Who Should I Draft?
Ryan Pressly or Lance McCullers Jr. (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU  | Ryan Pressly RP - HOU  | |
Expert |
65% Recommended by 13 of 20 experts |
35% Recommended by 7 of 20 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 44 | # 47 |
| Best Rank | # 27 | # 31 |
| Worst Rank | # 69 | # 86 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 125 | # 115 |
| Best Rank | # 117 | # 99 |
| Worst Rank | # 137 | # 145 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 158 | 75 |
| Wins | 10 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 29 |
| ERA | 3.78 | 3.27 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.17 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 50 | # 61 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 38 | # 53 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 45 | # 57 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 27 | # 53 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 40 | # 41 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 43 | # 47 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 43 | # 44 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 44 | # 49 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 43 | # 86 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 29 | # 39 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 36 | # 53 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 50 | # 61 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 43 | # 51 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 49 | # 31 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 45 | # 35 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 69 | # 38 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 56 | # 40 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 47 | # 42 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 53 | # 48 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 51 | # 49 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 11 | 23 |
| Games Started | 11 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 55.1 | 21.0 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 12 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 4 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 44 | 22 |
| Earned Runs | 24 | 9 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 56 | 29 |
| Walks | 20 | 7 |
| ERA | 3.93 | 3.86 |
| WHIP | 1.16 | 1.38 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 27 | 62 |
| Games Started | 27 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 150.3 | 60.5 |
| Wins | 10 | 3 |
| Losses | 7 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 29 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 14 |
| Holds | 0 | 5 |
| Hits Allowed | 134 | 52 |
| Earned Runs | 63 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 17 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 158 | 75 |
| Walks | 54 | 18 |
| ERA | 3.78 | 3.27 |
| WHIP | 1.25 | 1.17 |
| Lance McCullers Jr. SP - HOU | Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | |
| News | ||
| According to Brian McTaggart, Lance McCullers Jr. and the Astros agree to a $6.5 million deal and avoid arbitration. He's coming off a solid 2020 campaign. Corbin Young Fri, Jan 15th | Astros manager Dusty Baker said Ryan Pressly is “the leader” to the be closer. Brad Camara Sat, Feb 20th | |
| Notes | ||
| Pressly had his usual solid season, but got the benefit of closing for the Astros after Roberto Osuna's injury. His numbers fell off a bit from the previous two years (his 1.33 WHIP was particularly out of character), but he will almost certainly rebound from the .365 BABIP he allowed. He's slated to again be the Astros' closer, and as such, should provide plenty of saves while giving fantasy managers positive value in ratios. That makes him one of the few reliable closers worth drafting at more than a late-round price. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
