Should I draft Alek Jacob or Kyle Nelson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Alek Jacob or Kyle Nelson.

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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Alek Jacob

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Kyle Nelson · Shoulder (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.44	-0.26
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	69.00	84.00
W	1	2
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	25.0	48.0
H	20	45
ER	7	22
K	29	52
BB	6	18
ERA	2.52	4.13
WHIP	1.04	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	10.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	10.2
H	0	8
ER	0	5
K	0	8
BB	0	4
ERA	0.00	4.41
WHIP	0.00	1.18

Recent News
	Alek Jacob records two strikeouts \| 06/27/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Alek Jacob 2023 MLB Splits Published February 14th, 2024 via ESPN Australia Alek Jacob Career Stats - MLB Published February 14th, 2024 via ESPN Australia No Health Concerns For Alek Jacob Published February 12th, 2024 Padres' Alek Jacob: Good to go for spring Published February 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Alek Jacob discusses his rehab \| 01/10/2024 Published January 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Alek Jacob discusses his rehab \| 01/10/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published January 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres roster review: Alek Jacob - The San Diego Union-Tribune Published December 15th, 2023 via The San Diego Union-Tribune	Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Undergoes surgery Published May 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Kyle Nelson (shoulder) likely out for the season Published May 3rd, 2024 via FantasyPros Kyle Nelson Likely to Miss the Rest of the 2024 Season Published May 3rd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Likely done for 2024 Published May 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Kyle Nelson Likely to Miss the Rest of the 2024 Season Published May 3rd, 2024 via Yardbarker Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Surgery needed Published May 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Set for TOS surgery Published May 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks updates: Reliever Kyle Nelson expected to miss season Published April 30th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic

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