Who Should I Draft?
Sandy Alcantara or Lucas Giolito (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Lucas Giolito SP - CWS  | Sandy Alcantara SP - MIA  | |
Expert |
74% Recommended by 32 of 43 experts |
26% Recommended by 11 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 9 | # 13 |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | # 24 | # 39 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 35 | # 38 |
| Best Rank | # 25 | # 32 |
| Worst Rank | # 39 | # 48 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 217 | 178 |
| Wins | 13 | 12 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.72 | 3.69 |
| WHIP | 1.14 | 1.20 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 9 | # 10 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 7 | # 9 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 12 | # 13 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 10 | # 21 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 8 | # 11 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 10 | # 16 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 9 | # 15 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 9 | # 13 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 11 | # 14 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 12 | # 13 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 11 | # 12 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 9 | # 39 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 10 | # 13 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 9 | # 13 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 8 | # 16 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 5 | # 10 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 11 | # 13 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 10 | # 15 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 10 | # 15 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 12 | # 13 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 7 | # 22 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 13 | # 18 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 8 | # 15 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 9 | # 12 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 13 | # 17 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 24 | # 32 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 10 | # 12 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 13 | # 28 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 9 | # 11 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 10 | # 16 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 4 | # 20 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 6 | # 9 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 13 | # 7 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 12 | # 8 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 9 | # 8 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 14 | # 8 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 14 | # 10 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 12 | # 10 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 11 | # 10 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 11 | # 10 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 14 | # 11 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 12 | # 11 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 18 | # 13 |
| Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | Sandy Alcantara SP - MIA | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 33 |
| Games Started | 31 | 33 |
| Innings Pitched | 179.2 | 206.2 |
| Wins | 11 | 9 |
| Losses | 9 | 15 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 145 | 170 |
| Earned Runs | 70 | 72 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 27 | 21 |
| Strikeouts | 201 | 201 |
| Walks | 52 | 50 |
| ERA | 3.53 | 3.15 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.07 |
| Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | Sandy Alcantara SP - MIA | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 31 | 31 |
| Games Started | 31 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 185.3 | 190.3 |
| Wins | 13 | 12 |
| Losses | 9 | 10 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 151 | 170 |
| Earned Runs | 77 | 78 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 27 | 22 |
| Strikeouts | 217 | 178 |
| Walks | 59 | 59 |
| ERA | 3.72 | 3.69 |
| WHIP | 1.14 | 1.20 |
| Lucas Giolito SP - CWS | Sandy Alcantara SP - MIA | |
| News | ||
| Lucas Giolito allowed seven hits, two earned runs, while walking two batters and striking out seven in five innings pitched to earn a no-decsion against the Kansas City Royals. Nate Lowenthal Thu, May 19th | Sandy Alcantara worked eight strong innings in Monday's 8-2 win over the Nationals, allowing only one run on three hits and a walk while striking out five. Nate Miller Mon, May 16th | |
| Lucas Giolito told reporters Tuesday that he will start on Wednesday against the Royals. Ari Koslow Tue, May 17th | Sandy Alcantara worked seven innings in Wednesday's 11-3 win over the Diamondbacks, allowing just one run on two hits and three walks while triking out six. Nate Miller Wed, May 11th | |
| As announced by the team prior Friday evening's game, Lucas Giolito has been placed on the COVID-19 Related Injured List. Andy Zimmerman Fri, May 13th | Sandy Alcantara allowed five runs on six hits and four walks over 5 2/3 innings on Sunday against the Mariners. He struck out six and took the loss, falling to 2-1. Dan Harris Sun, May 1st | |
| Lucas Giolito earned the win over Cleveland allowing six hits (including a home run), one earned run while striking out five batters and walking two in seven innings. Nate Lowenthal Tue, May 10th | Sandy Alcantara allowed one run on six hits and three walks over six innings on Tuesday against the Nationals. He struck out five and earned the win, moving to 2-0. Dan Harris Wed, Apr 27th | |
| Lucas Giolito allowed three hits, three earned runs while striking out 10 batters and walking two in the win over the Cubs. Nate Lowenthal Wed, May 4th | Sandy Alcantara pitched eight shutout innings, allowing just four hits and one walk on Wednesday against the Cardinals. He struck out six and did not factor into the decision. Dan Harris Wed, Apr 20th | |
| Notes | ||
| Giolito doesn't have pinpoint control, and he gives up his fair share of gopher balls, but those are relatively minor warts on an otherwise sterling profile. He's finished 16th, 4th and 16th in strikeouts over the last three seasons. His worst batting average against over that span is .217. Giolito had a 3.53 ERA last year, but it would have been 3.17 if the Red Sox hadn't shelled him for seven runs in one inning in a disastrous Patriots' Day start. At 27, Giolito is entering the prime of his career, and he should benefit from playing on a good team in a soft division. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | For three straight years, this talented youngster has cut down on his walk rate and increased his strikeout rate. Those are the kinds of year-over-year rate improvements fantasy managers want to see from their SP2 or SP3. There's no reason to believe Alcantra can't be even better this year, building on his 3.19 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 201 Ks in 205 IP from last season. At 26, he's coming into his prime. If Alcantrara continues to improve, he could easily finish as a top-10 starter. Pat Fitzmaurice - FantasyPros | |
