Should I draft Kyle Hendricks or Triston McKenzie?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kyle Hendricks or Triston McKenzie.

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	0.60	1.15
ADP	Undrafted	211.90
PROJ	206.00	244.00
W	8	7
L	9	7
SV	0	0
IP	143.0	132.0
H	152	117
ER	68	63
K	104	135
BB	34	44
ERA	4.28	4.30
WHIP	1.30	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	22.0	87.0
W	1	3
L	5	5
SV	0	0
IP	57.2	75.2
H	69	69
ER	44	43
K	43	74
BB	17	49
ERA	6.92	5.15
WHIP	1.50	1.57

Recent News
	baseball report: Cubs teammates in awe of Kyle Hendricks Published June 28th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Cubs Kyle Hendricks Joins Historic Club With His Latest Milestone Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Mockery Kyle Hendricks Achieves Rare Feat: 10 Years Exclusively with Cubs Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Kyle Hendricks hits 10 years of Major League service time with Cubs Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Kyle Hendricks reaches impressive milestone with Chicago Cubs Published June 27th, 2024 via Yardbarker Chicago Cubs Pitcher Kyle Hendricks Hits 10-Year MLB Milestone and Sees Performance Upswing Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Justin Steele pays tribute to Kyle Hendricks on important day for Cubs pitcher Published June 26th, 2024 via NBC Chicago Looks Like Service-Time Benchmark Wasn't End of Kyle Hendricks' Career After All Published June 26th, 2024 via Cubs Insider	A meaningful start for Triston McKenzie and others: Guardians breakfast Published June 28th, 2024 via cleveland.com Royals vs. Triston McKenzie and the Guardians: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 28 Published June 28th, 2024 via Lineups Watch: Shaquille O'Neal Performs as DJ Diesel Alongside Guardians' Triston McKenzie in Concert After MLB Game Published June 24th, 2024 via PINKVILLA Guardians' Triston McKenzie: Limited to three innings versus TOR Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians surprise fans with Shaq and Triston McKenzie's postgame performance Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Shaquille O'Neal DJs postgame at Progressive Field, Triston McKenzie sings Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Blue Jays vs. Triston McKenzie and the Guardians: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 23 Published June 22nd, 2024 via Lineups Guardians' Triston McKenzie: Short outing vs. Mariners Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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