Should I draft Kirby Yates or Trevor Richards?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kirby Yates or Trevor Richards.

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	0.01
ADP	186.31	Undrafted
PROJ	123.00	106.00
W	1	0
L	3	4
SV	4	0
IP	59.0	60.0
H	47	48
ER	28	27
K	69	75
BB	30	27
ERA	4.27	4.05
WHIP	1.31	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	151.0	107.0
W	3	1
L	1	0
SV	11	0
IP	28.1	44.1
H	13	21
ER	3	12
K	38	41
BB	14	16
ERA	.96	2.45
WHIP	.96	.84

Recent News
	Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates has All-Star case, even without lighting up the radar gun Published June 29th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers' Kirby Yates Dominates First Half, Chases All-Star Game Spot Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Close To Perfect! Texas Rangers Closer Kirby Yates Has Put Up All-Star First Half Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Kirby Yates gets out of the jam \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Kirby Yates Joins Off Base \| 06/25/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates featured in ESPN's midseason MLB awards Published June 24th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates in ESPN's midseason MLB awards Published June 24th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Kirby Yates shuts the door on the Royals \| 06/21/2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com	Reliever Trevor Richards to start for Blue Jays vs. Guardians Published June 30th, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays' Trevor Richards: Returns to bullpen Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Trevor Richards gives the Blue Jays the jack-of-all-trades they've desperately needed Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Toronto Blue Jays' Trevor Richards: The Versatile Secret Weapon in 2024 Published June 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Trevor Richards gives the Blue Jays the jack-of-all-trades they've desperately needed Published June 18th, 2024 via Jays Journal Blue Jays manager John Schneider catches for Trevor Richards' warm-up Published June 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports Blue Jays manager John Schneider catches for Trevor Richards' warm-up Published June 17th, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca Blue Jays manager John Schneider catches for Trevor Richards' warm-up Published June 17th, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca

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