Who Should I Draft?
Ryan Yarbrough or A.J. Puk (2020)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - TB  | A.J. Puk SP,RP - OAK  | |
Expert |
54% Recommended by 22 of 41 experts |
46% Recommended by 19 of 41 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 91 | # 97 |
| Best Rank | # 50 | # 30 |
| Worst Rank | # 121 | # 382 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 228 | # 229 |
| Best Rank | # 224 | # 202 |
| Worst Rank | # 252 | # 251 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 44 | 48 |
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.18 | 4.14 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.37 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 91 | # 111 |
| Alan Harrison The Fantasy Fix | # 112 | # 133 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 100 | ‐ |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 70 | ‐ |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 96 | # 111 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 97 | # 123 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 99 | # 106 |
| Chet Gresham The Fake Baseball | # 91 | # 95 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 82 | # 90 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 92 | # 103 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 72 | # 103 |
| Andrea LaMont Lenny Melnick Fantasy Sports | # 67 | # 177 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 50 | # 382 |
| Mark Ross Athlon Sports | # 96 | # 103 |
| Bill Dubiel RotoBaller | # 97 | # 99 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 90 | # 111 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 105 | # 118 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 79 | # 94 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 65 | # 195 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 102 | # 135 |
| George Kurtz FantasyData | # 93 | # 108 |
| Chris Mitchell FantasyData | # 97 | # 104 |
| Sean Zerillo The Action Network | # 83 | # 82 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 88 | # 75 |
| Matt Brandon Matt Brandon | # 95 | # 92 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 96 | # 93 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 102 | # 101 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 104 | # 53 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 104 | # 67 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 105 | # 91 |
| Jason Johnson Understanding Fantasy Baseball | # 108 | # 78 |
| Bobby Sylvester FantasyPros | # 111 | # 96 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 112 | # 92 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 112 | # 79 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 115 | # 98 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 117 | # 102 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 118 | # 56 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 121 | # 67 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | ‐ | # 30 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | ‐ | # 101 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | ‐ | # 108 |
| Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - TB | A.J. Puk SP,RP - OAK | |
| 2019 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 28 | 10 |
| Games Started | 14 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 142.1 | 11.2 |
| Wins | 11 | 2 |
| Losses | 6 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 1 |
| Holds | 0 | 2 |
| Hits Allowed | 121 | 10 |
| Earned Runs | 65 | 4 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 15 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 117 | 13 |
| Walks | 20 | 5 |
| ERA | 4.13 | 3.18 |
| WHIP | 1.00 | 1.32 |
| Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - TB | A.J. Puk SP,RP - OAK | |
| 2020 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 9 | 11 |
| Games Started | 8 | 8 |
| Innings Pitched | 51.0 | 45.4 |
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 50 | 43 |
| Earned Runs | 24 | 21 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 8 | 7 |
| Strikeouts | 44 | 48 |
| Walks | 12 | 19 |
| ERA | 4.18 | 4.14 |
| WHIP | 1.23 | 1.37 |
| Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - TB | A.J. Puk SP,RP - OAK | |
| News | ||
| Ryan Yarbrough tossed 3 and 1/3 innings of shutout baseball in an intrasquad game Wednesday. He struck out three and allowed one hit. Carmen Maiorano - Carm's Clubhouse Thu, Jul 9th | A.J. Puk (shoulder) has reportedly been throwing bullpens for months and is now completely healed. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Jun 28th | |
| Ryan Yarbrough was expected to enter the season as a traditional starting pitcher for the Rays prior to the delayed start to the season. Blaine Blontz Mon, Mar 23rd | A.J. Puk (shoulder) told A's reporter Susan Slusser that he has begun throwing from 120 feet. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Apr 6th | |
| A.J. Puk (shoulder) could potentially resume throwing as early as Tuesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Mon, Mar 9th | ||
| A.J. Puk (shoulder) has no timetable to resume throwing, which likely takes him out of contention for an Opening Day rotation spot. Connor Rooney Sat, Mar 7th | ||
| A.J. Puk was cleared of further shoulder damage and will likely begin playing catch again in a few days according to Bob Melvin. Aaron Hudson Thu, Mar 5th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Yarbrough is underrated in fantasy, but it may not be the best year to be invested in him with only 60 games. Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | Puk has no restrictions, but will the A's let him fly? Michael Waterloo - FantasyPros | |
| Yarbrough relied on an opener plenty of times last year, and it helped his win potential, as he tallied 11 despite making just 14 starts. He greatly improved his control last year, leading to just a 1.00 WHIP, but his lack of strikeout upside and mediocre ERA should keep him as an option only in deeper mixed or AL-only leagues. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
