Should I draft Justin Steele or Yu Darvish?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Justin Steele or Yu Darvish.

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	3.58	1.98
ADP	104.79	162.04
PROJ	360.00	301.00
W	12	9
L	8	8
SV	0	0
IP	176.0	157.0
H	167	142
ER	71	72
K	172	158
BB	51	47
ERA	3.63	4.13
WHIP	1.24	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	125.0	127.0
W	0	4
L	3	3
SV	0	0
IP	64.1	56.1
H	52	45
ER	25	20
K	65	53
BB	16	15
ERA	3.51	3.21
WHIP	1.06	1.07

Recent News
	Justin Steele pays tribute to Kyle Hendricks on important day for Cubs pitcher Published June 26th, 2024 via NBC Chicago Justin Steele strikes out 9 vs. Giants but Cubs' bullpen can't hold on Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com How Cubs' Justin Steele is staying ahead of the curve against adjusting league Published June 25th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Cubs Bullpen Concerns: Justin Steele's Stellar Form, Almonte's Setback, Leiter Update, and More News Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Justin Steele Fans Nine In No-Decision Published June 25th, 2024 'They don't hand out wins': Cubs keep finding ways to lose, wasting Justin Steele's follow-up season Published June 25th, 2024 via The New York Times Cubs' Justin Steele: Good start goes to waste Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dansby Swanson's Spectacular Defensive Plays Shine; Justin Steele Inspires in Giants Game Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Yu Darvish's Imaging Comes Out Clean Published June 27th, 2024 MLB Injury Update: Angels' Mike Trout's Recovery making steady progress; Padres' Yu Darvish's elbow Imaging came ... Published June 27th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Padres' Yu Darvish: Imaging comes out clean Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres Notes: Roster Shakeup, Fernando Tatis Jr.'s Injury, Yu Darvish's Setback Published June 25th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yu Darvish Dealing With Elbow Inflammation, Won't Start Tuesday Published June 24th, 2024 Padres place Fernando Tatis Jr. (leg) on IL; Yu Darvish remains sidelined with elbow inflammation - The Athletic Published June 24th, 2024 via The New York Times Padres News: Yu Darvish's return to Padres rotation further delayed Published June 24th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres' Yu Darvish: Dealing with elbow inflammation Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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