Should I draft Jackson Rutledge or Ken Waldichuk?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Rutledge or Ken Waldichuk.

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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Ken Waldichuk · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.36	-0.24
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	74.00	85.00
W	2	2
L	4	3
SV	0	0
IP	73.0	57.0
H	75	54
ER	41	28
K	49	55
BB	27	26
ERA	5.05	4.42
WHIP	1.40	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	1.0	0.0
H	2	0
ER	1	0
K	1	0
BB	0	0
ERA	9.00	0.00
WHIP	2.00	0.00

Recent News
	Jackson Rutledge's sixth strikeout \| 05/19/2024 Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Back in minors Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Up as 27th man Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jacob Young, Drew Millas, Jackson Rutledge impress in 2023 debuts Published April 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge, who digs into data, progresses through the Nats' system Published March 18th, 2024 via The Washington Post Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Sent to minor-league camp Published March 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com	Oakland left-hander Ken Waldichuk has reconstructive elbow surgery Published May 23rd, 2024 via Yahoo Singapore News Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk (elbow) out for season Published May 17th, 2024 via Sactown Sports Oakland lefty pitcher Ken Waldichuk undergoes reconstructive elbow surgery Published May 16th, 2024 via Head Topics Ken Waldichuk undergoes Tommy John surgery Published May 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Ken Waldichuk Undergoes Tommy John Surgery Published May 16th, 2024 Waldichuk undergoes elbow surgery, out for remainder of season Published May 16th, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Oakland left-hander Ken Waldichuk has reconstructive elbow surgery - MLB Published May 16th, 2024 via Castanet.net Oakland left-hander Ken Waldichuk has reconstructive elbow surgery Published May 16th, 2024 via Herald and News

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