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Casey Mize or Bowden Francis

Who Should I Start? - Week 9 • Start New
Casey Mize

Casey Mize

SPDetroit Tigers DET
Bowden Francis

Bowden Francis

SPToronto Blue Jays TOR
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Mize over Francis

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Casey Mize
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Francis over Mize

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Bowden Francis
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Performance Casey Mize
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
1.501-000800.501
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Bowden Francis
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ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
8.570-100622.381
Season stats based on the past 7 days

ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
5.680-1001131.532
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Casey Mize
OWN
87%
+0.26 compared to last week
START
 
4%
-11.19 compared to last week
OWN/START Bowden Francis
OWN
39%
-6.84 compared to last week
START
28%
-0.32 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Casey Mize
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Bowden Francis
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Casey Mize

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 82nd among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 34th.
  • The current leader among SP's is Zack Wheeler
  • You have to be impressed by how much better he is performing. Can he keep this up or is it a fluke?
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off and he's listed on the injury report. He may have some nagging injuries with his Hamstring (Since May 9, 2025). Stay clear of him if its going to stick around, otherwise now is the time to get a guy at a bargain price since he is hurt. Check out his player news.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Top 25 in WHIP and is currently ranked 24th with 1.04
  • Top 35 in ERA and is currently ranked 29th with 2.60
  • He is among the best in wins and is currently ranked 5th with 6
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 3.7 PPG. If you don't have the confidence he can keep it up, then trade him for a sure thing.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: +5, L: -1, WHIP: -0.184, ERA: -0.982, K's: +3, Walks: -1
Breakdown Bowden Francis

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 81st among SP's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 123rd.
  • The current leader among SP's is Zack Wheeler
  • He is in a heck of a slump. If he is star player then he should rebound.
  • Trending Pitching Stats

  • Currently ranked 126th in WHIP with 1.50
  • Currently ranked 148th in ERA with 6.34
  • Top 100 in walks and is currently ranked 98th with 13
  • Currently ranked 175th in wins with 2
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: W: EVEN, L: +4, WHIP: -0.261, ERA: -2.533, K's: +19, Walks: +6
  • The season is still young, expect things to change quite a bit.
Next Up Health Check
Injury Casey Mize

HAMSTRING - Since May 9, 2025

Mize is dealing with a left hamstring strain and has been placed on the 15-day injured list.
Injury Bowden Francis

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Casey Mize
DateOpponentResult
May 19@STLSonny Gray
May 20@STLErick Fedde
May 21@STLAndre Pallante
May 22VS CLESlade Cecconi
May 23VS CLE
May 24VS CLELogan Allen
May 25VS CLEGavin Williams
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Bowden Francis
DateOpponentResult
May 20VS SDDylan Cease
May 21VS SDRandy Vasquez
May 22VS SDStephen Kolek
May 23@TBDrew Rasmussen
May 24@TBShane Baz
May 25@TBRyan Pepiot
ERA W-L HLD SV SO WLK WHIP GP
nan-nan0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Casey Mize
13.61
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Bowden Francis
11.74
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Casey Mize
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2020 DET 7 28.1 543 26 13 0 0-3 6.99 1.48 8.3 31
2021 DET 29 148.1 2303 115 40 0 7-9 3.7 1.13 7 291
2022 DET 2 10.0 169 4 2 0 0-1 5.4 1.5 3.6 6
2024 DET 22 100.0 1789 78 29 0 2-6 4.68 1.51 7 150
2025 DET 7 42.2 600 35 9 0 6-1 2.53 1.01 7.4 121
ON PACE 24 146 2068 120 31 0 20-3 2.53 1.01 7.4 416
3-YEAR AVG 8 36 653 27 10 0 1-2 4.58 1.47 6.5 52
Career 67 327.0 5404 258 93 0 0-0 4.21 1.28 7.1
Career Bowden Francis
YEAR TM APP INN PC K WLK SV W-L ERA WHIP K/9 PTS
2022 TOR 1 2.1 9 1 0 0 0-0 0 0.43 3.9 2
2023 TOR 20 34.0 539 35 8 1 1-0 1.85 0.88 9.3 96
2024 TOR 27 103.2 1559 92 22 0 8-5 3.3 0.93 8 249
2025 TOR 9 44.0 768 36 13 0 2-6 6.34 1.5 7.4 54
ON PACE 31 155 2704 126 45 0 7-21 6.34 1.5 7.4 188
3-YEAR AVG 16 46 702 43 10 0 3-2 2.89 0.9 8.3 116
Career 57 181.2 2875 164 43 0 0-0 3.77 1.06 8.1
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CIN @PIT 06:40 EDT EST Nick Lodolo
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COL vs PHI 08:40 EDT EST Kyle Freeland
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DET @STL 07:45 EDT EST Keider Montero
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HOU @TB 07:05 EDT EST Colton Gordon
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KC @SF 09:45 EDT EST Kris Bubic
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