Should I draft AJ Smith-Shawver or Hurston Waldrep?

See our analysis of the choice to draft AJ Smith-Shawver or Hurston Waldrep.

PLEASE NOTE this is a draft choice comparison analysis based upon Preseason Projections only. As the baseball season is already underway, you may instead prefer to view our breakdown of a trade for these players which is based upon several more factors including in-season performance.

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Injury Alert

AJ Smith-Shawver · Oblique (Day To Day)

Hurston Waldrep · Elbow (Day To Day)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.32	-0.37
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	84.00	70.00
W	1	2
L	1	1
SV	0	0
IP	52.0	40.0
H	46	39
ER	27	19
K	51	39
BB	23	17
ERA	4.67	4.28
WHIP	1.33	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	12.0	-24.0
W	0	0
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	4.1	7.0
H	3	9
ER	0	13
K	4	3
BB	2	8
ERA	0.00	16.71
WHIP	1.22	2.43

Recent News
	Braves Place AJ Smith-Shawver On 15-Day Injured List Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN A Braves-Pirates trade to make quickly after AJ Smith-Shawver injury Published June 8th, 2024 via MSN AJ Smith-Shawver News, Rumors, Stats, Highlights and More Published June 7th, 2024 via ClutchPoints A Braves-Pirates trade to make quickly after AJ Smith-Shawver injury Published May 25th, 2024 via MSN A Braves-Pirates trade to make quickly after AJ Smith-Shawver injury Published May 25th, 2024 via FanSided Atlanta Braves Top Prospect AJ Smith-Shawver Out with Severe Grade 2 Oblique Strain Published May 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Ray Kerr makes first MLB start after AJ Smith-Shawver's injury Published May 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Braves' AJ Smith-Shawver has oblique strain, goes on injured list Published May 24th, 2024 via The Atlanta Journal Constitution	Braves place RHP Hurston Waldrep (elbow) on injured list Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN Braves get fantastic news on Hurston Waldrep Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Hurston Waldrep optioned to Triple-A Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN Braves plan to call up 2023 first-rounder Hurston Waldrep to make MLB debut Sunday Published June 20th, 2024 via Yahoo Sport Australia Braves make several roster moves, Hurston Waldrep to IL Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Braves place Hurston Waldrep on 15-day injured list, recall Daysbel Hernandez Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Atlanta Braves Covering the Bases: Hurston Waldrep's future, a mock draft and more Published June 20th, 2024 via The New York Times Braves get fantastic news on Hurston Waldrep Published June 18th, 2024 via sportstalkatl.com

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