Should I draft James McArthur or A.J. Minter?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or A.J. Minter.

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	0.92	1.06
ADP	232.49	Undrafted
PROJ	169.00	179.00
W	1	2
L	3	3
SV	12	6
IP	65.0	64.0
H	61	48
ER	28	24
K	64	77
BB	23	19
ERA	3.88	3.38
WHIP	1.29	1.05

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	117.0	58.0
W	4	5
L	3	3
SV	14	1
IP	32.2	21.1
H	37	15
ER	16	7
K	27	23
BB	7	6
ERA	4.47	2.99
WHIP	1.37	1.00

Recent News
	James McArthur Tosses Scoreless Ninth Published June 28th, 2024 Royals' James McArthur: Nails down 14th save Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur retires Steven Kwan to seal 2-1 win \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur secures win \| 06/26/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur Notches 13th Save Of Season Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Royals' James McArthur: Notches second save of June Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur seals the win \| 06/24/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur picks off Schuemann after review \| 06/20/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com	A.J. Minter To Throw On Sunday Published June 28th, 2024 A.J. MInter Eyes Return to Braves Bullpen \| Atlantabraves \| morgancountycitizen.com Published June 26th, 2024 via Morgan County Citizen A.J. MInter Eyes Return to Braves Bullpen \| Atlanta Braves \| rockdalenewtoncitizen.com Published June 26th, 2024 via Rockdale Newton Citizen A.J. Minter doesn't yet look like himself in Gwinnett Published June 26th, 2024 via Yardbarker Braves: A.J. Minter doesn't yet look like himself in Gwinnett Published June 26th, 2024 via sportstalkatl.com A.J. Minter completes second rehab outing in quest to return to Braves' bullpen Published June 26th, 2024 via Jacksonville Daily Progress Braves' A.J. Minter pitches an inning in rehab outing in Gwinnett Published June 25th, 2024 via The Atlanta Journal Constitution No one is angrier at A.J. Minter for Braves' blown lead than he is at himself Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN

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