Should I draft Ben Brown or Luke Weaver?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ben Brown or Luke Weaver.

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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Ben Brown · Neck (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.24	-0.11
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	96.00
W	2	2
L	2	4
SV	0	0
IP	48.0	74.0
H	46	78
ER	23	41
K	53	69
BB	20	25
ERA	4.31	4.99
WHIP	1.38	1.39

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	116.0	130.0
W	1	4
L	3	1
SV	0	0
IP	55.1	45.2
H	41	28
ER	22	14
K	64	48
BB	19	10
ERA	3.59	2.79
WHIP	1.09	.84

Recent News
	Cubs injury update: Ben Brown throws off a mound, Mike Tauchman up to light activity Published June 26th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Cubs' Ben Brown: Could be nearing mound work Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs right-hander Ben Brown ready to move past 'roller coaster of emotion' after injury Published June 23rd, 2024 via The Pantagraph Chicago Cubs rookie right-hander Ben Brown ready to move past the 'roller coaster of emotion' after injury diagnosis Published June 21st, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Ben Brown Resumes Throwing Published June 19th, 2024 Cubs' Ben Brown: Resumes playing catch Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs place RHP Ben Brown on 15-day IL with neck strain Published June 17th, 2024 via Yahoo Singapore News Cubs Get Bad News on Ben Brown Injury Update Published June 17th, 2024 via MSN	Statcast pitching analysis: Luke Weaver closer speculation, Hunter Brown turnaround takeaways and more Published June 26th, 2024 via The New York Times After review, Luke Weaver picks off Ramón Urías \| 06/18/2024 Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com After review, Luke Weaver picks off Ramón Urías \| 06/18/2024 Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com Luke Weaver freezes Nelson Velázquez to escape jam \| 06/13/2024 Published June 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Is it Legit? 6/11/24: Jack Flaherty, Luke Weaver, and Steven Kwan Published June 11th, 2024 via Pitcher List NY Yankees Covering the Bases: Luke Weaver, Aaron Judge, and Gerrit Cole's injury rehab Published June 6th, 2024 via The New York Times Luke Weaver thought he might be done. Then the Yankees developed him into a bullpen weapon Published June 5th, 2024 via The New York Times Luke Weaver's Remarkable Turnaround: From Struggling Prospect to Yankees' Bullpen Star Published June 5th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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