Should I draft Ben Joyce or Kyle Nelson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ben Joyce or Kyle Nelson.

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	-0.02	-0.26
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	103.00	84.00
W	2	2
L	2	3
SV	2	0
IP	49.0	48.0
H	43	45
ER	22	22
K	60	52
BB	27	18
ERA	4.04	4.13
WHIP	1.43	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	9.0	10.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	10.1	10.2
H	10	8
ER	5	5
K	9	8
BB	6	4
ERA	4.46	4.41
WHIP	1.58	1.18

Recent News
	Bullpen report: Ben Joyce adding to his repertoire, Jhoan Durán velocity concerns and more Published June 28th, 2024 via The New York Times Angels' Ben Joyce uses new pitch to generate ground balls Published June 26th, 2024 via OCRegister Angels Rookie Ben Joyce Revolutionizes Pitching with 'Splinker' Arsenal Published June 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports Ben Joyce on adding a splinker to his arsenal Published June 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Ben Joyce on adding a splinker to his arsenal Published June 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Ben Joyce makes first career MLB start Published June 17th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Ben Joyce Career Stats - MLB Published June 16th, 2024 via ESPN Ben Joyce 2024 MLB Splits Published June 16th, 2024 via ESPN	Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Undergoes surgery Published May 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Kyle Nelson (shoulder) likely out for the season Published May 3rd, 2024 via FantasyPros Kyle Nelson Likely to Miss the Rest of the 2024 Season Published May 3rd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Likely done for 2024 Published May 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Kyle Nelson Likely to Miss the Rest of the 2024 Season Published May 3rd, 2024 via Yardbarker Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Surgery needed Published May 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Set for TOS surgery Published May 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks updates: Reliever Kyle Nelson expected to miss season Published April 30th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic

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