Should I draft Ken Waldichuk or Sawyer Gipson-Long?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ken Waldichuk or Sawyer Gipson-Long.

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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Injury Alert

Ken Waldichuk · Elbow (Out For Season)

Sawyer Gipson-Long · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.24	-0.28
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	94.00
W	2	2
L	3	3
SV	0	0
IP	57.0	58.0
H	54	59
ER	28	28
K	55	57
BB	26	17
ERA	4.42	4.34
WHIP	1.40	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	0.0
H	0	0
ER	0	0
K	0	0
BB	0	0
ERA	0.00	0.00
WHIP	0.00	0.00

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	Sawyer Gipson-Long (UCL) completing rehab daily Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long: Placed on 60-day IL Published May 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Detroit Tigers Updates: Sawyer Gipson-Long Out for 2024, Ibáñez on Road to Recovery Published April 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Tigers injury updates: Sawyer Gipson-Long season ends, Andy Ibáñez working back Published April 20th, 2024 via Motor City Bengals Detroit Tigers Pitcher Sawyer Gipson-Long to Miss 2024 Season with Injuries; Team Now Relies on Depth for Recovery Published April 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Detroit Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long to undergo Tommy John surgery, miss rest of 2024 season Published April 19th, 2024 via AOL Detroit Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long to undergo Tommy John surgery, miss rest of 2024 season Published April 19th, 2024 via Detroit Free Press Sawyer Gipson-Long (UCL) to undergo season-ending surgery Published April 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros

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