Should I draft Jordan Lyles or Drew Thorpe?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jordan Lyles or Drew Thorpe.

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	-0.15	-0.13
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	126.00	131.00
W	7	4
L	10	4
SV	0	0
IP	140.0	74.0
H	166	72
ER	85	33
K	101	71
BB	44	24
ERA	5.46	4.01
WHIP	1.50	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	14.0	34.0
W	0	2
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	5.0	20.1
H	2	13
ER	0	10
K	3	13
BB	2	12
ERA	0.00	4.48
WHIP	.80	1.24

Recent News
	Jordan Lyles dominant as Royals crush Red Sox 13-2 Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Jordan Lyles dominant as Royals crush Red Sox 13-2 Published May 26th, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle UK Jordan Lyles is a must fade as favorite vs. Reds on Tuesday night Published May 21st, 2024 via MSN No Timeline For Jordan Lyles' Return Published April 22nd, 2024 Royals' Jordan Lyles: Absence likely an extended one Published April 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Jordan Lyles: Likely to miss extended time Published April 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Jordan Lyles placed on inactive list Published April 20th, 2024 via FantasyPros Royals' Jordan Lyles: Placed on inactive list Published April 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Hunter Brown bounces back, Drew Thorpe debuts, Shane Baz looms Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN How baseball in southern Utah shaped Ky Bush and Drew Thorpe into two of the White Sox's top prospects Published June 29th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Exciting Future Ahead as White Sox's Rookie Drew Thorpe Shows Ace Potential Against Rockies Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Grifol: Drew Thorpe 'competes his a- off' Published June 29th, 2024 via NBC Sports Chicago White Sox rookie pitcher Drew Thorpe provides hope of better days to come with an enchanting start against Rockies Published June 29th, 2024 via Southside Showdown Drew Thorpe's solid outing helps White Sox top Rockies Published June 29th, 2024 via Deadspin Drew Thorpe gets win in first home start with White Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Drew Thorpe Continues To Impress With Second Consecutive Quality Start Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Mockery

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