Should I draft Craig Kimbrel or Mike King?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Craig Kimbrel or Mike King.

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	2.48	2.27
ADP	140.37	145.42
PROJ	253.00	298.00
W	2	9
L	4	8
SV	25	0
IP	61.0	144.0
H	50	129
ER	25	62
K	82	164
BB	27	50
ERA	3.69	3.88
WHIP	1.26	1.24

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	192.0	213.0
W	5	6
L	2	5
SV	19	0
IP	30.1	99.2
H	16	87
ER	8	40
K	44	115
BB	14	39
ERA	2.39	3.63
WHIP	1.00	1.27

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	Michael King Tosses Six Innings Of One-Run Ball Published June 29th, 2024 Michael King Has Strong Showing On Sunday Published June 3rd, 2024 Michael King Strikes Out Seven In No-Decision Published May 28th, 2024 Michael King Fans Eleven Batters In No-Decision Published May 11th, 2024 Michael King Pitches Short Outing Tuesday Published April 24th, 2024 Michael King Strikes Out 10 Batters Published April 17th, 2024 Michael King Earns Second Win Saturday Published April 7th, 2024 MLB Rumors: 3-Team Mega Deal Brewing With Mike King? Padres Sighting at Yankees Camp Stirs Speculation Published March 13th, 2024 via EssentiallySports

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