Should I draft Joe Ryan or Merrill Kelly?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Joe Ryan or Merrill Kelly.

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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Merrill Kelly · Shoulder (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	4.68	2.55
ADP	78.71	167.53
PROJ	381.00	342.00
W	11	12
L	7	9
SV	0	0
IP	165.0	176.0
H	146	157
ER	71	74
K	195	163
BB	41	59
ERA	3.87	3.78
WHIP	1.13	1.23

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	164.0	70.0
W	4	2
L	4	0
SV	0	0
IP	72.0	24.2
H	62	17
ER	28	6
K	77	21
BB	11	6
ERA	3.50	2.23
WHIP	1.01	.95

Recent News
	Astros mash four home runs off Joe Ryan in 5-2 victory over Twins Published June 1st, 2024 via Star Tribune Joe Ryan, Twins bid to take down misfiring Astros Published June 1st, 2024 via The Albany Herald Joe Ryan Is Who We Thought He Was Published May 30th, 2024 via Zone Coverage Did You See How Hard Joe Ryan is Throwing Now? Published May 28th, 2024 via Yardbarker Joe Ryan dazzles in terrific start as Twins beat Kansas City Published May 28th, 2024 via WCCO Joe Ryan Tosses Gem Against Royals Published May 27th, 2024 Twins beat Royals behind Joe Ryan's pitching Published May 27th, 2024 via Star Tribune Joe Ryan logs nine strikeouts in Twins' win over Royals Published May 27th, 2024 via MLB.com	Merrill Kelly Expected To Begin A Throwing Program Next Week Published May 28th, 2024 Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly: Nearing throwing program Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly: MRI shows healing Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Torey Lovullo updates on Merrill Kelly's injury status Published May 24th, 2024 via MSN Torey Lovullo updates on Merrill Kelly's injury status Published May 23rd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Merrill Kelly, Reese Olson, Kenta Maeda, Jon Gray, Shane ... Published May 23rd, 2024 via MSN Merrill Kelly Scheduled For MRI This Week Published May 23rd, 2024 Merrill Kelly (shoulder) to undergo MRI this week Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros

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