Should I draft Jake Woodford or Justin Topa?

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

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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Injury Alert

Justin Topa · Knee (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.32	-0.02
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	84.00	103.00
W	4	1
L	5	3
SV	0	0
IP	79.0	66.0
H	89	66
ER	43	27
K	57	54
BB	30	19
ERA	4.90	3.68
WHIP	1.51	1.29

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-18.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	8.1	0.0
H	15	0
ER	10	0
K	7	0
BB	5	0
ERA	11.11	0.00
WHIP	2.47	0.00

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	Twins relievers Brock Stewart, Justin Topa progressing in injury recovery Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins' Justin Topa: Throwing bullpen sessions Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Twins' Justin Topa: Set to throw bullpen session Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Twins' Justin Topa: Shifts to 60-day IL Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Twins Reliever Justin Topa Sidelined With Patellar Tendon Tear, Return Awaited in 2024 Published May 14th, 2024 via BVM Sports Byron Buxton could be back with Twins by the weekend; Justin Topa out six weeks Published May 14th, 2024 via Star Tribune Justin Topa has knee injury setback for Twins Published May 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Twins injury updates: Byron Buxton testing knee, Justin Topa gets injection Published May 14th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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