Who Should I Draft?
Shane Bieber or Francisco Lindor (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE  | Francisco Lindor SS - NYM  | |
Expert |
96% Recommended by 54 of 56 experts |
4% Recommended by 2 of 56 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 12 | # 16 |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 7 |
| Worst Rank | # 16 | # 35 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 9 | # 16 |
| Best Rank | # 8 | # 15 |
| Worst Rank | # 10 | # 19 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 97 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 30 |
| RBI | ‐ | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 18 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .271 |
| Strikeouts | 243 | 106 |
| Wins | 15 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.18 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.05 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 14 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 14 | # 17 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 13 | # 19 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 14 | # 26 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 14 | # 15 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 10 | # 16 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 9 | # 19 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 10 | # 11 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 4 | # 18 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 5 | # 18 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 16 | # 26 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 10 | # 16 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 16 | # 18 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 13 | # 14 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 11 | # 21 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 8 | # 17 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 13 | # 18 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 12 | # 16 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 9 | # 25 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 12 | # 16 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 11 | # 16 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 10 | # 16 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 10 | # 28 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 10 | # 21 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 13 | # 26 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 11 | # 16 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 9 | # 14 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 9 | # 20 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 10 | # 17 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 8 | # 24 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 10 | # 16 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 10 | # 12 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 8 | # 17 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 12 | # 16 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 11 | # 15 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 8 | # 15 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 10 | # 15 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 11 | # 16 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 7 | # 33 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 9 | # 23 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 16 | # 18 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 7 | # 19 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 12 | # 16 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 8 | # 17 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 13 | # 15 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 8 | # 15 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 11 | # 27 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 10 | # 15 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 11 | # 16 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 9 | # 25 |
| SportsLine - Computer Simulation CBS Sports | # 11 | # 15 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 12 | # 18 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 10 | # 16 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 11 | # 35 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 11 | # 7 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 16 | # 8 |
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE | Francisco Lindor SS - NYM | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 30 |
| Home Runs | 7 | 8 |
| RBI | ‐ | 27 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 6 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .259 |
| Strikeouts | 122 | 41 |
| Wins | 8 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 1.63 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 0.87 | ‐ |
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE | Francisco Lindor SS - NYM | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 97 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 30 |
| RBI | ‐ | 86 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 18 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .271 |
| Strikeouts | 243 | 106 |
| Wins | 15 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.18 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.05 | ‐ |
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE | Francisco Lindor SS - NYM | |
| News | ||
| Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber allowed one run in three innings in a 6-1 win over the Royals on Thursday. Bieber struck out one and scattered four hits. Matthew Terelle Fri, Oct 1st | Francisco Lindor went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts on Sunday. The Mets won 3-2. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Mon, Sep 20th | |
| Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber threw three scoreless innings in a 1-0 loss to the White Sox on Friday. He struck out three and did not allow a hit. Matthew Terelle Sat, Sep 25th | Francisco Lindor went 3-for-5 on Sunday with three home runs and five RBIs, including the game-winner in the bottom of the eighth. The Mets won 7-6 and are 72-72 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Sep 14th | |
| Shane Bieber will make his return and start on Friday against the White Sox. The reigning AL Cy Young winner has been out since June 13th. Kamran Hoda Wed, Sep 22nd | Francisco Lindor went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in the Mets' six-run ninth inning. They won 13-6 Sunday and are 69-68 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Sep 7th | |
| Indians RHP Shane Bieber (shoulder) will begin a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Sun, Sep 12th | Francisco Lindor went 3-for-4 with two runs scored, two singles, one home run, and four RBIs. Lindor hit a two-run shot off Nats closer Kyle Finnegan in the top of the ninth to win it for the Mets. With the win on, Saturday the Mets are 68-67 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Sep 7th | |
| Indians pitcher Shane Bieber threw a “36-pitch up-and-down bullpen session yesterday,” according to Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal. Andersen Pickard Sat, Aug 28th | Francisco Lindor went 1-for-4 with a single and two stolen bases as the Mets won on Saturday. They're five games under .500 this season. Lucas Babits-Feinerman Tue, Aug 31st | |
| Notes | ||
| Bieber took the huge gains he had made in 2019 and kicked the into hyperdrive en route to a Cy Young season. He had a miniscule 1.63 ERA and a 0.87 WHIP, and took his strikeout percentage to 41.1%, which ranked first among qualified starters. Everything was exceptional for Bieber, as he held batters to just a .167 batting average, barely allowed home runs, and earned eight wins in just 12 starts. He may struggle to again find wins given the Indians' depleted lineup, but there is nothing else to think twice about with Bieber. He's part of the ultra-elite tier in starting pitching with Jacob deGrom and Gerrit Cole, and should be a first-round selection, especially since he seems to have had no ill effects from his battle with COVID-19. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Lindor's season wasn't particularly impressive, as his surface numbers regressed fairly significantly from his previous three seasons. But, under the hood, not much changed. His walk rate and strikeout rate were largely steady, and his statcast data remained on par with his career marks. He also got much better to close the year, batting .285 with a 122 wRC+ over his final 39 games. Just 27 years old and now with a stronger lineup with the Mets, Lindor should put up numbers closer to his 2017-2019 levels, especially since he'll be playing for a new contract after this season. He'll come at a bit of a discount in the second round this year, and he's well worth your investment at that price. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
| If you were to judge Lindor by his 2020 triple slash line, then you'd think he had a disappointing season. To an extent, that's true! Lindor's .258/.335/.415 performance last summer certainly wasn't what fantasy managers were expecting. However, this looks like a case of someone who would've rebounded over the course of a full season. Lindor posted a career-high 41.1% hard-hit rate as well as a career-best air contact (55.8%), which measures fly balls and line drives. His arrival in New York will keep him in the conversation for
the first two rounds of fantasy drafts this spring. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | ||
