Should I draft Carlos Carrasco or Bowden Francis?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Carlos Carrasco or Bowden Francis.

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	-0.27	-0.29
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	95.00	81.00
W	2	1
L	3	2
SV	0	0
IP	74.0	55.0
H	79	51
ER	40	29
K	61	51
BB	24	21
ERA	4.86	4.75
WHIP	1.39	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	69.0	48.0
W	3	3
L	6	2
SV	0	0
IP	76.0	33.2
H	79	37
ER	44	20
K	61	29
BB	24	10
ERA	5.21	5.42
WHIP	1.36	1.42

Recent News
	Guardians' Carlos Carrasco: Logs quality start in no-decision Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports White Sox vs. Carlos Carrasco and the Guardians: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - July 2 Published July 1st, 2024 via Lineups Carlos Carrasco injury: Guardians place veteran starter on IL hours ahead of scheduled start vs. Mets Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Guardians' Carlos Carrasco: Tosses five frames in no-decision Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Solid start by Carlos Carrasco wasted in Guardians loss to Orioles Published June 26th, 2024 via Akron Beacon Journal Cleveland Guardians vs. Baltimore Orioles Betting Pick: Will Carlos Carrasco, Guardians Struggle Early? Published June 26th, 2024 via OddsChecker Carlos Carrasco Strikes Out Seven, Picks Up Win On Friday Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Carlos Carrasco Strikes Out Seven, Picks Up Win On Friday Published June 21st, 2024	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

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