Should I draft Kutter Crawford or Craig Kimbrel?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kutter Crawford or Craig Kimbrel.

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	1.00	2.48
ADP	190.03	142.45
PROJ	235.00	253.00

W	7	2
L	7	4
SV	0	25
IP	129.0	61.0
H	123	50
ER	60	25
K	129	82
BB	38	27
ERA	4.19	3.69
WHIP	1.25	1.26

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	137.0	91.0
W	2	4
L	2	1
SV	0	8
IP	58.0	16.1
H	48	11
ER	14	7
K	57	25
BB	18	9
ERA	2.17	3.91
WHIP	1.14	1.24

Recent News
	Red Sox lineups: Kutter Crawford looks to halt club's recent skid Published May 18th, 2024 via Boston Herald Kutter Crawford, Red Sox look to rebound vs. Cardinals Published May 18th, 2024 via Deadspin Red Sox ride Kutter Crawford's impressive start to 4-2 win over Pirates Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN Red Sox' Kutter Crawford holds MLB's lone sub-1 ERA through 5 phenomenal starts Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN Kutter Crawford's Resilience Shines Despite ERA Increase to 2.24 Published May 13th, 2024 via BVM Sports Kutter Crawford pitches 6 solid innings in Red Sox loss Published May 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox's Kutter Crawford: Allows season-high four runs Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Kutter Crawford's outing against the Rays \| 05/13/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published May 13th, 2024 via MLB.com	Former Phillies closer Craig Kimbrel already getting kicked aside by the Orioles Published May 18th, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here Grading an Orioles-A's trade to deal with the Craig Kimbrel of it all Published May 16th, 2024 via FanSided 4 closers the Orioles need to trade for after Craig Kimbrel decision Published May 15th, 2024 via Birds Watcher Fantasy Baseball Bullpen Report: Craig Kimbrel loses grip on closer role; Jhoan Duran stuck in a timeshare Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brandon Hyde on Corbin Burnes, Craig Kimbrel \| 05/13/2024 Published May 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Craig Kimbrel - MLB Relief pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Orioles Trade Reunion Idea Could Replace Craig Kimbrel With $5.7 Million Lefty Published May 13th, 2024 via Heavy.com Orioles Trade Idea for Marlins Closer Could Replace Craig Kimbrel Published May 13th, 2024 via Heavy.com

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