Should I draft Jake Irvin or Michael Wacha?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jake Irvin or Michael Wacha.

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	-0.05	0.33
ADP	254.88	257.44
PROJ	153.00	187.00
W	5	8
L	9	8
SV	0	0
IP	126.0	122.0
H	127	129
ER	64	60
K	99	108
BB	49	38
ERA	4.57	4.43
WHIP	1.40	1.37

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	210.0	126.0
W	6	4
L	6	6
SV	0	0
IP	98.0	78.1
H	81	75
ER	33	34
K	86	67
BB	23	23
ERA	3.03	3.92
WHIP	1.06	1.25

Recent News
	Jake Irvin Twirls Another Quality Start Published June 30th, 2024 Jake Irvin Allows One Hit Across Six Frames On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Jake Irvin pitches 6 solid innings as the Nationals beat the Rays 8-1 to stop a 4-game slide Published June 29th, 2024 via The Washington Post Nationals' Jake Irvin: Registers another quality start Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Irvin Stymies Rays Bats, Nationals Bang Out 13 Hits And Defeat Rays 8-1 Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Talk Florida Washington Nationals news & notes: Jake Irvin nails at the Trop; CJ Abrams leads Nats to 8-1 win... Published June 29th, 2024 via Federal Baseball Jake Irvin stars again as Nationals beat Rays to end losing skid Published June 29th, 2024 via The Washington Post Dave Martinez on Jake Irvin's start, CJ Abrams' homer \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com	Michael Wacha Bounces Back With Second Victory On Thursday Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Royals' Michael Wacha: Stuck with no-decision Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Wacha's outing against the Guardians \| 06/27/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Guardians vs. Michael Wacha and the Royals: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 27 Published June 27th, 2024 via Lineups Punchless Royals waste Michael Wacha's superb return in 6-0 loss to Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via AOL Kansas City Royals hope return of Hunter Renfroe and Michael Wacha bolsters club Published June 24th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Royals' Michael Wacha: Outdueled in return Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Wacha shines in return as Royals fall to Rangers in a 6-0 loss Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports

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