Who Should I Draft?
Shane Bieber or Freddie Freeman (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE  | Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL  | |
Expert |
73% Recommended by 40 of 55 experts |
27% Recommended by 15 of 55 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 12 | # 13 |
| Best Rank | # 4 | # 6 |
| Worst Rank | # 16 | # 34 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 9 | # 11 |
| Best Rank | # 8 | # 9 |
| Worst Rank | # 10 | # 13 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 106 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 32 |
| RBI | ‐ | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 6 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .304 |
| Strikeouts | 243 | 118 |
| Wins | 15 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.18 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.05 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 14 | # 16 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 10 | # 13 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 9 | # 14 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 10 | # 13 |
| Scott White CBS Sports | # 4 | # 13 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 5 | # 28 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 10 | # 13 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 11 | # 13 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 8 | # 14 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 12 | # 13 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 9 | # 13 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 12 | # 13 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 11 | # 13 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 11 | # 13 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 10 | # 13 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 10 | # 15 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 10 | # 13 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 11 | # 13 |
| Frank Stampfl CBS Sports | # 9 | # 13 |
| Tyler Thompson Fantasy Six Pack | # 9 | # 14 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 10 | # 12 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 8 | # 34 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 10 | # 13 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 10 | # 11 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 8 | # 13 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 12 | # 13 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 8 | # 11 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 10 | # 13 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 11 | # 13 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 7 | # 12 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 9 | # 13 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 7 | # 13 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 12 | # 14 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 8 | # 13 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 8 | # 13 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 10 | # 12 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 11 | # 13 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 9 | # 14 |
| SportsLine - Computer Simulation CBS Sports | # 11 | # 13 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 10 | # 13 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 11 | # 10 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 11 | # 9 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 12 | # 11 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 12 | # 11 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 13 | # 10 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 13 | # 12 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 13 | # 9 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 13 | # 11 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 13 | # 12 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 14 | # 7 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 14 | # 12 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 16 | # 6 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 16 | # 12 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 16 | # 12 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 16 | # 13 |
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE | Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 51 |
| Home Runs | 7 | 13 |
| RBI | ‐ | 53 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 2 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .341 |
| Strikeouts | 122 | 37 |
| Wins | 8 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 1.63 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 0.87 | ‐ |
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE | Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Runs | ‐ | 106 |
| Home Runs | 24 | 32 |
| RBI | ‐ | 109 |
| Stolen Bases | ‐ | 6 |
| Batting Avg | ‐ | .304 |
| Strikeouts | 243 | 118 |
| Wins | 15 | ‐ |
| Saves | 0 | ‐ |
| ERA | 3.18 | ‐ |
| WHIP | 1.05 | ‐ |
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE | Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL | |
| News | ||
| Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber allowed three runs over six innings of work in a 5-3 win over the White Sox on Friday. Bieber struck out 11 and walked one. Matthew Terelle Sat, May 1st | Freddie Freeman went 0-for-3 with a walk and run scored in Wednesday's game against the Nationals. Steve Painter Wed, May 5th | |
| Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber allowed two runs over seven innings in a 2-1 loss to the Yankees on Saturday. Bieber struck out nine and walked three in the loss. Matthew Terelle Sat, Apr 24th | Freddie Freeman went 4-for-5 with a solo homer, a double, three RBI, and two runs scored in Wednesday's game against the Cubs. Steve Painter Wed, Apr 28th | |
| Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber allowed three runs over eight innings of work in a 6-3 win over the Reds on Sunday. Bieber struck out 13 and walked two in the win. Matthew Terelle Sun, Apr 18th | Freddie Freeman went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer, a walk, and two runs scored in Monday's game against the Cubs. Steve Painter Mon, Apr 26th | |
| Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber threw nine scoreless innings in a 2-0 win over the White Sox on Tuesday. He struck out 11 and walked one in the outing. Matthew Terelle Wed, Apr 14th | Freddie Freeman went 1-for-6 over a doubleheader against the Diamondbacks Sunday. Steve Painter Sun, Apr 25th | |
| Cleveland right-hander Shane Bieber allowed two runs over 6 1/3 innings of work in a 4-2 win over the Royals on Wednesday. He struck out 12 and walked four in the game. Matthew Terelle Wed, Apr 7th | Freddie Freeman went 2-for-4 with a double, solo homer, two walks, an RBI, and two runs scored in Sunday's game against the Cubs. Steve Painter Sun, Apr 18th | |
| 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 | Although there were questions about Freeman's 2020 season because of his battle with COVID-19 prior to the season, those questions were answered and then some with his MVP season. The statcast leaderboard is littered with Freeman's name, as he ranked in the top nine percent of the league in barrel rate, average exit velocity, expected batting average, expected slugging percentage, wOBA, xwOBA, xwOBAcon, hard hit percentage, strikeout percentage, and walk percentage. Freeman likely won't reach double digits in steals, but that is about the only negative thing you can say about his fantasy outlook. He's as safe as they come in the other four hitting categories, and comes with next to no risk. He'll likely cost a borderline first round pick on draft day, but he is worth it. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
