Should I draft Bowden Francis or Jackson Rutledge?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Bowden Francis or Jackson Rutledge.

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	-0.29	-0.36
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	81.00	74.00
W	1	2
L	2	4
SV	0	0
IP	55.0	73.0
H	51	75
ER	29	41
K	51	49
BB	21	27
ERA	4.75	5.05
WHIP	1.31	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	48.0	0.0
W	3	0
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	33.2	1.0
H	37	2
ER	20	1
K	29	1
BB	10	0
ERA	5.42	9.00
WHIP	1.42	2.00

Recent News
	Bowden Francis struggles vs. Orioles in return to Blue Jays Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN How Blue Jays' Bowden Francis can maximize his splitter pitch Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Works in relief of Rodriguez Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports How Blue Jays' Bowden Francis can maximize his splitter pitch Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays' Bowden Francis Enhances Splitter Pitch with New Grip and Usage Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Blue Jays' Bowden Francis pitches 3.2 strong innings in triple-A rehab outing Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays' Bowden Francis pitches 3.2 strong innings in triple-A rehab outing Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays' Bowden Francis: Nabs win as bulk reliever Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Rochester Red Wings' Jackson Rutledge and three relievers quiet St. Paul Saints in 8-2 victory Published May 31st, 2024 via St. Paul Pioneer Press Jackson Rutledge's sixth strikeout \| 05/19/2024 Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Back in minors Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Up as 27th man Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jacob Young, Drew Millas, Jackson Rutledge impress in 2023 debuts Published April 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge, who digs into data, progresses through the Nats' system Published March 18th, 2024 via The Washington Post Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Sent to minor-league camp Published March 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com

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