Should I draft Jose Alvarado or Craig Kimbrel?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jose Alvarado or Craig Kimbrel.

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	1.77	2.48
ADP	194.01	140.99
PROJ	229.00	253.00
W	1	2
L	2	4
SV	21	25
IP	52.0	61.0
H	40	50
ER	20	25
K	78	82
BB	25	27
ERA	3.46	3.69
WHIP	1.25	1.26

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	117.0	186.0
W	1	5
L	3	2
SV	12	18
IP	33.0	29.1
H	23	16
ER	12	8
K	36	44
BB	12	12
ERA	3.27	2.47
WHIP	1.06	.96

Recent News
	Jose Alvarado's Slump Exposes Phillies' Bullpen Gaps Published June 17th, 2024 via South Philly Review Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Secures 12th save Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Why Soto over Strahm? What happened with Alvarado? Thomson on bullpen moves Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Why Soto over Strahm? What happened with Alvarado? Thomson on bullpen moves Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Blows second save Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports An emergency Phillies-Red Sox trade after another Jose Alvarado blown save Published June 9th, 2024 via MSN Alvarado wilder than he's been in years as Phillies leave London with a loss Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia An emergency Phillies-Red Sox trade after another Jose Alvarado blown save Published June 9th, 2024 via FanSided	Craig Kimbrel Notches 17th Save Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 Orioles' Craig Kimbrel: Notches save Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Craig Kimbrel records the save \| 06/26/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles manager explains Craig Kimbrel's new role Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Craig Kimbrel Notches Save On Sunday Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN Orioles' Craig Kimbrel Acknowledges Hearing Jeers From Phillies Fans in Baltimore Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Orioles' Craig Kimbrel: Blows save, picks up fifth win Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Craig Kimbrel Acknowledges Hearing Jeers From Phillies Fans in Baltimore Published June 15th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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