Who Should I Draft?
Shane Bieber or Freddie Freeman (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Shane Bieber SP - CLE  | Freddie Freeman 1B - ATL  | |
Expert |
73% Recommended by 41 of 56 experts |
27% Recommended by 15 of 56 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 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 11 | # 12 |
| 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 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 | Freddie Freeman went 1-for-3 with a single and a run scored against the Mets Sunday. Steve Painter Sun, Oct 3rd | |
| 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 | Freddie Freeman went 2-for-3 with two singles and an RBI against the Mets Saturday. Steve Painter Sun, Oct 3rd | |
| 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 | Freddie Freeman went 2-for-4 with two singles and a walk against the Padres Sunday. Steve Painter Sun, Sep 26th | |
| 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 | Freddie Freeman went 3-for-5 with a two-run homer, two doubles, and an additional two runs scored against the Diamondbacks Wednesday. Steve Painter Thu, Sep 23rd | |
| 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 | Freddie Freeman went 3-for-5 with a double, two singles, two RBI, and two runs scored against the Diamondbacks Monday. Steve Painter Tue, Sep 21st | |
| 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 | |
