Should I draft John Means or Frankie Montas?

See our analysis of the choice to draft John Means or Frankie Montas.

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	0.60	0.80
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	206.00	220.00
W	7	6
L	6	7
SV	0	0
IP	116.0	130.0
H	107	125
ER	53	61
K	89	125
BB	23	43
ERA	4.11	4.22
WHIP	1.12	1.29

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	58.0	95.0
W	2	3
L	0	6
SV	0	0
IP	20.2	72.1
H	16	65
ER	6	34
K	16	58
BB	2	30
ERA	2.67	4.24
WHIP	.89	1.32

Recent News
	John Means Orioles Future Uncertain After Career-Defining Challenges Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Has John Means' Time With the Orioles Come to an End? Published June 28th, 2024 via Just Baseball Orioles starters John Means, Tyler Wells out for season Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Orioles put starting pitcher John Means on injured list with left forearm strain Published June 17th, 2024 via Yahoo Eurosport UK John Means' future with the Orioles is unknown, but his impact has been definitive Published June 17th, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Drew French on John Means: "Team first, very selfless guy" Published June 17th, 2024 via MASNsports.com Orioles' John Means hopes to bounce back from 2nd Tommy John surgery Published June 16th, 2024 via Baltimore Sun John Means looking to pitch again following second Tommy John surgery Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com	Frankie Montas back in The Bronx with Reds after Yankees letdown Published July 2nd, 2024 via New York Post Reds' Frankie Montas: Handed tough-luck loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Frankie Montas' outing against the Cardinals \| 06/28/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals Prediction: Will Frankie Montas, Reds Struggle Against Cardinals? Published June 28th, 2024 via OddsChecker Reds' Frankie Montas: Notches quality start Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Frankie Montas' pitches Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas' four strikeouts \| 06/22/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas Has Historic Performance in Cincinnati Reds' 4-1 Win Over Colorado Rockies Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN

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