Who Should I Draft?
Stephen Strasburg or Paul Sewald (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Paul Sewald RP - SEA  | Stephen Strasburg SP - WSH  | |
Expert |
69% Recommended by 29 of 42 experts |
31% Recommended by 13 of 42 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 86 | # 113 |
| Best Rank | # 33 | # 85 |
| Worst Rank | # 122 | # 323 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 275 | # 277 |
| Best Rank | # 239 | # 236 |
| Worst Rank | # 295 | # 307 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 81 | 128 |
| Wins | 4 | 8 |
| Saves | 7 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.80 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.18 | 1.22 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 106 | # 108 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 105 | # 136 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 88 | # 112 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 113 | # 192 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 55 | ‐ |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 102 | ‐ |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 75 | # 104 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 103 | # 134 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 84 | # 323 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 86 | # 123 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 103 | # 124 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 99 | ‐ |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 92 | # 109 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 109 | # 114 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 67 | # 125 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 115 | # 136 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 89 | ‐ |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 75 | ‐ |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 87 | # 99 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 98 | # 117 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 76 | # 99 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 33 | # 145 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 89 | # 144 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 65 | # 116 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 92 | # 93 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 77 | ‐ |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 119 | ‐ |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 89 | # 109 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 93 | # 158 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 91 | # 85 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 110 | # 85 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 120 | # 88 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 112 | # 88 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 95 | # 92 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 106 | # 94 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 98 | # 95 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 99 | # 97 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 122 | # 100 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 118 | # 101 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 116 | # 102 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 115 | # 103 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | ‐ | # 108 |
| Paul Sewald RP - SEA | Stephen Strasburg SP - WSH | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 61 | 5 |
| Games Started | 0 | 5 |
| Innings Pitched | 64.1 | 22.1 |
| Wins | 9 | 1 |
| Losses | 3 | 2 |
| Saves | 11 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 4 | 0 |
| Holds | 16 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 41 | 16 |
| Earned Runs | 19 | 11 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 101 | 21 |
| Walks | 22 | 14 |
| ERA | 2.69 | 4.57 |
| WHIP | 0.99 | 1.38 |
| Paul Sewald RP - SEA | Stephen Strasburg SP - WSH | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 59 | 22 |
| Games Started | 0 | 22 |
| Innings Pitched | 61.9 | 125.3 |
| Wins | 4 | 8 |
| Losses | 3 | 7 |
| Saves | 7 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 12 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 51 | 111 |
| Earned Runs | 26 | 56 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 17 |
| Strikeouts | 81 | 128 |
| Walks | 22 | 43 |
| ERA | 3.80 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.18 | 1.22 |
| Paul Sewald RP - SEA | Stephen Strasburg SP - WSH | |
| News | ||
| Paul Sewald earned the save on Tuesday against the Phillies, allowing one run on one hit over 1.1 innings to go along with one strikeout. Ari Koslow Wed, May 11th | Stephen Strasburg (neck, shoulder) threw two innings Wednesday in a simulated game. Manager Dave Martinez said that he felt good afterwards, according to MASN reporter Mark Zuckerman. Kendall Capps Thu, May 12th | |
| Paul Sewald earned the win on Sunday against the Rays, tossing a scoreless inning. Ari Koslow Mon, May 9th | Stephen Strasburg has yet to begin facing live hitters again, Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 19th | |
| Paul Sewald blew the save on Friday against the Rays, allowing a three-run home run in the ninth inning and took the loss. Ari Koslow Sat, May 7th | Stephen Strasburg says that his normal routine is to take six weeks of Spring Training and that he plans to do so again this year. Kelly Kirby Tue, Mar 15th | |
| Paul Sewald struck out two Marlins hitters across 1.1 perfect innings Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 1st | Nationals GM Mike Rizzo announced that Stephen Strasburg is currently preparing for the season rather than continuing to rehab from his shoulder injury in 2021. Diego Sandoval Sun, Mar 13th | |
| The Mariners placed Paul Sewald on the 10-day Covid IL today. Kelly Kirby Wed, Apr 20th | ||
| Notes | ||
| Sewald is a fine reliever and he upped his strikeout rate to an impressive 39.4% last year, one of the best marks in the majors. His expected stats (.182 xBA, .262 xWOBA) were pristine, and he offered plenty of hope that he could hold the Mariners' closer job if given the opportunity. That last part is the operative phrase, however, as Seattle is likely looking at some form of committee between Sewald, Drew Steckenrider, Diego Castillo, and Ken Giles. Sewald isn't a bad late-round candidate for his ratios alone, and he should add on at least a few saves even if he doesn't win the job outright. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Strasburg is coming back from surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome, and we've seen that surgery derail promising careers before. He's thrown just 26.2 innings over the last two seasons, and although he's reportedly healthy and feeling good, he probably won't make his debut until May at this point. Despite his elite career numbers, fantasy managers cannot go into 2022 expecting to get anything from Strasburg as a starter. Drafting him for your bench and hoping you get 10 good starts out of him at some point is the safe way to go, but at this point, you should be rooting for Strasburg more from the standpoint of a baseball fan, not a fantasy manager. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
