Should I draft John King or Luis Patino?

See our analysis of the choice to draft John King or Luis Patino.

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	-0.38	-0.51
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	74.00	63.00
W	1	1
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	45.0	41.0
H	46	36
ER	19	20
K	30	36
BB	12	20
ERA	3.80	4.39
WHIP	1.29	1.37

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	47.0	0.0
W	2	0
L	1	0
SV	0	0
IP	29.2	0.0
H	30	0
ER	10	0
K	26	0
BB	4	0
ERA	3.08	0.00
WHIP	1.16	0.00

Recent News
	How relief pitcher John King significantly improved his sinker: Cardinals Extra Published June 15th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinals Reliever John King Shines in Crucial Win Against Phillies Published June 4th, 2024 via BVM Sports Attention Cardinals Fans: All Hail the (John) King Published June 4th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants Cardinals' John King: Nabs win Sunday Published June 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' John King: Collects first win Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports John King recalled from Triple-A Published April 24th, 2024 via FantasyPros Cardinals' John King: Called up to majors Published April 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports John King optioned to Triple-A Memphis Published April 9th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Luis Patino (elbow) transferred to 60-day IL Published May 23rd, 2024 via FantasyPros Padres' Luis Patino: Shifts to 60-day IL Published May 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres notes: Tyler Wade more than content in role; Luis Patino undergoes Tommy John surgery Published May 1st, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Luis Patino undergoes Tommy John surgery Published May 1st, 2024 via FantasyPros Padres notes: Tyler Wade more than content in role; Luis Patino undergoes Tommy John surgery Published May 1st, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres' Luis Patino: Undergoes Tommy John surgery Published April 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Luis Patino: Placed on injured list Published March 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Luis Patino: Reports to camp after visa delay Published March 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports

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