Should I draft Alexis Diaz or Ryan Helsley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Alexis Diaz or Ryan Helsley.

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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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.96	3.02
ADP	89.19	106.24
PROJ	307.00	272.00
W	3	1
L	5	3
SV	33	27
IP	67.0	57.0
H	50	40
ER	28	21
K	90	84
BB	33	26
ERA	3.76	3.32
WHIP	1.24	1.16

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	115.0	238.0
W	1	2
L	3	3
SV	17	30
IP	30.1	38.0
H	23	29
ER	16	11
K	31	46
BB	20	16
ERA	4.78	2.61
WHIP	1.43	1.18

Recent News
	A Reds-A's trade to solve David Bell's Alexis Diaz problem Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Reds' Alexis Diaz: Notches 17th save Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Alexis Diaz, Trevor Megill, Carlos Estevez (2024) Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Reds' Alexis Diaz: Grabs 16th save Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Alexis Diaz: Escapes with save Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Alexis Diaz: Earns 14th save Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Alexis Diaz: Not used in save situation Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds' Alexis Diaz: Escapes with 13th save Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Cardinals Closer On Pace To Break Team Save Record Published July 1st, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Reaches 30-save milestone Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Extended interview: Cardinals' pitcher Ryan Helsley on team's 2-0 win over Reds Published June 30th, 2024 via KSDK.com 'That's really cool,' Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley on tying Lee Smith saves record Published June 30th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinals Audio: Oliver Marmol, Lance Lynn, Ryan Helsley 6-30-24 Published June 30th, 2024 via STLSportsPage Ryan Helsley earns his 30th save of 2024 \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Ryan Helsley, Alec Burleson spark the Cardinals to 1-0 victory over the Reds Published June 29th, 2024 via The Washington Post Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Extends saves lead Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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