Fernandez vs Stephenson vs Syndergaard

[onejayhawk]

Until I started keying the names, I never realized how long they all are.

For 2015 and an option on 2016, how would you rank:

Jose Fernandez
Robert Stephenson
Noah Syndergaard

If Stehenson or Syndergaard came with an extra option year, would it change the ranking? Figure a typicla cost increase on the option years.

J

[whalewang]

Tough question imo.

Fernanadez's shouldn't contribute much of anything in 2015 but should return to dominance in 2016.
Syndergaard stayed on course in 2014 in a hitter's environment.
Stephenson: I'm calling 2014 a regression.

For 2015 I'd take Syndergaard > Stephenson > Fernandez
For 2016 I'd take Fernandez > Syndergaard > Stephenson

For 2015 and 2016 combined I'll take Fernandez by a small margin (not know your league settings and not accounting for costs). If this is an NL-only league, then an extra option year with Syndergaard would probably sway me toward his side.

[Pauly]

Fernandez by a lot...known commodity. TJ behind him.

I dont agree that he wont contribute in 2015. I think he probably misses April, maybe some of May.

[Hornsby]

Yep, I agree with Pauly...it's Fernandez and then the other two many lengths back. Neither guy has thrown a big league inning yet, we have no idea how they'll react, whereas Jose has shown Cy Young stuff, and if, and it's a big if, he comes back like Strasburg did, it's no contest. I expect him to be like a huge mid-season trade for an owner, except it won't cost him anything other than patience. Fingers crossed on a successful recovery....

[Sour Masher]

Yeah, it may take Jose a couple of months to round into form, but I don't see why he couldn't be approaching his super stud status as the season develops into the second half. He carries risk, but so do unproven prospects, so I'd rank him 1st, followed by Noah, and than Robert.

[james33]

1) Fernandez - has proven to be a stud pitcher at the major league level. There's a chance he won't come back from Tommy John, but more do comeback then don't, so it would seem his odds of being a stud major league pitcher again are better than 50-50, which you can't say about any prospect.

2) Syndergaard

3) Stephenson - the BBs scare me.