Should I draft James McArthur or Reynaldo Lopez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or Reynaldo Lopez.

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	0.65
ADP	232.49	125.72
PROJ	169.00	203.00
W	1	6
L	3	6
SV	12	0
IP	65.0	96.0
H	61	80
ER	28	40
K	64	109
BB	23	34
ERA	3.88	3.75
WHIP	1.29	1.19

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	117.0	221.0
W	4	6
L	3	2
SV	14	0
IP	32.2	79.1
H	37	61
ER	16	15
K	27	81
BB	7	27
ERA	4.47	1.71
WHIP	1.37	1.11

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	Braves' Reynaldo Lopez: Walks four in win Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Braves' Reynaldo Lopez: Atlanta-St. Louis postponed Tuesday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reynaldo Lopez, Braves look to even series against Cardinals Published June 25th, 2024 via Battery Power Reynaldo Lopez Shines in Braves' Latest MLB Victory Published June 20th, 2024 via The Bryan Times Reynaldo Lopez Shines in Braves' Latest MLB Victory Published June 20th, 2024 via WTNZ Reynaldo Lopez Shines as Braves Blank Detroit 7-0 on Wednesday Published June 20th, 2024 via SportsGrid Reynaldo Lopez really might be a Cy Young threat Published June 19th, 2024 via MSN Braves' Reynaldo Lopez: Another scoreless outing Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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