Should I draft Dylan Cease or Louie Varland?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Dylan Cease or Louie Varland.

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	3.13	1.52
ADP	85.37	Undrafted
PROJ	322.00	269.00
W	9	8
L	8	6
SV	0	0
IP	160.0	128.0
H	144	118
ER	75	55
K	203	138
BB	72	35
ERA	4.22	3.87
WHIP	1.35	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	237.0	2.0
W	7	0
L	6	4
SV	0	0
IP	98.1	26.0
H	74	33
ER	42	19
K	125	25
BB	30	10
ERA	3.85	6.58
WHIP	1.06	1.65

Recent News
	Dylan Cease Ties Record in San Diego Padres History with Great Outing on Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Dylan Cease Strikes Out Nine Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 Padres Daily: Dylan Cease good again; Kyle Higashioka pulling his weight; pen problems; schedule help Published June 27th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres' Dylan Cease: Dominant in seventh victory Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dylan Cease and the Padres leave the Nationals at a loss Published June 26th, 2024 via The Washington Post Padres ease into sweep of Nationals powered by Dylan Cease, Kyle Higashioka Published June 26th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Dylan Cease's spectacular start \| 06/26/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals vs. Dylan Cease and the Padres: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 26 Published June 26th, 2024 via Lineups	Louie Varland's seventh strikeout \| 06/30/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Rookie Louie Varland throws 7 scoreless innings, Twins rout Astros 8-2 Published June 22nd, 2024 via AOL Twins' Louie Varland: Sent back to minors Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Louie Varland's pitches \| 06/16/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Twins vs Athletics Doubleheader: Louie Varland Joins Roster for Bullpen Duties Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Twins add Louie Varland as 27th man for doubleheader against Athletics Published June 16th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins' Louie Varland: Back with big club as 27th man Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Moving Louie Varland to the Bullpen Isn't Straightforward Published June 14th, 2024 via Twins Daily

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