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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Hunter Brown

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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.63	1.73
ADP	181.70	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	163.0	2.0
W	6	0
L	5	4
SV	0	0
IP	86.1	26.0
H	80	33
ER	39	19
K	94	25
BB	35	10
ERA	4.08	6.58
WHIP	1.34	1.65

Recent News
	How Hunter Brown's meteoric rise sparks these burning Astros questions Published July 2nd, 2024 via SportsMap Houston Hunter Brown's Rebound Continues, Astros Blank Tigers 4-0 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Hunter Brown bounces back, Drew Thorpe debuts, Shane Baz looms Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Astros' Hunter Brown makes history with recent hot streak Published July 2nd, 2024 via Chron Astros' Hunter Brown shines in dominant win over Blue Jays with 2-run home run securing victory Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Yankees Rivals: Hunter Brown keeps the Astros rolling Published July 2nd, 2024 via Pinstripe Alley Hunter Brown: The Rising Star Pitcher Making an Impact with His Sinker and Cutter Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Is Hunter Brown becoming the Verlander clone he was hyped up to be? Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Crawfish Boxes	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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