Should I draft Darren McCaughan or Eric Lauer?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Darren McCaughan or Eric Lauer.

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	-0.39	-0.37
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	66.00	71.00
W	0	2
L	1	2
SV	0	0
IP	43.0	46.0
H	45	42
ER	20	23
K	35	38
BB	8	17
ERA	4.19	4.50
WHIP	1.23	1.28

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-20.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	10.2	0.0
H	18	0
ER	14	0
K	3	0
BB	9	0
ERA	12.35	0.00
WHIP	2.65	0.00

Recent News
	Guardians' Darren McCaughan: Loses 40-man spot Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians' Darren McCaughan: Optioned to Columbus Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians' Darren McCaughan: Back in majors Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians' Darren McCaughan: Sent back to Triple-A Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians' Darren McCaughan: Summoned from Triple-A Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians acquire RHP Darren McCaughan from Marlins \| Sports \| kpvi.com Published May 13th, 2024 via KPVI News 6 Guardians Acquire Darren McCaughan From Marlins Published May 10th, 2024 via MSN Guardians Acquire Darren McCaughan From Marlins Published May 9th, 2024	Astros Sign Eric Lauer To Minor-League Deal Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros Facing Pitching Crisis: Is Eric Lauer the Answer? Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Astros Sign Eric Lauer To Minor-League Deal Published May 23rd, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros Sign Eric Lauer from Brewers and Pirates to Bolster Injured Pitching Rotation Published May 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Astros Sign Eric Lauer To Minor-League Deal Published May 20th, 2024 Houston Astros Sign Eric Lauer for Pitching Depth Boost Published May 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Houston Astros Sign Eric Lauer To Bolster Pitching Depth Published May 20th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Brewers Pitcher Eric Lauer joins Astros on minor league deal after trades, injuries, and strong performances Published May 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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