Should I draft Angel Zerpa or Ryan Thompson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Angel Zerpa or Ryan Thompson.

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	-0.35	-0.13
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	76.00	94.00
W	2	2
L	1	2
SV	0	0
IP	48.0	57.0
H	49	56
ER	23	25
K	37	48
BB	15	19
ERA	4.31	3.95
WHIP	1.33	1.32

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	36.0	75.0
W	1	3
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	30.1	34.1
H	32	30
ER	12	7
K	27	26
BB	10	4
ERA	3.59	1.85
WHIP	1.40	1.00

Recent News
	Royals' Angel Zerpa: Secures first win Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Angel Zerpa Batter vs. Pitching Stats - - ESPN (SG) Published June 26th, 2024 via ESPN Angel Zerpa Career Stats - MLB - - ESPN (SG) Published June 26th, 2024 via ESPN Angel Zerpa 2024 MLB Splits Published June 26th, 2024 via ESPN Angel Zerpa escapes the bases-loaded jam in the 7th \| 05/25/2024 Published May 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Angel Zerpa: Gaining traction in leverage spots Published May 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Angel Zerpa K's Christian Yelich \| 05/08/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 8th, 2024 via MLB.com Angel Zerpa K's Gary Sánchez, escapes jam \| 05/07/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 7th, 2024 via MLB.com	Diamondbacks' Ryan Thompson: Takes loss Friday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Thompson falters, allows three runs in D-backs' loss to Athletics Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Ryan Thompson's 8th inning meltdown costs Diamondbacks Published June 28th, 2024 via Burn City Sports Update on Cedric Mullins, Zach Neto, Ryan Thompson and other #ProHumps Published June 5th, 2024 via Campbell University D-backs pitcher Ryan Thompson has an effective slider. He also has some delicious ones too Published May 30th, 2024 via 12news.com KPNX Diamondbacks' Ryan Thompson: Gets four outs, hold Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Thompson Talks Process, Life of a Reliever Published May 16th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks' Ryan Thompson: Picks up first win Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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