Expert Ranks 
   
Greg Smith
Superflex.Guide
# 25# 26
   
Muntradamus
Beast Dome
# 17# 22
   
Joe Bond
Fantasy Six Pack
# 22# 32
   
Chris Meaney
FTN
# 25# 26
   
Nick Mariano
RotoBaller
# 25# 27
   
Mike Maher
FantasyPros
# 25# 27
   
Pierre Camus
Fantasy Endgame
# 32# 35
   
Andrew Seifter
FantasyPros
# 20# 28
   
Brandon 'B_Don' Myers
Razzball
# 12# 14
   
Keith Lott
Fantasy Six Pack
# 22# 35
   
Ariel Cohen
FanGraphs
# 26# 31
   
Ryan Amore
Pitcher List
# 25# 28
   
Todd D Clark
The Fantasy Fix
# 27# 28
   
Lucas Spence
Pitcher List
# 24# 30
   
Nate Miller
FantasyPros
# 24# 38
   
Brad Camara
RotoBaller
# 18# 22
   
Scott Youngson
Pitcher List
# 27# 41
   
Travis Argo
Fantasy Six Pack
# 23# 31
   
Fred Zinkie
Yahoo! Sports
# 20# 34
   
Julian Tarevski
FantasyPros
# 17# 33
   
Blake Meyer
Sports Gambling Podcast Network
# 17# 25
   
Joe Orrico
SportsEthos
# 14# 22
   
Pat Fitzmaurice
FantasyPros
# 32# 11
   
Dalton Del Don
Yahoo! Sports
# 35# 11
   
Joe Pisapia
FantasyPros
# 18# 14
   
Steve Gardner
USA Today
# 21# 19
   
Scott Bogman
FantasyPros
# 28# 20
   
Christopher Welsh
FantasyPros
# 27# 20
   
Scott Pianowski
Yahoo! Sports
# 23# 21
   
Ethan Biddle
FantasyPros
# 30# 22
   
Bart Wheeler
Hail to Fantasy Football
# 25# 22
   
Kelly Kirby
FantasyPros
# 26# 23
   
Andy Behrens
Yahoo! Sports
# 24# 23
   
Jacob W. Dunne
Triple Play Fantasy
# 28# 24
   
Jeff Boggis
Fantasy Football Empire
# 26# 24
   
Jesse Garcia
FantasyPros
# 29# 26
   
Josh Shepardson
FantasyPros
# 28# 26
   
Jason Kamlowsky
FantasyPros
# 29# 26
   
Andrew Gould
FantasyPros
# 29# 28
   
Taylor Tarter
Fastball Fantasy Baseball
# 39# 30
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Statistics
  Alek Manoah
SP - TOR
Alek Manoah
Ryan Pressly
RP - HOU
Ryan Pressly
2022 Stats 
   
   
Games Played3150
   
Games Started310
   
Innings Pitched196.248.1
   
Wins163
   
Losses73
   
Saves033
   
Blown Saves04
   
Holds00
   
Hits Allowed14430
   
Earned Runs4916
   
Home Runs Allowed164
   
Strikeouts18065
   
Walks5113
   
ERA2.242.98
   
WHIP0.990.89
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Projections
  Alek Manoah
SP - TOR
Alek Manoah
Ryan Pressly
RP - HOU
Ryan Pressly
2023 Projections 
   
   
Games Played3159
   
Games Started310
   
Innings Pitched191.757.3
   
Wins144
   
Losses82
   
Saves031
   
Blown Saves04
   
Holds02
   
Hits Allowed15745
   
Earned Runs7219
   
Home Runs Allowed225
   
Strikeouts18671
   
Walks5615
   
ERA3.372.94
   
WHIP1.111.04
   
Who Should I Draft? Player Notes
  Alek Manoah
SP - TOR
Alek Manoah
Ryan Pressly
RP - HOU
Ryan Pressly
News 
 Alek Manoah will face live hitters in Dunedin Saturday.
Jesse Garcia
Sat, Feb 25th
 
Notes 
 The Blue Jays took the training wheels off Alek Manoah, and he responded with 196 2/3 innings of ace-level pitching. His K/9 rate dipped to 8.24, but his BB/9 improved from 3.22 to 2.33. The concern is that his 2.24 ERA was well below his xERA of 3.31 and xFIP of 3.97. Manoah collected 16 wins and, while we can't predict those very well, he did pitch over 6 innings on average, making him a solid pick in QS leagues as well. He is still only 25 years old and should be a durable righty on fantasy staffs in 2023.
Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
If spin rate is your jam, you'll love what Ryan Pressly has to offer. The 34-year-old closer for the World Series Champions is in the 97th percentile in fastball spin and the 100th percentile in curveball spin. He used a four-pitch arsenal to get 33 saves with a 2.98 ERA and 0.89 WHIP. He is not as highly sought after as the overpowering, high-strikeout guys above him, but he will provide everything fantasy managers need in a closer and then some.
Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros