Should I draft Kirby Yates or Yimi Garcia?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kirby Yates or Yimi Garcia.

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	0.30
ADP	190.69	Undrafted
PROJ	123.00	126.00

W	1	2
L	3	4
SV	4	0
IP	59.0	64.0
H	47	57
ER	28	26
K	69	70
BB	30	17
ERA	4.27	3.66
WHIP	1.31	1.16

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	107.0	70.0
W	3	1
L	0	0
SV	7	2
IP	18.1	18.0
H	7	5
ER	2	1
K	22	22
BB	8	6
ERA	.99	.50
WHIP	.83	.61

Recent News
	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 Bruce Bochy's maneuver has saved Jose Leclerc, Kirby Yates in Rangers' bullpen Published May 12th, 2024 via Nolan Writin' Rangers' Kirby Yates: Notches seventh save Published May 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Kirby Yates Seals a Shaky Save in Slugfest Published May 9th, 2024 via FantasyPros Kirby Yates seals the win for the Rangers \| 05/08/2024 Published May 8th, 2024 via MLB.com 2024 Fantasy Baseball Declining Veterans \| Jose Berrios \| Kirby Yates Published May 8th, 2024 via Fantasy Six Pack Kirby Yates Seals the Deal in Rangers' Victory Published May 7th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Blue Jays reliever Yimi Garcia day to day with back soreness Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays Debate: Should Yimi Garcia Replace Jordan Romano as Closer? Published May 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports The argument for and against making Yimi Garcia the Blue Jays' new closer Published May 17th, 2024 via Jays Journal Should Blue Jays change closers and give Yimi Garcia a chance in 9th? Published May 16th, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca Yimi Garcia Available On Friday Published May 10th, 2024 Blue Jays' Yimi Garcia: Available Friday Published May 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Blue Jays' Yimi Garcia: Might return Friday Published May 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Who do the Blue Jays promote if Yimi Garcia needs a brief IL stint? Published May 9th, 2024 via Jays Journal

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