Should I draft Jake Bird or Andrew Saalfrank?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jake Bird or Andrew Saalfrank.

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	-0.11	0.06
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	96.00	109.00
W	2	2
L	3	1
SV	0	0
IP	67.0	56.0
H	71	50
ER	32	23
K	61	58
BB	26	26
ERA	4.30	3.70
WHIP	1.45	1.36

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	4.0	-14.0
W	1	0
L	1	0
SV	1	0
IP	23.0	1.0
H	25	2
ER	16	4
K	16	0
BB	18	4
ERA	6.26	36.00
WHIP	1.87	6.00

Recent News
	Rockies' Jake Bird: Shut down with groin strain Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies' Jake Bird: Removed from game Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies' Jake Bird: Scoreless appearance in return Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Bird escapes the 6th inning jam \| 06/17/2024 Published June 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Rockies' Jake Bird: Returns from IL Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies' Jake Bird: Reinstated off IL Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies' Jake Bird: Throwing again at Triple-A Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies' Jake Bird: Begins rehab assignment Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Diamondbacks' Andrew Saalfrank Suspended One Year For Betting On Baseball Published June 6th, 2024 via Sportscasting Former IU baseball pitcher Andrew Saalfrank gets one-year suspension Published June 5th, 2024 via The Daily Hoosier MLB Suspends Former Indiana Pitcher Andrew Saalfrank One Year For Violating Sports Betting Policy Published June 4th, 2024 via Yardbarker Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Andrew Saalfrank suspended for gambling, teammates react Published June 4th, 2024 via BVM Sports Indiana baseball alum Andrew Saalfrank banned one year from MLB for betting Published June 4th, 2024 via Indiana Daily Student Diamondbacks react to Andrew Saalfrank's gambling suspension Published June 4th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Saalfrank suspended for sports betting Published June 4th, 2024 via Cronkite News Diamondbacks discuss Andrew Saalfrank's one-year ban Published June 4th, 2024 via Yardbarker

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