Should I draft Bailey Ober or Louie Varland?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Bailey Ober or Louie Varland.

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	2.78	1.49
ADP	135.03	Undrafted
PROJ	330.00	269.00

W	11	8
L	9	6
SV	0	0
IP	164.0	128.0
H	155	118
ER	73	55
K	164	138
BB	35	35
ERA	4.01	3.87
WHIP	1.16	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	107.0	-22.0
W	4	0
L	2	4
SV	0	0
IP	47.0	16.2
H	38	27
ER	23	17
K	49	18
BB	9	9
ERA	4.40	9.44
WHIP	1.00	2.22

Recent News
	Bailey Ober Aiming For Back-to-Back Quality Starts Published May 18th, 2024 Twins' Bailey Ober aims to continue strong showings vs. Guardians Published May 18th, 2024 via Deadspin Bailey Ober Is Reaching His Full Potential Published May 15th, 2024 via Zone Coverage Bailey Ober on Twins' mentality, more \| 05/14/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published May 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Minnesota Twins starter Bailey Ober is shoving - SKOR North Published May 14th, 2024 via SKOR North Minnesota Twins starter Bailey Ober is shoving Published May 14th, 2024 via BVM Sports Bailey Ober - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Bailey Ober dominates Blue Jays with stellar Outing Published May 13th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Twins' Louie Varland, after demotion, sees success with different pitch Published May 17th, 2024 via Star Tribune Louie Varland Could Be Removed From Rotation Published May 5th, 2024 via MSN Louie Varland Could Be Removed From Rotation Published May 5th, 2024 via MSN Louie Varland Is Stealing From deGrom's Arsenal. So Why Isn't He Getting Outs? Published April 23rd, 2024 via Zone Coverage Twins Lack Starting Pitching Depth Behind Louie Varland Published April 23rd, 2024 via Twins Daily Louie Varland Sent To Minors Published April 22nd, 2024 Twins send Louie Varland to minors, activate Max Kepler Published April 22nd, 2024 via Star Tribune Twins send struggling Varland to Triple-A, bring Kepler back from IL Published April 22nd, 2024 via TSN

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