Should I draft Craig Kimbrel or Emmanuel Clase?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Craig Kimbrel or Emmanuel Clase.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Craig Kimbrel

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Emmanuel Clase

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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.36	6.66
ADP	140.37	58.15
PROJ	253.00	336.00
W	2	3
L	4	3
SV	25	36
IP	61.0	69.0
H	50	59
ER	25	23
K	82	68
BB	27	14
ERA	3.69	3.00
WHIP	1.26	1.06

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	192.0	260.0
W	5	3
L	2	1
SV	19	25
IP	30.1	39.1
H	16	21
ER	8	3
K	44	39
BB	14	4
ERA	2.39	.69
WHIP	1.00	.64

Recent News
	Craig Kimbrel aims to propel Orioles to postseason glory Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Craig Kimbrel seals Orioles' 6-5 win \| 06/29/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' Craig Kimbrel: Works around two walks for save Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Baltimore Orioles 'realize' they need to replace Craig Kimbrel, eyeing 3 trade targets at closer Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Orioles' Craig Kimbrel: Earns 18th save Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Craig Kimbrel secures the Orioles' win \| 06/28/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles rookie throws Craig Kimbrel's 422nd save ball into Kauffman Stadium fountain, mocked by teammates Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo News Malaysia Craig Kimbrel Notches 17th Save Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024	Emmanuel Clase Shuts Door For 13th Save Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Emmanuel Clase Trade Rumors: Cubs interested in acquiring Guardians' $20000000 pitcher, per report Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Emmanuel Clase Earns 15th Save On Tuesday Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Emmanuel Clase Notches Another Save On Saturday Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Cleveland Guardians Bullpen Dominated by Emmanuel Clase and Top Relievers in MLB Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Emmanuel Clase Is Leading the Best Bullpen in Baseball Published June 26th, 2024 via Just Baseball Guardians' Emmanuel Clase: Earns 25th save Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians' Emmanuel Clase Linked To National League Contender Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN

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