Should I draft John McMillon or Ryan Thompson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft John McMillon or Ryan Thompson.

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	-0.33	-0.13
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	78.00	94.00
W	1	2
L	2	2
SV	1	0
IP	45.0	57.0
H	38	56
ER	22	25
K	58	48
BB	33	19
ERA	4.40	3.95
WHIP	1.58	1.32

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	75.0
W	0	3
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	34.1
H	0	30
ER	0	7
K	0	26
BB	0	4
ERA	0.00	1.85
WHIP	0.00	1.00

Recent News
	Royals prospect John McMillon gets called up to MLB Published March 17th, 2024 via MLB.com John McMillon's Journey: From Double-A Star to MLB Setup Man with KC Royals in 2024 Published March 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Will John McMillon overcome early demotion and help the KC Royals? Published March 16th, 2024 via Kings of Kauffman Royals prospect John McMillon gets called up to MLB Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals prospect John McMillon optioned to Minor Leagues Published March 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals prospect John McMillon optioned to Minor Leagues Published March 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals prospect John McMillon optioned to Minor Leagues Published March 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Kansas City Royals Roster Cuts Impact Tyler Gentry and John McMillon, From Minors to Majors Published March 13th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Diamondbacks' Ryan Thompson: Takes loss Friday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Thompson falters, allows three runs in D-backs' loss to Athletics Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Ryan Thompson's 8th inning meltdown costs Diamondbacks Published June 28th, 2024 via Burn City Sports Update on Cedric Mullins, Zach Neto, Ryan Thompson and other #ProHumps Published June 5th, 2024 via Campbell University D-backs pitcher Ryan Thompson has an effective slider. He also has some delicious ones too Published May 30th, 2024 via 12news.com KPNX Diamondbacks' Ryan Thompson: Gets four outs, hold Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Thompson Talks Process, Life of a Reliever Published May 16th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks' Ryan Thompson: Picks up first win Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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