Should I draft David Bednar or Ryan Helsley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft David Bednar or Ryan Helsley.

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	3.43	3.02
ADP	102.84	106.24
PROJ	295.00	272.00
W	2	1
L	2	3
SV	31	27
IP	58.0	57.0
H	47	40
ER	19	21
K	69	84
BB	18	26
ERA	2.95	3.32
WHIP	1.12	1.16

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	131.0	238.0
W	3	2
L	3	3
SV	16	30
IP	31.1	38.0
H	28	29
ER	18	11
K	32	46
BB	7	16
ERA	5.21	2.61
WHIP	1.13	1.18

Recent News
	Pirates' David Bednar: Progressing, but timeline unknown Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Bucs Arghticles: Pirates place David Bednar on IL Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Bucs Arghticles: Pirates place David Bednar on IL Published June 25th, 2024 via Bucs Dugout David Bednar Placed On Injured List Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN With David Bednar on injured list, Pirates bullpen gets new look Published June 23rd, 2024 via TribLIVE Aroldis Chapman Steps Up as Pirates Place All-Star Closer David Bednar on Injured List Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports How Pirates Plan to Handle Closer Role in David Bednar's Absence Published June 23rd, 2024 via Pittsburgh Baseball Now Pirates Closer David Bednar Placed on IL with Left Oblique Strain Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports	Cardinals Closer On Pace To Break Team Save Record Published July 1st, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Reaches 30-save milestone Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Extended interview: Cardinals' pitcher Ryan Helsley on team's 2-0 win over Reds Published June 30th, 2024 via KSDK.com 'That's really cool,' Cardinals closer Ryan Helsley on tying Lee Smith saves record Published June 30th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinals Audio: Oliver Marmol, Lance Lynn, Ryan Helsley 6-30-24 Published June 30th, 2024 via STLSportsPage Ryan Helsley earns his 30th save of 2024 \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Ryan Helsley, Alec Burleson spark the Cardinals to 1-0 victory over the Reds Published June 29th, 2024 via The Washington Post Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Extends saves lead Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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