Should I draft James McArthur or Martin Perez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or Martin Perez.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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James McArthur

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KC · RP

PIT · RP,SP

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Martin Perez · Groin (Day To Day)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.02	0.09
ADP	230.75	Undrafted
PROJ	169.00	176.00
W	1	6
L	3	10
SV	12	0
IP	65.0	147.0
H	61	154
ER	28	70
K	64	100
BB	23	51
ERA	3.88	4.29
WHIP	1.29	1.39

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	106.0	59.0
W	4	1
L	3	3
SV	13	0
IP	30.2	57.1
H	37	70
ER	16	30
K	27	46
BB	7	19
ERA	4.77	4.73
WHIP	1.46	1.56

Recent News
	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 Royals' James McArthur: Secures win Thursday Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' James McArthur: Crumbles in extra-inning loss Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' James McArthur: Crumbles in extra-inning loss Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur seals the Royals' win \| 06/08/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 8th, 2024 via MLB.com	Martin Perez joins Pirates, injured list stint likely over Published June 24th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pirates' Martin Perez: Expected back this weekend Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports David Bednar placed on injured list; Martin Perez nearing return to Pirates Published June 23rd, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Pirates' Martin Perez: Five innings in rehab outing Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Martin Perez: Solid five innings in rehab outing Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates farm report for June 22, 2024: Martin Perez allows 5 hits, earned run in rehab outing Published June 22nd, 2024 via TribLIVE Martin Perez To Start Rehab Assignment On Saturday Published June 21st, 2024 Pirates injury updates on Martin Perez, Endy Rodriguez, Mike Burrows Published June 21st, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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