Who Should I Draft?
Steven Matz or Jameson Taillon (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Steven Matz SP - STL  | Jameson Taillon SP - NYY  | |
Expert |
78% Recommended by 31 of 40 experts |
23% Recommended by 9 of 40 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 92 | # 107 |
| Best Rank | # 61 | # 84 |
| Worst Rank | # 149 | # 156 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 237 | # 296 |
| Best Rank | # 210 | # 275 |
| Worst Rank | # 328 | # 412 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 141 | 136 |
| Wins | 10 | 9 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 4.38 | 4.24 |
| WHIP | 1.30 | 1.24 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL15 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 90 | # 94 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 63 | # 91 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 95 | # 104 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 77 | ‐ |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 82 | # 137 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 94 | # 102 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 103 | # 105 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 88 | # 110 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 78 | # 153 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 94 | # 108 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 84 | # 97 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 82 | # 106 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 95 | # 111 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 89 | # 121 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 105 | ‐ |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 94 | # 110 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 102 | # 120 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 121 | ‐ |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 88 | # 107 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 97 | # 130 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 91 | # 109 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 100 | # 101 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 61 | # 95 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 82 | # 104 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 136 | # 139 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 99 | # 102 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 92 | # 109 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 78 | ‐ |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 87 | # 110 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 70 | # 114 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 108 | # 156 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 95 | # 86 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 100 | # 99 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 100 | # 84 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 103 | # 100 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 113 | # 108 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 113 | # 111 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 139 | # 84 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 149 | # 147 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | ‐ | # 89 |
| Steven Matz SP - STL | Jameson Taillon SP - NYY | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 29 |
| Games Started | 29 | 29 |
| Innings Pitched | 151.1 | 144.0 |
| Wins | 14 | 8 |
| Losses | 7 | 6 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 158 | 129 |
| Earned Runs | 64 | 69 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 18 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 144 | 140 |
| Walks | 43 | 44 |
| ERA | 3.82 | 4.30 |
| WHIP | 1.33 | 1.20 |
| Steven Matz SP - STL | Jameson Taillon SP - NYY | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 29 | 28 |
| Games Started | 29 | 27 |
| Innings Pitched | 153.2 | 144.7 |
| Wins | 10 | 9 |
| Losses | 9 | 8 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 150 | 137 |
| Earned Runs | 74 | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 22 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 141 | 136 |
| Walks | 49 | 42 |
| ERA | 4.38 | 4.24 |
| WHIP | 1.30 | 1.24 |
| Steven Matz SP - STL | Jameson Taillon SP - NYY | |
| News | ||
| The Cardinals placed Steven Matz on the 15-day IL with a left shoulder impingement on Monday. Dan Harris Mon, May 23rd | Jameson Taillon pitched seven innings, allowing one run on five hits and one walk, while striking out seven in New York's 3-1 loss the White Sox in Game 1 of Sunday's double header. Luke Monaldo Mon, May 23rd | |
| Cardinals starter Steven Matz was removed from his Sunday start against the Pirates after throwing just four pitches. Matz appeared to tweak something after delivering a fastball that was not at his normal velocity. Jesse Garcia Sun, May 22nd | Jameson Taillon pitched five innings, giving up three runs on six hits and one walk, while striking out two in New York's 5-4 win in Baltimore on Tuesday night. Luke Monaldo Wed, May 18th | |
| Cardinals SP Steven Matz was solid on the mound Tuesday night, allowing two runs on three hits while also striking out seven in five innings pitched, picking up a no decision in the Cardinals' 4-3 win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Wed, May 18th | Jameson Taillon pitched 5 1/3 innings, gave up two runs on five hits and one walk while walking four in a 5-3 Yankees win against Toronto on Wednesday. Luke Monaldo Thu, May 12th | |
| Cardinals SP Steven Matz was solid on the mound Thursday, allowing three runs on seven hits while also striking out seven in 6 2/3 innings pitched in the Cardinals' 3-2 loss to the Orioles. Chris Schommer Fri, May 13th | Jameson Taillon scattered four hits across six innings, allowing one run, striking out four and walking none in a dominant 9-1 New York victory in Toronto. Luke Monaldo Wed, May 4th | |
| Per Jeff Jones on Twitter, the Cardinals have scratched Jordan Hicks and moved Steven Matz’s scheduled start to today against Baltimore. Jesse Garcia Thu, May 12th | Jameson Taillon pitched 4 2/3 innings, giving up seven hits, two earned runs, one walk, and striking out four in New York's 10-5 win over Baltimore on Thursday afternoon. Kelly Kirby Thu, Apr 28th | |
| Notes | ||
| Matz had a surprisingly effective year despite moving to the AL East and Toronto, pitching 150 2/3 innings with a 3.82 ERA. We know what he is by now in his career - a strikeout rate that won't hurt you, a decent walk rate that isn't enough to keep his WHIP in check, and a ceiling of about 160 innings. Moving to St. Louis is a great thing for him, however, as he'll benefit from the Cardinals' excellent infield defense (Matz has a 47.1% ground ball rate). But he's essentially a replacement level fantasy starter at this point, and entering his age-31 season, we're probably not going to see much growth. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
