Should I draft Jake Woodford or Jake Diekman?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jake Woodford or Jake Diekman.

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	-0.32	-0.05
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	84.00	101.00
W	4	2
L	5	1
SV	0	0
IP	79.0	54.0
H	89	48
ER	43	26
K	57	69
BB	30	35
ERA	4.90	4.33
WHIP	1.51	1.54

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-18.0	30.0
W	0	1
L	2	2
SV	0	3
IP	8.1	25.1
H	15	12
ER	10	12
K	7	30
BB	5	20
ERA	11.11	4.30
WHIP	2.47	1.27

Recent News
	MLB Insider: Pirates to sign former Cardinals, White Sox pitcher Jake Woodford Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN MLB Insider: Pirates to sign former Cardinals, White Sox pitcher Jake Woodford Published June 10th, 2024 via MSN Pirates Sign Jake Woodford to Bolster Pitching Depth in Minor Leagues Published June 10th, 2024 via BVM Sports Pittsburgh Pirates Add Former White Sox Pitcher Jake Woodford to Minor League Roster Published June 10th, 2024 via BVM Sports Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Pitcher Jake Woodford to Minor League Contract Published June 10th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Jake Woodford Signs with the Pirates Published June 10th, 2024 via Last Word on Baseball Pirates Sign Jake Woodford to Minor League Deal - Adding Rotation Depth and Insurance for Injuries Published June 10th, 2024 via BVM Sports Pirates ink former first rounder to minor league deal Published June 10th, 2024 via WKBN.com	Mets' Jake Diekman: Picks up one-out save Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Diekman Earns Two-Out Save Monday Published June 4th, 2024 Mets' Jake Diekman: Notches second save Published June 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Diekman Blows Save In Loss to Diamondbacks Published June 2nd, 2024 Mets' Jake Diekman: Blows save, takes loss Published June 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Mets' bullpen tosses four scoreless innings before Jake Diekman blows save Published June 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Diekman on his blown save & Jose Quintana assesses his 2nd shortest outing of the season following 5-4 loss to Published June 2nd, 2024 via WTNZ Jake Diekman on his blown save & Jose Quintana assesses his 2nd shortest outing of the season following 5-4 loss to Published June 2nd, 2024 via The Hastings Tribune

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