Should I draft Anthony Bender or Steven Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Anthony Bender or Steven Cruz.

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	-0.51	-0.60
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	63.00	56.00
W	1	2
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	34.0	38.0
H	31	32
ER	14	22
K	36	43
BB	11	35
ERA	3.71	5.21
WHIP	1.24	1.76

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	40.0	0.0
W	3	0
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	32.0	0.0
H	34	0
ER	16	0
K	34	0
BB	11	0
ERA	4.50	0.00
WHIP	1.41	0.00

Recent News
	Marlins' Anthony Bender: Collects win Friday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Marlins' Anthony Bender: Nabs first win of season Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Anthony Bender escapes bases-loaded jam \| 05/12/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Pitching Pair Floated as Trade Candidates for Blue Jays: 'A Fix Is Needed' Published May 10th, 2024 via Heavy.com Tanner Scott, Anthony Bender Could Fit Blue Jays Trade Published May 10th, 2024 via Heavy.com Anthony Bender strikes out Marcell Ozuna \| 04/23/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published April 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Anthony Bender 2024 MLB Splits Published April 20th, 2024 via ESPN Marlins' Anthony Bender: Notches fourth hold Published April 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Royals' Steven Cruz: Optioned to Triple-A Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Steven Cruz: Recalled from Triple-A Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports KC Royals pitcher Steven Cruz's debut and 2024 projections Published March 13th, 2024 via BVM Sports Where does Steven Cruz stack up in the KC Royals pitching deck? Published March 13th, 2024 via Kings of Kauffman Royals' Steven Cruz: Sent down to Triple-A Published March 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Grading the 2023 KC Royals: Pitcher Steven Cruz showcases raw ... Published October 23rd, 2023 via Kings of Kauffman Royals' Steven Cruz: Filling opener role Saturday Published September 30th, 2023 via CBS Sports Royals' Steven Cruz: Opener assignment Sunday Published September 23rd, 2023 via CBS Sports

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