Should I draft Hunter Brown or Louie Varland?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Hunter Brown 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	2.04	1.52
ADP	182.50	Undrafted
PROJ	305.00	269.00
W	11	8
L	7	6
SV	0	0
IP	147.0	128.0
H	134	118
ER	68	55
K	166	138
BB	52	35
ERA	4.16	3.87
WHIP	1.27	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	140.0	2.0
W	5	0
L	5	4
SV	0	0
IP	80.1	26.0
H	78	33
ER	39	19
K	89	25
BB	32	10
ERA	4.38	6.58
WHIP	1.37	1.65

Recent News
	Hunter Brown of the Houston Astros Breakout: A Top 25 Starter Worth Buying Low Published June 29th, 2024 via SportsGrid Awakening Astros are finally getting the goods from Hunter Brown Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Hunter Brown To Start A Game This Weekend Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Hunter Brown's Breakout: A Top 25 Starter Worth Buying Low Published June 29th, 2024 via The Bryan Times Hunter Brown and Spencer Arrighetti step up for injury-riddled Houston Astros Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Statcast pitching analysis: Luke Weaver closer speculation, Hunter Brown turnaround takeaways and more Published June 26th, 2024 via The New York Times Astros' Hunter Brown Shines with 7 Quality Starts, Highlights Improbable Turnaround Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Improbable Hunter Brown stat brings Astros fans relief amid injury concerns Published June 26th, 2024 via Climbing Tal's Hill	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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