Should I draft Ken Waldichuk or Mason Black?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ken Waldichuk or Mason Black.

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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Ken Waldichuk · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.24	-0.27
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	97.00
W	2	2
L	3	2
SV	0	0
IP	57.0	59.0
H	54	57
ER	28	28
K	55	56
BB	26	23
ERA	4.42	4.27
WHIP	1.40	1.36

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	-8.0
W	0	0
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	14.1
H	0	21
ER	0	14
K	0	10
BB	0	7
ERA	0.00	8.94
WHIP	0.00	1.99

Recent News
	Oakland left-hander Ken Waldichuk has reconstructive elbow surgery Published May 23rd, 2024 via Yahoo Singapore News Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk (elbow) out for season Published May 17th, 2024 via Sactown Sports Oakland lefty pitcher Ken Waldichuk undergoes reconstructive elbow surgery Published May 16th, 2024 via Head Topics Ken Waldichuk undergoes Tommy John surgery Published May 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Ken Waldichuk Undergoes Tommy John Surgery Published May 16th, 2024 Waldichuk undergoes elbow surgery, out for remainder of season Published May 16th, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Oakland left-hander Ken Waldichuk has reconstructive elbow surgery - MLB Published May 16th, 2024 via Castanet.net Oakland left-hander Ken Waldichuk has reconstructive elbow surgery Published May 16th, 2024 via Herald and News	Giants No. 7 prospect Mason Black's sixth strikeout \| 06/28/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com SF Giants Recall Mason Black, Option Him for Hayden Birdsong After Brief Stint with Club Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Giants' Mason Black: Optioned to Triple-A Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants adding Mason Black and Hayden Birdsong to injury-depleted pitching corps Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Giants turning to Triple-A pitchers Mason Black and Hayden Birdsong Published June 25th, 2024 via San Francisco Chronicle Giants' Mason Black: Recalled from Sacramento Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Mason Black to make MLB debut vs. Phillies Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN Giants sign Drew Pomeranz, option Mason Black Published May 24th, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles

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