Who Should I Draft?
Will Smith or Tanner Rainey (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Will Smith RP - ATL  | Tanner Rainey RP - WSH  | |
Expert |
93% Recommended by 14 of 15 experts |
7% Recommended by 1 of 15 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 113 | # 150 |
| Best Rank | # 40 | # 83 |
| Worst Rank | # 168 | # 189 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 294 | # 415 |
| Best Rank | # 166 | # 355 |
| Worst Rank | # 243 | # 391 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 76 | 83 |
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 17 | 5 |
| ERA | 3.47 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.12 | 1.33 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 97 | ‐ |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 78 | ‐ |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 100 | # 123 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 40 | # 143 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 118 | ‐ |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 90 | # 147 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 72 | # 139 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 168 | # 189 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 59 | # 109 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 100 | ‐ |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 76 | # 83 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 98 | ‐ |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 113 | ‐ |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 119 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 160 | # 135 |
| Will Smith RP - ATL | Tanner Rainey RP - WSH | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 18 | 20 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 16.1 | 20.2 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 1 | 1 |
| Holds | 6 | 9 |
| Hits Allowed | 11 | 8 |
| Earned Runs | 8 | 6 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 7 | 4 |
| Strikeouts | 18 | 32 |
| Walks | 4 | 7 |
| ERA | 4.50 | 2.66 |
| WHIP | 0.94 | 0.74 |
| Will Smith RP - ATL | Tanner Rainey RP - WSH | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 61 | 60 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 59.1 | 59.1 |
| Wins | 3 | 3 |
| Losses | 3 | 3 |
| Saves | 17 | 5 |
| Blown Saves | 8 | 0 |
| Holds | 10 | 17 |
| Hits Allowed | 47 | 42 |
| Earned Runs | 23 | 26 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 10 | 8 |
| Strikeouts | 76 | 83 |
| Walks | 20 | 36 |
| ERA | 3.47 | 3.99 |
| WHIP | 1.12 | 1.33 |
| Will Smith RP - ATL | Tanner Rainey RP - WSH | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
