Who Should I Draft?
Will Smith or Brandon Workman (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Will Smith RP - ATL  | Brandon Workman RP - CHC  | |
Expert |
83% Recommended by 15 of 18 experts |
17% Recommended by 3 of 18 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 109 | # 188 |
| Best Rank | # 41 | # 117 |
| Worst Rank | # 170 | # 264 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 294 | # 503 |
| Best Rank | # 164 | # 315 |
| Worst Rank | # 238 | # 714 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 76 | 67 |
| Wins | 3 | 4 |
| Saves | 18 | 4 |
| ERA | 3.40 | 4.08 |
| WHIP | 1.11 | 1.39 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 97 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 78 | ‐ |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 100 | ‐ |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 41 | # 230 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 109 | ‐ |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 90 | ‐ |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 68 | # 202 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 170 | ‐ |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 59 | # 264 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 56 | ‐ |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 100 | ‐ |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 56 | # 153 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 98 | ‐ |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 113 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 119 | ‐ |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 118 | # 117 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 160 | # 128 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | ‐ | # 117 |
| Will Smith RP - ATL | Brandon Workman RP - CHC | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 18 | 21 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 16.1 | 20.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 9 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 3 |
| Holds | 6 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 11 | 31 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 13 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 18 | 23 |
| Walks | 4 | 13 |
| ERA | 4.50 | 5.95 |
| WHIP | 0.94 | 2.24 |
| Will Smith RP - ATL | Brandon Workman RP - CHC | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 61 | 59 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 58.8 | 57.7 |
| Wins | 3 | 4 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 18 | 4 |
| Blown Saves | 8 | 0 |
| Holds | 9 | 12 |
| Hits Allowed | 46 | 51 |
| Earned Runs | 22 | 26 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 76 | 67 |
| Walks | 19 | 29 |
| ERA | 3.40 | 4.08 |
| WHIP | 1.11 | 1.39 |
| Will Smith RP - ATL | Brandon Workman RP - CHC | |
| News | ||
| Braves manager Brian Snitker says the team might use 2-3 guys to close, but also said he has "every confidence in the world" that Will Smith could do it if needed. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Feb 18th | MLB Network's Jon Heyman confirms the Cubs signed free agent RHP Brandon Workman to a major league deal. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Wed, Feb 17th | |
| Notes | ||
| Smith had a rough 2020 season, losing several weeks to a bout with COVID-19 and being far less effective than usual when he did pitch. His dominant slider just wasn't the same, as batters hit .263 (after never hitting better than .193) and tallied a .398 wOBA (after never totaling higher than .282) against it. But Brian Snitker appears to be willing to throw out Smith's poor season almost entirely. Although he hasn't named Smith the closer, he has professed his confidence in him, and there's been speculation from beat writers that Smith will ultimately win the role after a battle with Chris Martin and A.J. Minter. Draft Smith as the presumptive closer unless you hear otherwise from Braves camp. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | ||
