Who Should I Draft?
Zac Gallen or Ryan Pressly (2022)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Ryan Pressly RP - HOU  | Zac Gallen SP - ARI  | |
Expert |
88% Recommended by 38 of 43 experts |
12% Recommended by 5 of 43 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| ECR | # 33 | # 56 |
| Best Rank | # 20 | # 30 |
| Worst Rank | # 70 | # 109 |
| ADP | ||
| Composite | # 76 | # 142 |
| Best Rank | # 66 | # 128 |
| Worst Rank | # 101 | # 196 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 79 | 168 |
| Wins | 4 | 9 |
| Saves | 31 | 0 |
| ERA | 2.99 | 4.03 |
| WHIP | 1.08 | 1.26 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 29 | # 70 |
| Pat Fitzmaurice FantasyPros | # 41 | # 45 |
| Scott Engel The Game Day | # 28 | # 55 |
| Jody Smith FullTime Fantasy | # 32 | # 54 |
| Steve Gardner USA Today | # 30 | # 62 |
| Grey Albright Razzball | # 37 | # 77 |
| Greg Smith Superflex.Guide | # 35 | # 70 |
| Josh Shepardson FantasyPros | # 37 | # 68 |
| Jeff Boggis Fantasy Football Empire | # 30 | # 47 |
| Dave McKay The Fantasy Sports Brain | # 39 | # 43 |
| Andrew Gould FantasyPros | # 26 | # 56 |
| Rudy Gamble Razzball | # 33 | # 109 |
| Wayne Bretsky BretskyBall | # 39 | # 46 |
| Jake Ciely The Athletic | # 31 | # 55 |
| Joe Bond Fantasy Six Pack | # 33 | # 59 |
| Adam Ronis Fantasy Alarm | # 33 | # 50 |
| Mario Mergola Sporfolio | # 33 | # 51 |
| Christopher Welsh FantasyPros | # 26 | # 44 |
| Nick Pollack Pitcher List | # 32 | # 37 |
| Mike Maher FantasyPros | # 28 | # 52 |
| Dan Harris FantasyPros | # 38 | # 48 |
| Pierre Camus RotoBaller | # 33 | # 43 |
| Max Freeze Freeze Stats | # 21 | # 61 |
| Bart Wheeler Hail to Fantasy Football | # 31 | # 102 |
| Mick Ciallela Fantrax | # 30 | # 57 |
| Ariel Cohen FanGraphs | # 31 | # 78 |
| Ryan Amore Pitcher List | # 20 | # 104 |
| Jordan Eisen Field of Vision Sports | # 27 | # 70 |
| Nate Miller Fantasy Six Pack | # 43 | # 83 |
| Brad Camara RotoBaller | # 47 | # 67 |
| Corbin Young FantasyData | # 20 | # 62 |
| Chris Clegg Fantrax | # 20 | # 51 |
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 34 | # 44 |
| Scott Youngson Pitcher List | # 36 | # 77 |
| Nicklaus Gaut RotoBaller | # 27 | # 92 |
| Scott Bogman FantasyPros | # 32 | # 42 |
| Travis Argo Fantasy Six Pack | # 39 | # 53 |
| Fred Zinkie Yahoo! Sports | # 24 | # 66 |
| Andrew Seifter FantasyPros | # 33 | # 30 |
| Lucas Spence Pitcher List | # 70 | # 30 |
| Dalton Del Don Yahoo! Sports | # 42 | # 39 |
| Andy Behrens Yahoo! Sports | # 66 | # 41 |
| Todd D Clark The Fantasy Fix | # 52 | # 45 |
| Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | Zac Gallen SP - ARI | |
| 2021 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 64 | 22 |
| Games Started | 0 | 22 |
| Innings Pitched | 64.1 | 121.1 |
| Wins | 5 | 3 |
| Losses | 3 | 10 |
| Saves | 26 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 2 | 0 |
| Holds | 1 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 49 | 108 |
| Earned Runs | 16 | 58 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 19 |
| Strikeouts | 81 | 139 |
| Walks | 13 | 49 |
| ERA | 2.25 | 4.30 |
| WHIP | 0.97 | 1.29 |
| Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | Zac Gallen SP - ARI | |
| 2022 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 64 | 28 |
| Games Started | 0 | 28 |
| Innings Pitched | 63.8 | 157.4 |
| Wins | 4 | 9 |
| Losses | 3 | 9 |
| Saves | 31 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 5 | 0 |
| Holds | 3 | 0 |
| Hits Allowed | 52 | 139 |
| Earned Runs | 21 | 71 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 6 | 23 |
| Strikeouts | 79 | 168 |
| Walks | 16 | 59 |
| ERA | 2.99 | 4.03 |
| WHIP | 1.08 | 1.26 |
| Ryan Pressly RP - HOU | Zac Gallen SP - ARI | |
| News | ||
| Astros closer Ryan Pressly was only needed for two outs in order to pick up his sixth save. Kendall Capps Mon, May 23rd | Arizona Diamondbacks SP Zac Gallen pitched five innings on Thursday, striking out four, walking three, and allowing two hits for one earned run in the Diamondbacks' 3-1 win over the Cubs. Josh Thiessen Fri, May 20th | |
| Ryan Pressly pitched one inning, allowing zero runs one one hit and striking out one while walking none en route to his fifth save in Houston’s 2-1 win against the Rangers. Luke Monaldo Sun, May 22nd | Arizona Diamondbacks SP Zac Gallen pitched six innings on Saturday, striking out nine, walking one, and allowing two hits for one earned run in the Diamondbacks' 4-2 loss to the Cubs. Josh Thiessen Sun, May 15th | |
| Astros closer Ryan Pressly needed just 14 pitches to strike out the side in the 9th, without anyone reaching base. Kendall Capps Thu, May 19th | Arizona Diamondbacks SP Zac Gallen pitched seven innings on Sunday, striking out seven, and allowing five hits for zero earned runs in the Diamondbacks' 4-0 win over the Rockies. Josh Thiessen Mon, May 9th | |
| Astros closer Ryan Pressly pitched a scoreless ninth inning Friday in a 6-1 win over the Washington Nationals. Kendall Capps Sat, May 14th | Arizona Diamondbacks SP Zac Gallen pitched 6 2/3 innings on Monday, striking out five, and allowing five hits for two earned runs in the Diamondbacks' 5-4 win over the Marlins. Josh Thiessen Mon, May 2nd | |
| Ryan Pressly got back on track Saturday, pitching a scoreless 9th to pick up his fourth save of the season. Kendall Capps Sun, May 8th | Zac Gallen allowed two hits in six scoreless innings while striking out five during Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Dodgers. Diego Sandoval Wed, Apr 27th | |
| Notes | ||
| Pressly was his usual excellent self in the bullpen last year, pitching to a 2.25 ERA and a 0.97 WHIP with a 32.4% strikeout rate, his fourth straight season with at least a 31% mark. His fantasy value was held in check by his oddly-low save total of 26, but that was hardly his fault. The Astros as a team had only 34 saves total, which was tied with the Blue Jays for the lowest mark by a .500 team or better. Houston averaged 46.5 saves over the team's previous two full seasons, so expect them to approach that mark again and for Pressly's save total to jump by at least five or more. If you can grab a discount based on his low number last year, do so. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | Gallen took a major step back last year, but it's tough not to blame the injuries. He missed time with forearm, elbow, and hamstring injuries and the quality of nearly every one of his pitches declined. He looked like a prime bounce-back candidate, but he's already behind schedule because of bursitis in his shoulder. If you believe that Gallen's decline last year was due to his injuries and that he won't miss much time this year, then he should be drafted as a low-end No. 2 starter. When he's right, his fastball, changeup, and curveball are all outstanding, and he can pile on the strikeouts with ease. But you'd be foolish not to acknowledge the injury risks, and if you do draft Gallen, make sure you have a deep staff behind him. Dan Harris - FantasyPros | |
