Who Should I Draft?
Will Smith or Nate Pearson (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Will Smith RP - ATL  | Nate Pearson SP - TOR  | |
Expert |
86% Recommended by 42 of 49 experts |
14% Recommended by 7 of 49 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 71 | # 122 |
| Best Rank | # 25 | # 69 |
| Worst Rank | # 112 | # 296 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 162 | # 283 |
| Best Rank | # 146 | # 219 |
| Worst Rank | # 193 | # 324 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 77 | 98 |
| Wins | 4 | 6 |
| Saves | 19 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.45 | 4.51 |
| WHIP | 1.11 | 1.31 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | IL10 |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 66 | ‐ |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 64 | ‐ |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 54 | ‐ |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 70 | # 111 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 75 | # 151 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 50 | # 128 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 25 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 41 | ‐ |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 53 | # 125 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 51 | # 119 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 82 | # 102 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 96 | # 128 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 53 | # 226 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 46 | # 138 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 65 | # 125 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 43 | # 100 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 53 | ‐ |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 57 | ‐ |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 71 | # 296 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 56 | ‐ |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 73 | # 145 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 75 | # 116 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 71 | # 88 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 85 | # 114 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 54 | # 105 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 112 | # 153 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 50 | # 95 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 80 | ‐ |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 69 | # 122 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 51 | # 139 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 37 | # 171 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 68 | # 114 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 91 | # 102 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 35 | # 210 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 81 | # 114 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 67 | ‐ |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 46 | ‐ |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 60 | # 104 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 74 | # 119 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 34 | # 283 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 62 | # 92 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 83 | ‐ |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 92 | # 87 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 97 | # 96 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 99 | # 92 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 101 | # 100 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 111 | # 103 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | ‐ | # 69 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | ‐ | # 93 |
| Will Smith RP - ATL | Nate Pearson SP - TOR | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 18 | 5 |
| Games Started | 0 | 4 |
| Innings Pitched | 16.1 | 18.0 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Holds | 6 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 11 | 14 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 12 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 18 | 16 |
| Walks | 4 | 13 |
| ERA | 4.50 | 6.00 |
| WHIP | 0.94 | 1.50 |
| Will Smith RP - ATL | Nate Pearson SP - TOR | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 62 | 21 |
| Games Started | 0 | 20 |
| Innings Pitched | 59.8 | 99.0 |
| Wins | 4 | 6 |
| Losses | 3 | 6 |
| Saves | 19 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 8 | 0 |
| Holds | 8 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 48 | 92 |
| Earned Runs | 23 | 50 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 9 | 18 |
| Strikeouts | 77 | 98 |
| Walks | 19 | 37 |
| ERA | 3.45 | 4.51 |
| WHIP | 1.11 | 1.31 |
| Will Smith RP - ATL | Nate Pearson SP - TOR | |
| News | ||
| Will Smith wasn't pretty Friday but he earned the save against the Cubs after walking three and striking out three. Steve Painter Fri, Apr 16th | Nate Pearson is currently scheduled to throw live batting practice on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 18th | |
| Will Smith entered the ninth, recorded three quick outs including one strikeout, and earned his second save of the season Saturday against the Phillies. Steve Painter Sat, Apr 10th | Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins implied on Tuesday that pitcher and No. 1 prospect Nate Pearson is "absolutely pain-free. He is at 100% intensity off the mound. Now, it’s just a matter of getting him built back up." Pearson has been on the injured list with a groin injury that he aggravated in mid-March. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Tue, Apr 13th | |
| Will Smith entered the game against the Nats on Tuesday with the score tied, allowing two hits and one run to get his first loss of the season. Steve Painter Tue, Apr 6th | Blue Jays pitcher Nate Pearson (groin) threw a bullpen session Thursday. Brad Camara Thu, Apr 8th | |
| Will Smith was brought into the game for the 9th inning, a game that was tied 2-2, and promptly recorded three strikeouts against the Phillies' top three batters of their batting order. Steve Painter Thu, Apr 1st | Blue Jays pitcher Nate Pearson (groin) hasn’t thrown off a mound yet. Brad Camara Sat, Apr 3rd | |
| Will Smith pitched one inning Friday against the Twins and struck two of the three batters out. Steve Painter Fri, Mar 19th | Blue Jays pitching prospect Nate Pearson (groin) is set to throw a bullpen session on Friday. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Fri, Apr 2nd | |
| 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 | Pearson is oozing with talent, but he just can't seem to stay healthy. Whether it was elbow soreness last year or the groin strain that is now going to keep him out of action for a bit, something seem to crop up to delay his success in the majors. He wound up pitching just 18 innings overall last year, but the stuff is there, without question. His fastball reaches triple digits, his slider is dominant, and his curveball and changeup are far above average. There's always a bit more uncertainty with young power pitchers, particularly when they've had elbow injuries like Pearson has. And, after trading for Steven Matz, the Blue Jays have plenty of rotation depth and shouldn't feel pressured into rushing Pearson back from injury. In keeper and dynasty formats, he's still a buy, but in redraft leagues, he's probably not worth a pick at this point. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
