Should I draft James McArthur or Giovanny Gallegos?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or Giovanny Gallegos.

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	0.66
ADP	232.49	Undrafted
PROJ	169.00	151.00
W	1	1
L	3	2
SV	12	6
IP	65.0	58.0
H	61	48
ER	28	23
K	64	61
BB	23	15
ERA	3.88	3.57
WHIP	1.29	1.09

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	117.0	3.0
W	4	2
L	3	1
SV	14	1
IP	32.2	11.2
H	37	15
ER	16	12
K	27	14
BB	7	8
ERA	4.47	9.64
WHIP	1.37	2.05

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	Giovanny Gallegos returns from IL with clearer mindset after early struggles: Cardinals Extra Published June 23rd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Giovanny Gallegos Activated From Injured List Published June 21st, 2024 Cardinals' Giovanny Gallegos Returns From Injury, Kloffenstein Optioned Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Giovanny Gallegos Activated from Injured List Published June 21st, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Cardinals activate RP Giovanny Gallegos from 15-day IL; option Adam Kloffenstein to minors Published June 21st, 2024 via KMOX Cardinals' Giovanny Gallegos: Returns from injured list Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Giovanny Gallegos: Could return as soon as Thursday Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Giovanny Gallegos: Could return as soon as Thursday Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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