Should I draft Drew Smyly or Jose Urquidy?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Drew Smyly or Jose Urquidy.

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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Jose Urquidy · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.05	0.20
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	168.00	178.00
W	5	6
L	6	7
SV	0	0
IP	98.0	113.0
H	92	112
ER	46	57
K	94	102
BB	31	32
ERA	4.22	4.54
WHIP	1.26	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	25.0	0.0
W	2	0
L	5	0
SV	0	0
IP	26.0	0.0
H	25	0
ER	11	0
K	27	0
BB	13	0
ERA	3.81	0.00
WHIP	1.46	0.00

Recent News
	Colten Brewer, Drew Smyly, Chicago Cubs fall apart in 9th inning Published June 26th, 2024 via Audacy Drew Smyly, Chicago Cubs fall apart in 9th inning \| CHGO Cubs Podcast Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs' Drew Smyly: Tosses two scoreless innings Sunday Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs roster move: Drew Smyly activated, José Cuas optioned Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Drew Smyly: Struggles with control, takes loss Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs Injury Update: Drew Smyly Activated Ahead of Saturday's Game Published May 25th, 2024 via Yardbarker Cubs Injury Update: Drew Smyly Activated Ahead of Saturday's Game Published May 25th, 2024 via On Tap Sports Net Cubs roster move: Drew Smyly activated, José Cuas optioned Published May 25th, 2024 via Chat Sports	Jose Urquidy gets plenty of support as Astros top Rangers Published June 19th, 2024 via Reuters Astros' Jose Urquidy: Undergoes Tommy John surgery Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros' Jose Urquidy might need another Tommy John surgery Published June 7th, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros' pitchers Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier to have elbow surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros' pitchers Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier both to have season-ending elbow surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via Steamboat Radio Houston Astros' pitchers Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier both to have season-ending elbow surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via newsradioklbj.com Astros rotation thins with losses of Cristian Javier and Jose Urquidy Published June 6th, 2024 via Just Baseball Houston Astros Share Brutal Update on Jose Urquidy Published June 5th, 2024 via Yardbarker

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