Should I draft Brandon Bielak or Colin Holderman?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brandon Bielak or Colin Holderman.

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	-0.37	-0.21
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	75.00	88.00
W	2	0
L	2	3
SV	0	1
IP	54.0	57.0
H	54	51
ER	28	24
K	49	49
BB	26	23
ERA	4.67	3.79
WHIP	1.48	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	18.0	87.0
W	1	3
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	23.0	29.2
H	31	17
ER	13	4
K	12	33
BB	8	13
ERA	5.09	1.23
WHIP	1.70	1.03

Recent News
	Athletics acquire Brandon Bielak from Astros Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Former Notre Dame pitcher Brandon Bielak traded to Oakland Athletics Published June 15th, 2024 via Fighting Irish Wire A's acquire right-hander Brandon Bielak from Astros for cash Published June 4th, 2024 via Yahoo Eurosport UK Oakland Athletics Send Newly Acquired Right-Hander Brandon Bielak to Minors but Potential for MLB Return Amid ... Published May 31st, 2024 via BVM Sports Athletics Outright Brandon Bielak Published May 31st, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Athletics Send Brandon Bielak to Triple-A Las Vegas After Clearing Waivers in Cash Deal Published May 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports A's acquire right-hander Brandon Bielak from Astros for cash Published May 29th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Athletics' Brandon Bielak: Sent outright to Triple-A Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Colin Holderman 'starting fresh' after a rare ineffective performance Published June 24th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Colin Holderman 'starting fresh' after a rare ineffective performance Published June 24th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Pirates' Colin Holderman: Dominant run ends Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rare stumble from Colin Holderman spoils Paul Skenes' strong start in Pirates' loss to Rays Published June 23rd, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pirates, Colin Holderman to raise awareness for Angelman syndrome at PNC Park Published June 23rd, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pirates' Colin Holderman: Picks up second win Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Colin Holderman escapes a jam \| 06/11/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 11th, 2024 via MLB.com Colin Holderman's 'Whirly' Pitch Revolutionizes the Pirates' Bullpen in 2023 Published June 5th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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