Should I draft Brandon Bielak or Cooper Criswell?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brandon Bielak or Cooper Criswell.

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	-0.29
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	75.00	90.00
W	2	3
L	2	6
SV	0	0
IP	54.0	83.0
H	54	95
ER	28	44
K	49	62
BB	26	23
ERA	4.67	4.77
WHIP	1.48	1.42

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	18.0	97.0
W	1	3
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	23.0	52.0
H	31	49
ER	13	23
K	12	49
BB	8	13
ERA	5.09	3.98
WHIP	1.70	1.19

Recent News
	Athletics acquire Brandon Bielak from Astros Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN 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 Athletics' Brandon Bielak: DFA'd by Oakland Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Cooper Criswell's smooth glove flip \| 06/22/2024 \| Red Sox Published June 21st, 2024 via MiLB.com Red Sox News & Links: Criswell Demoted, Four-Man Rotation for Sox Published June 19th, 2024 via Over The Monster Alex Cora explains why Red Sox sent down Cooper Criswell, shuffled rotation Published June 18th, 2024 via MassLive.com Red Sox's Cooper Criswell: Sent to Triple-A Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Alex Cora explains why Red Sox sent down Cooper Criswell, re-shuffled rotation Published June 18th, 2024 via MassLive.com Red Sox's Cooper Criswell: Lasts four innings Saturday Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cooper Criswell strikes out six \| 06/15/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com NYY @ BOS: Carlos Rodón vs. Cooper Criswell Published June 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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