Should I draft Jordan Wicks or Ryne Nelson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jordan Wicks or Ryne Nelson.

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	0.34	-0.01
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	188.00	163.00
W	7	7
L	7	8
SV	0	0
IP	123.0	125.0
H	131	130
ER	60	63
K	111	91
BB	41	42
ERA	4.39	4.54
WHIP	1.40	1.38

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	44.0	52.0
W	1	5
L	2	6
SV	0	0
IP	28.0	68.0
H	31	89
ER	13	43
K	32	46
BB	10	18
ERA	4.18	5.69
WHIP	1.46	1.57

Recent News
	Cubs' Jordan Wicks: Ruled out through All-Star break Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs' Jordan Wicks likely headed to IL, which could set up Kyle Hendricks' return to starting rotation Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks exits start with injury, likely headed to IL Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks exits start with injury, likely headed to IL Published June 17th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks likely headed to IL, which could set up Kyle Hendricks' return to starting rotation Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks placed on IL with right oblique strain Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN Devastating Jordan Wicks injury update backs Cubs into a corner with fan favorite Published June 16th, 2024 via FanSided Chicago Cubs receive some bad news regarding starter Jordan Wicks Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson: Crushed for six runs Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Twins dominate Diamondbacks as Ryne Nelson struggles in 8-3 defeat Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson crushed by Twins as starts continue to be a mixed bag Published June 26th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Ryne Nelson, Diamondbacks pitching struggle in loss to Twins Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Ryne Nelson roughed up as Twins pound Diamondbacks Published June 26th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic Ryne Nelson Hit Hard in D-backs 8-3 Loss to Twins Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins pummel Ryne Nelson, blow out the Diamondbacks 8-3 Published June 26th, 2024 via Burn City Sports MLB Player Prop Picks for Grayson Rodriguez and Ryne Nelson Published June 26th, 2024 via The Action Network

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