Who Should I Draft?
Ryan Yarbrough or Richard Rodriguez (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Richard Rodriguez RP - PIT  | Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - TB  | |
Expert |
55% Recommended by 11 of 20 experts |
45% Recommended by 9 of 20 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 92 | # 95 |
| Best Rank | # 64 | # 55 |
| Worst Rank | # 145 | # 122 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 207 | # 253 |
| Best Rank | # 177 | # 246 |
| Worst Rank | # 258 | # 318 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 71 | 128 |
| Wins | 3 | 9 |
| Saves | 19 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.83 | 4.20 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.23 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 107 | # 112 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 91 | # 93 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 64 | # 101 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 87 | # 89 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 90 | # 97 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 88 | ‐ |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 84 | # 103 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 83 | # 95 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 94 | # 112 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 75 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 90 | # 94 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 74 | # 55 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 74 | # 73 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 111 | # 78 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 84 | # 79 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 88 | # 83 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | ‐ | # 98 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 105 | # 103 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 133 | # 109 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 145 | # 122 |
| Richard Rodriguez RP - PIT | Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - TB | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 24 | 11 |
| Games Started | 0 | 9 |
| Innings Pitched | 23.2 | 56.2 |
| Wins | 3 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 4 |
| Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 2 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 15 | 54 |
| Earned Runs | 7 | 22 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 34 | 44 |
| Walks | 5 | 12 |
| ERA | 2.70 | 3.56 |
| WHIP | 0.86 | 1.19 |
| Richard Rodriguez RP - PIT | Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - TB | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 63 | 29 |
| Games Started | 0 | 25 |
| Innings Pitched | 63.3 | 153.6 |
| Wins | 3 | 9 |
| Losses | 4 | 9 |
| Saves | 19 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 8 | 0 |
| Holds | 5 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 57 | 152 |
| Earned Runs | 27 | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 71 | 128 |
| Walks | 20 | 38 |
| ERA | 3.83 | 4.20 |
| WHIP | 1.21 | 1.23 |
| Richard Rodriguez RP - PIT | Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP - TB | |
| News | ||
| Richard Rodriguez agreed to a one-year, $1.7 million deal with the Pirates to avoid arbitration. Jon Mathisen Fri, Jan 15th | Rays LHP Ryan Yarbrough lost his arbitration case and will make $2.3 million in 2021. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sat, Feb 13th | |
| Notes | ||
| So long as he remains with the Pirates, Rodriguez is likely to be the closer after locking down four saves last year. He's been a quality reliever for a few years in a row now, including last year when he put up a 2.70 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP with plenty of strikeouts. There's been speculation that the Pirates will look to deal Rodriguez before the season begins. But until and unless they do, he's a decent late-round selection who will likely total a handful of saves until he's inevitably dealt mid-season. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Yarbrough doesn't get a ton of respect in the fantasy community because he doesn't strike out a ton of batters, but he's quietly put together an excellent career. He's practically a wizard at limiting hard contact (he has allowed an average exit velocity of 84.8 MPH and an average hard hit rate of 26.3%, both remarkably low numbers), and he rarely issues free passes or home runs. In other words, it's really difficult to string together big innings against Yarbrough, especially as he's continued to use his excellent changeup more and more. The Rays will probably let him go a little more this year with their rotation, but even if they keep his usage the same, he'll be an excellent addition to the back end of a fantasy staff. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
