Should I draft Kyle Nelson or Luke Jackson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Kyle Nelson or Luke Jackson.

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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Kyle Nelson · Shoulder (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.26	-0.01
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	84.00	104.00
W	2	1
L	3	2
SV	0	0
IP	48.0	57.0
H	45	52
ER	22	24
K	52	61
BB	18	23
ERA	4.13	3.79
WHIP	1.31	1.32

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	10.0	20.0
W	0	4
L	0	2
SV	0	0
IP	10.2	26.0
H	8	29
ER	5	18
K	8	20
BB	4	14
ERA	4.41	6.23
WHIP	1.18	1.65

Recent News
	Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Undergoes surgery Published May 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Kyle Nelson (shoulder) likely out for the season Published May 3rd, 2024 via FantasyPros Kyle Nelson Likely to Miss the Rest of the 2024 Season Published May 3rd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Likely done for 2024 Published May 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Kyle Nelson Likely to Miss the Rest of the 2024 Season Published May 3rd, 2024 via Yardbarker Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Surgery needed Published May 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Kyle Nelson: Set for TOS surgery Published May 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks updates: Reliever Kyle Nelson expected to miss season Published April 30th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic	'It's been terrible': Giants reliever Luke Jackson opens up on frustrating season Published June 28th, 2024 via San Francisco Chronicle Importance of Run Differentials in Evaluating Team Success and Luke Jackson's Struggles Revealed Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Giants' Luke Jackson: Takes extra-inning loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Luke Jackson: Collects fourth win Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports SF Giants Should Release Struggling Relief Pitcher Luke Jackson in 2024 Season Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Weekend BP: Watch Sean Hjelle and Luke Jackson be a comedic duo Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports SF Giants Video: Watch Sean Hjelle and Luke Jackson be a comedic duo Published June 22nd, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles Luke Jackson and Sean Hjelle Could Be Baseball's Funniest Duo \| Players Only Published June 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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