Should I draft James McArthur or Bryan Abreu?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or Bryan Abreu.

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	0.72
ADP	232.49	257.04
PROJ	169.00	155.00
W	1	1
L	3	2
SV	12	1
IP	65.0	63.0
H	61	46
ER	28	23
K	64	87
BB	23	29
ERA	3.88	3.29
WHIP	1.29	1.19

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	117.0	99.0
W	4	1
L	3	1
SV	14	1
IP	32.2	38.1
H	37	28
ER	16	11
K	27	53
BB	7	20
ERA	4.47	2.60
WHIP	1.37	1.26

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	Astros' Bryan Abreu: Earns first save Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Bryan Abreu To Serve Two-Game Suspension In 2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN Astros' Bryan Abreu: Tallies 15th hold Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Bullpen and closer trends: Who's hot (Bryan Abreu and Ryne Stanek), who's not (Michael Kopech) and more Published June 6th, 2024 via The New York Times Bryan Abreu: From Hoops to Mound Star with Astros Success Published June 5th, 2024 via BVM Sports Bryan Abreu's journey from basketball to baseball Published June 5th, 2024 via MLB.com Bryan Abreu's journey from basketball to baseball Published June 5th, 2024 via MLB.com Bryan Abreu escapes a jam \| 06/04/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 4th, 2024 via MLB.com

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