Should I draft James McArthur or Orion Kerkering?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or Orion Kerkering.

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	0.56
ADP	227.09	Undrafted
PROJ	169.00	144.00
W	1	1
L	3	2
SV	12	4
IP	65.0	59.0
H	61	49
ER	28	23
K	64	66
BB	23	19
ERA	3.88	3.51
WHIP	1.29	1.15

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	82.0	56.0
W	2	1
L	2	0
SV	11	0
IP	23.2	19.1
H	32	15
ER	14	3
K	23	18
BB	3	4
ERA	5.43	1.41
WHIP	1.51	.99

Recent News
	Royals' James McArthur: Blown save Friday Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' James McArthur: Snags win Saturday Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur secures the Royals' win, 8-3 \| 05/22/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur seals the deal against Athletics Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros James McArthur Picks Up 11th Save As Royals Topple A's Published May 18th, 2024 Royals' James McArthur: Pitches around trouble for save Published May 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur secures Royals' 5-3 win \| 05/18/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 18th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur picks up 10th save Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Orion Kerkering keeps adapting - to a new pitch mix, new game situations and big league travel Published May 26th, 2024 via Phillies Nation Orion Kerkering escapes 6th inning jam \| 05/24/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published May 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Standout righty slides into Phillies Top 30 prospects after Orion Kerkering graduates Published May 22nd, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here Phillies news and rumors 5/17: What stood out about Orion Kerkering's three strikeouts Thursday Published May 17th, 2024 via Phillies Nation Orion Kerkering seals the win for the Phillies \| 05/06/2024 Published May 6th, 2024 via MLB.com Orion Kerkering Expected To Return In Early April Published May 6th, 2024 via MSN Why the Phillies are encouraging Orion Kerkering to throw his two-seam fastball more often Published May 5th, 2024 via The Philadelphia Inquirer Phillies Rookie Pitcher Orion Kerkering Embarrassed Marlins Hitter With Sweetest Pitch of MLB Playoffs Published May 5th, 2024 via MSN

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