Should I draft Drew Smyly or Steven Matz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Drew Smyly or Steven Matz.

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	0.05	0.38
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	168.00	191.00
W	5	6
L	6	7
SV	0	0
IP	98.0	108.0
H	92	104
ER	46	47
K	94	101
BB	31	31
ERA	4.22	3.92
WHIP	1.26	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	30.0	9.0
W	2	1
L	5	2
SV	0	0
IP	28.0	27.2
H	26	37
ER	11	19
K	28	17
BB	14	11
ERA	3.54	6.29
WHIP	1.43	1.76

Recent News
	Cubs' Drew Smyly: Tosses two scoreless innings Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chicago Cubs Trade Deadline: Ian Happ, Drew Smyly, Cody Bellinger on the Trading Block Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports 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	Steven Matz Transferred To 60-Day Injured List Published June 28th, 2024 Cardinals' Steven Matz: Shifted to 60-day IL Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports St. Louis Cardinals Urgent Search for Pitcher After Steven Matz's Injury Setback Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Steven Matz Suffers Rehab Setback Published June 22nd, 2024 Cardinals Rotation Woes: Steven Matz Out 4-6 Weeks, Trade Options Ahead Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals' never-ending Steven Matz injury saga takes another frustrating turn Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Cardinals' never-ending Steven Matz injury saga takes another frustrating turn Published June 22nd, 2024 via FanSided Cardinals' Steven Matz: Shut down multiple weeks Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports

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