Should I draft James Kaprielian or AJ Smith-Shawver?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James Kaprielian or AJ Smith-Shawver.

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	-0.37	-0.32
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	70.00	84.00
W	1	1
L	2	1
SV	0	0
IP	53.0	52.0
H	54	46
ER	28	27
K	48	51
BB	22	23
ERA	4.75	4.67
WHIP	1.43	1.33

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	12.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	4.1
H	0	3
ER	0	0
K	0	4
BB	0	2
ERA	0.00	0.00
WHIP	0.00	1.22

Recent News
	Former A's Pitcher James Kaprielian Joins Toronto Blue Jays on Minor-League Deal Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Blue Jays sign starting pitcher James Kaprielian to a minor-league deal Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays sign starting pitcher James Kaprielian to a minor-league deal Published June 18th, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation Blue Jays Sign James Kaprielian To Minors Deal Published June 18th, 2024 Toronto Blue Jays boost roster with former top prospect James Kaprielian on a minor league contract Published June 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Toronto Blue Jays Sign Ex-Yankees Prospect James Kaprielian for Depth Published June 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Blue Jays Add James Kaprielian to Minor League Contract Published June 18th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Jays Sign James Kaprielian Published June 18th, 2024 via Bluebird Banter	AJ Smith-Shawver To Make 2024 Debut On Thursday Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN AJ Smith-Shawver Has Third Consecutive Rough Start Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Braves Place AJ Smith-Shawver On 15-Day Injured List Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN A Braves-Pirates trade to make quickly after AJ Smith-Shawver injury Published June 8th, 2024 via MSN AJ Smith-Shawver News, Rumors, Stats, Highlights and More Published June 7th, 2024 via ClutchPoints A Braves-Pirates trade to make quickly after AJ Smith-Shawver injury Published May 25th, 2024 via MSN A Braves-Pirates trade to make quickly after AJ Smith-Shawver injury Published May 25th, 2024 via FanSided Atlanta Braves Top Prospect AJ Smith-Shawver Out with Severe Grade 2 Oblique Strain Published May 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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