Should I draft Kirby Yates or Joe Jimenez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kirby Yates or Joe Jimenez.

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	0.26	0.55
ADP	190.26	Undrafted
PROJ	123.00	143.00
W	1	2
L	3	0
SV	4	0
IP	59.0	57.0
H	47	48
ER	28	24
K	69	76
BB	30	18
ERA	4.27	3.79
WHIP	1.31	1.16

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	115.0	50.0
W	3	1
L	0	1
SV	8	0
IP	20.1	22.0
H	8	15
ER	2	7
K	25	24
BB	10	8
ERA	.90	2.86
WHIP	.90	1.05

Recent News
	Kirby Yates closes out the Rangers' win \| 05/29/2024 Published May 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Kirby Yates Earns Eighth Save Of Season Tuesday Published May 29th, 2024 Kirby Yates Career Stats - MLB Published May 28th, 2024 via ESPN Australia Rangers' Kirby Yates: Records eighth save Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Kirby Yates locks down the save \| 05/28/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published May 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Kirby Yates secures the Rangers' 4-0 victory \| 05/15/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published May 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Kirby Yates - MLB Relief pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Fantasy Waiver Wire Pickups Week 8 featuring Kirby Yates and Brent Rooker Published May 12th, 2024 via MSN	Braves' Joe Jimenez: Tagged with loss in matinee Published May 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Atlanta Braves Success in 2024: Joe Jimenez, Arcia, and Ray Kerr's Impact Through Minor Trades Published May 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Braves' Joe Jimenez: Grabs second hold Published April 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Braves' Joe Jimenez: On track for setup role Published March 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Joe Jimenez Career Stats - MLB Published February 9th, 2024 via ESPN Australia 2023 Atlanta Braves Season in Review: Joe Jimenez Published December 11th, 2023 via Battery Power 2023 Atlanta Braves Season in Review: Joe Jimenez Published December 11th, 2023 via Battery Power Atlanta Braves 2023 season review: Joe Jimenez's resurgence Published November 15th, 2023 via House That Hank Built

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