Should I draft Keegan Akin or Jake Bird?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Keegan Akin or Jake Bird.

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	-0.28	-0.11
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	82.00	96.00
W	1	2
L	1	3
SV	0	0
IP	42.0	67.0
H	37	71
ER	18	32
K	41	61
BB	12	26
ERA	3.86	4.30
WHIP	1.17	1.45

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	98.0	4.0
W	2	1
L	0	1
SV	0	1
IP	42.2	23.0
H	28	25
ER	16	16
K	47	16
BB	13	18
ERA	3.41	6.26
WHIP	.97	1.87

Recent News
	Keegan Akin's strong relief \| 06/14/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' Keegan Akin: Allows homer but grabs win Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Keegan Akin seals the win with a strikeout \| 06/09/2024 Published June 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Keegan Akin gets the strikeout for the win \| 06/01/2024 Published June 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Keegan Akin navigates bases-loaded jam \| 05/07/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published May 7th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' Keegan Akin: Nabs win Thursday Published May 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Danny Coulombe and Keegan Akin adding stability to Orioles bullpen Published April 10th, 2024 via Camden Chat Keegan Akin debuts, catcher Bryan Holaday pitches in Orioles' streak-snapping 15-3 loss to Nationals Published April 6th, 2024 via AOL	Rockies' Jake Bird: Shut down with groin strain Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies' Jake Bird: Removed from game Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies' Jake Bird: Scoreless appearance in return Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Bird escapes the 6th inning jam \| 06/17/2024 Published June 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Rockies' Jake Bird: Returns from IL Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies' Jake Bird: Reinstated off IL Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies' Jake Bird: Throwing again at Triple-A Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rockies' Jake Bird: Begins rehab assignment Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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