Should I draft Eric Lauer or Jackson Rutledge?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Eric Lauer or Jackson Rutledge.

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	-0.37	-0.36
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	71.00	74.00
W	2	2
L	2	4
SV	0	0
IP	46.0	73.0
H	42	75
ER	23	41
K	38	49
BB	17	27
ERA	4.50	5.05
WHIP	1.28	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	1.0
H	0	2
ER	0	1
K	0	1
BB	0	0
ERA	0.00	9.00
WHIP	0.00	2.00

Recent News
	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	Jackson Rutledge's sixth strikeout \| 05/19/2024 Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Back in minors Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Up as 27th man Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jacob Young, Drew Millas, Jackson Rutledge impress in 2023 debuts Published April 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge, who digs into data, progresses through the Nats' system Published March 18th, 2024 via The Washington Post Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Sent to minor-league camp Published March 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com

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