Should I draft Griffin Canning or Louie Varland?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Griffin Canning 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	1.88	1.52
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	294.00	269.00
W	10	8
L	8	6
SV	0	0
IP	147.0	128.0
H	138	118
ER	68	55
K	161	138
BB	44	35
ERA	4.16	3.87
WHIP	1.24	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	94.0	2.0
W	3	0
L	8	4
SV	0	0
IP	93.2	26.0
H	93	33
ER	50	19
K	63	25
BB	32	10
ERA	4.83	6.58
WHIP	1.34	1.65

Recent News
	Angels' Griffin Canning: Struggles continue in no-decision Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Griffin Canning shines and Angels hit 3 homers in victory over Cardinals Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Tigers vs. Griffin Canning and the Angels: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 29 Published June 29th, 2024 via Lineups Griffin Canning pitches Angels past A's Published June 25th, 2024 via Deadspin Griffin Canning pitches Angels past A's Published June 25th, 2024 via Reuters Griffin Canning pitches Angels past A's \| Outdoors \| news-shield.com Published June 24th, 2024 via News-shield Taylor Ward and Griffin Canning lift Angels to victory over Athletics Published June 24th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times Griffin Canning pitches Angels past A's \| \| victoriaadvocate.com Published June 24th, 2024 via Victoria Advocate	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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