Should I draft Gregory Soto or Kirby Yates?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Gregory Soto or Kirby Yates.

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	0.42	0.26
ADP	Undrafted	186.24
PROJ	134.00	123.00
W	2	1
L	4	3
SV	3	4
IP	62.0	59.0
H	49	47
ER	27	28
K	73	69
BB	27	30
ERA	3.92	4.27
WHIP	1.23	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	34.0	151.0
W	1	3
L	3	1
SV	2	11
IP	26.1	28.1
H	26	13
ER	11	3
K	30	38
BB	15	14
ERA	3.79	.96
WHIP	1.57	.96

Recent News
	Why Soto over Strahm? What happened with Alvarado? Thomson on bullpen moves Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Why Soto over Strahm? What happened with Alvarado? Thomson on bullpen moves Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Gregory Soto seals the Phillies' 6-1 win \| 06/01/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published June 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Gregory Soto escapes the jam in the 10th \| 05/18/2024 Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Gregory Soto Earns First Save Of Season Monday Published May 6th, 2024 via MSN Phillies' Gregory Soto: Converts on second save Published May 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Soto Seals the Deal: Phillies Edge Angels 2-1 Published May 1st, 2024 via FantasyPros Gregory Soto earns his 2nd save of the season \| 05/01/2024 Published May 1st, 2024 via MLB.com	Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates has All-Star case, even without lighting up the radar gun Published June 29th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers' Kirby Yates Dominates First Half, Chases All-Star Game Spot Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Close To Perfect! Texas Rangers Closer Kirby Yates Has Put Up All-Star First Half Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Kirby Yates gets out of the jam \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Kirby Yates Joins Off Base \| 06/25/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates featured in ESPN's midseason MLB awards Published June 24th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates in ESPN's midseason MLB awards Published June 24th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Kirby Yates shuts the door on the Royals \| 06/21/2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com

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