Who Should I Draft?
Yu Darvish or Trevor Bauer (2021)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Yu Darvish SP - SD  | Trevor Bauer SP - LAD  | |
Expert |
53% Recommended by 27 of 51 experts |
47% Recommended by 24 of 51 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 4 | # 5 |
| Best Rank | # 3 | # 2 |
| Worst Rank | # 11 | # 20 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 17 | # 14 |
| Best Rank | # 16 | # 13 |
| Worst Rank | # 19 | # 14 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 217 | 232 |
| Wins | 13 | 15 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.37 | 3.45 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.11 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | RST |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 4 | # 5 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 4 | # 6 |
| Site Projections RotoChamp | # 6 | # 7 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 4 | # 9 |
| Greg Smith The Fake Baseball | # 5 | # 6 |
| Muntradamus Beast Dome | # 4 | # 8 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 5 | # 6 |
| Luke Gloeckner Mr. Cheatsheet | # 4 | # 5 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 4 | # 7 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 5 | # 7 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 4 | # 7 |
| Andy Singleton Expand The Boxscore | # 4 | # 6 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 4 | # 6 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 4 | # 7 |
| Michael Waterloo FantasyPros | # 5 | # 10 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 5 | # 13 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 6 | # 8 |
| Dennis Sosic Fantasy Six Pack | # 4 | # 10 |
| Michael Petropoulos BRoto Fantasy | # 4 | # 6 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 5 | # 11 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 3 | # 10 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 4 | # 5 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 5 | # 6 |
| Staff Rankings Roto Ranks | # 4 | # 5 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 5 | # 7 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 4 | # 5 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 4 | # 20 |
| Nate Miller FantasyPros | # 4 | # 2 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 5 | # 4 |
| Heath Capps Fake Teams | # 5 | # 4 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 5 | # 4 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 5 | # 4 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 5 | # 4 |
| Tim McCullough Baseball Prospectus | # 5 | # 4 |
| KJ Fantasy Team Advice | # 5 | # 4 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 5 | # 4 |
| Donkey Teeth Razzball | # 5 | # 4 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 6 | # 4 |
| Nick Mariano RotoBaller | # 6 | # 4 |
| Brad Camara FantasyPros | # 6 | # 5 |
| Jorge B. Edwards Fantasy In Frames | # 6 | # 4 |
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 6 | # 5 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 6 | # 4 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 6 | # 4 |
| Chris Meaney FTN | # 7 | # 4 |
| Brendan Tuma FantasyPros | # 8 | # 4 |
| Carmen Maiorano FantasyPros | # 8 | # 7 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 9 | # 5 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 9 | # 3 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 10 | # 9 |
| Jacob W. Dunne New Life Fantasy | # 11 | # 6 |
| Yu Darvish SP - SD | Trevor Bauer SP - LAD | |
| 2020 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 12 | 11 |
| Games Started | 12 | 11 |
| Innings Pitched | 76.1 | 73.1 |
| Wins | 8 | 5 |
| Losses | 3 | 4 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 59 | 41 |
| Earned Runs | 17 | 14 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 5 | 9 |
| Strikeouts | 93 | 100 |
| Walks | 14 | 17 |
| ERA | 2.01 | 1.73 |
| WHIP | 0.96 | 0.79 |
| Yu Darvish SP - SD | Trevor Bauer SP - LAD | |
| 2021 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 30 | 31 |
| Games Started | 30 | 31 |
| Innings Pitched | 178.6 | 193.5 |
| Wins | 13 | 15 |
| Losses | 8 | 8 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 0 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 147 | 156 |
| Earned Runs | 67 | 74 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 23 | 26 |
| Strikeouts | 217 | 232 |
| Walks | 50 | 59 |
| ERA | 3.37 | 3.45 |
| WHIP | 1.10 | 1.11 |
| Yu Darvish SP - SD | Trevor Bauer SP - LAD | |
| News | ||
| Yu Darvish pitched four innings on Monday, allowing eight earned runs on six hits and three walks while striking out just three batters. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Tue, Sep 14th | Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s leave has been extended to September 3. Brad Camara Fri, Aug 27th | |
| Yu Darvish pitched six innings on one run ball on Wednesday, allowing just three hits and one walk while striking out seven batters. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Sep 9th | Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer’s leave will be extended to August 13. Brad Camara Thu, Aug 5th | |
| Yu Darvish went just 2.2 innings on Wednesday, allowing six runs (five earned) on eight hits and one walk while only striking out three batters. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Thu, Sep 2nd | Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave has been extended through Aug. 6, according to multiple reports. Bauer's hearing last week on an ex-parte temporary restraining order was postponed to Aug 2, 3, and 19. The investigation into him and the alleged sexual assault, both by Pasadena PD and by MLB, remains active, according to The Athletic's Britt Ghiroli.
Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Tue, Jul 27th | |
| Yu Darvish managed to go six innings on Thursday, but allowed four earned runs in the process. He surrendered five hits and one walk while striking out six batters. Ethan Biddle - The Work of Ethan Biddle Fri, Aug 27th | Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave has been extended by nearly two weeks to July 27, according to a report from ESPN's Jeff Passan. Mike Maher - The Birds Blitz Wed, Jul 14th | |
| Padres' SP Yu Darvish is expected to be activated to start the series finale against the division rival Dodgers on Thursday. Jack Mannis Wed, Aug 25th | Major League Baseball extended Dodgers RHP Trevor Bauer’s administrative leave by an additional seven days. Brendan Tuma - Too Much Tuma Thu, Jul 8th | |
| Notes | ||
| After a career year in 2020, Darvish moves to San Diego in a trade that shouldn't affect his strong 2021 outlook all that much. Despite his advancing age, Darvish built on the gains he had made over the second half of 2019, finishing with a 2.01 ER, a 0.96 WHIP, and a 31.3% strikeout rate. Darvish's walk rate has declined to a level once thought unattainable for the veteran, a mere 4.7%, which was in the top 8% of MLB in 2020. Although he'll be entering his age-35 season, there's simply nothing in Darvish's numbers, metrics, or statcast data that points to a decline. If you are desperate to find a negative, it's a move from the weak-hitting NL Central to the much stronger NL West, but that's hardly a reason to avoid Darvish. Draft him as an easy top-10 starter, and more like a top-5 option. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Over the past few seasons the time to invest in Bauer has been when his ADP has dipped, and not when he's coming off a career-year. However, the spin rate on his fastball increased so much in 2020 that I feel a lot better about projecting him moving forward. It's fair to assume he was using sticky stuff, but so is everyone else. There's little reason to think he'll stop using it, which is why he easily checks in as my SP4. Additionally, the Dodgers are letting Bauer be himself this spring. He's controversial for a lot of reasons, but ultimately profiles as a true fantasy ace. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | |
| In his first eight starts of 2019, Darvish allowed 33 free passes in 36 2/3 innings. Since then he has given up just 37 walks in 218 (!!) innings pitched. The key has been getting away from a slider he couldn't locate, combined with increased usage of his cutter. One of many offseason additions for the Padres this year, Darvish is a no-brainer, top-six SP entering 2021. Brendan Tuma - FantasyPros | Bauer capped off a Cy Young season by signing a massive deal with the Dodgers. There's no other way to describe Bauer's 2020 season other than utterly dominant. A 1.73 ERA, a 0.79 WHIP, and a 36% strikeout rate. Notably, the spin rate on almost all of his pitched jumped dramatically, and every single one of them was more effective than we'd previously seen. Bauer had an outstanding season in 2018 and followed it up with a sub-par 2019, so we shouldn't take for granted that he'll be the best pitcher in baseball for the second season in a row. But on the best team in baseball with a near bulletproof 2020 resume, he should be drafted as a top-five starter and a second-round pick. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
