Should I draft Bryce Elder or John Means?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Bryce Elder or John Means.

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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John Means · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.08	0.60
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	170.00	206.00
W	8	7
L	5	6
SV	0	0
IP	109.0	116.0
H	109	107
ER	55	53
K	87	89
BB	40	23
ERA	4.54	4.11
WHIP	1.37	1.12

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	14.0	58.0
W	1	2
L	3	0
SV	0	0
IP	29.2	20.2
H	39	16
ER	19	6
K	23	16
BB	11	2
ERA	5.86	2.67
WHIP	1.71	.89

Recent News
	Braves recall Darius Vines, option Bryce Elder to Gwinnett Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Bryce Elder Sent Back To Minors Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Bryce Elder Sent Back To Minors Published June 27th, 2024 Braves' Bryce Elder: Sent back to Triple-A Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Bryce Elder fans four against the Cardinals \| 06/26/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Breaking down Bryce Elder's pitches \| 06/26/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Bryce Elder's outing against the Cardinals \| 06/26/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Braves' Bryce Elder: Decent in loss Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports	John Means Orioles Future Uncertain After Career-Defining Challenges Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Has John Means' Time With the Orioles Come to an End? Published June 28th, 2024 via Just Baseball Orioles starters John Means, Tyler Wells out for season Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Orioles put starting pitcher John Means on injured list with left forearm strain Published June 17th, 2024 via Yahoo Eurosport UK John Means' future with the Orioles is unknown, but his impact has been definitive Published June 17th, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Drew French on John Means: "Team first, very selfless guy" Published June 17th, 2024 via MASNsports.com Orioles' John Means hopes to bounce back from 2nd Tommy John surgery Published June 16th, 2024 via Baltimore Sun John Means looking to pitch again following second Tommy John surgery Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com

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