Should I draft Griffin Canning or Merrill Kelly?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Griffin Canning or Merrill Kelly.

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	2.57
ADP	Undrafted	167.62
PROJ	294.00	342.00
W	10	12
L	8	9
SV	0	0
IP	147.0	176.0
H	138	157
ER	68	74
K	161	163
BB	44	59
ERA	4.16	3.78
WHIP	1.24	1.23

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	94.0	70.0
W	3	2
L	8	0
SV	0	0
IP	93.2	24.2
H	93	17
ER	50	6
K	63	21
BB	32	6
ERA	4.83	2.23
WHIP	1.34	.95

Recent News
	Angels' Griffin Canning: Struggles continue in no-decision Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports 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 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 Angels' Griffin Canning: Gets back in win column Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Griffin Canning works season-best 7 innings in Angels' victory over A's Published June 24th, 2024 via LA Daily News	Merrill Kelly targets mid-August return amid Diamondbacks' playoff push Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly reveals target date for return Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Merrill Kelly Hopes To Return In Mid-August Published June 24th, 2024 Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly: Targeting mid-August return Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Merrill Kelly Aiming For Mid-August Return Published June 24th, 2024 via RealGM Merrill Kelly gives update on when he could return to the mound Published June 23rd, 2024 via 12news.com KPNX Merrill Kelly Targets Mid-August Comeback Amid Contract Extension Talks Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Merrill Kelly targets mid-August return amid Diamondbacks' playoff push Published June 22nd, 2024 via Yardbarker

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