Should I draft Lance Lynn or Louie Varland?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Lance Lynn or Louie Varland.

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	1.89	1.52
ADP	218.58	Undrafted
PROJ	295.00	269.00
W	9	8
L	9	6
SV	0	0
IP	170.0	128.0
H	165	118
ER	80	55
K	159	138
BB	49	35
ERA	4.24	3.87
WHIP	1.26	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	168.0	2.0
W	4	0
L	3	4
SV	0	0
IP	87.2	26.0
H	83	33
ER	35	19
K	84	25
BB	31	10
ERA	3.61	6.58
WHIP	1.31	1.65

Recent News
	"Yass daddy" - Lance Lynn's wife Dymin celebrates Cardinals ace pitcher's 1000th career strikeout at Busch Stadium Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Cardinals' Lance Lynn: Cruises to victory Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Extended interview: Cardinals' pitcher Lance Lynn on team's 2-0 win over Reds Published June 30th, 2024 via KSDK.com Lance Lynn dominates Reds as Cardinals split series Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Lance Lynn is 'a character, for sure,' Cardinals catcher Pedro Pages says Published June 30th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Lance Lynn Strikes Career Milestone: 1000th K for St. Louis Cardinals Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals Audio: Oliver Marmol, Lance Lynn, Ryan Helsley 6-30-24 Published June 30th, 2024 via STLSportsPage Lance Lynn Makes St. Louis Cardinals History, Tosses 1,000th Strikeout With Club Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	Louie Varland's seventh strikeout \| 06/30/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Rookie Louie Varland throws 7 scoreless innings, Twins rout Astros 8-2 Published June 22nd, 2024 via AOL Twins' Louie Varland: Sent back to minors Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Louie Varland's pitches \| 06/16/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Twins vs Athletics Doubleheader: Louie Varland Joins Roster for Bullpen Duties Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Twins add Louie Varland as 27th man for doubleheader against Athletics Published June 16th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins' Louie Varland: Back with big club as 27th man Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Moving Louie Varland to the Bullpen Isn't Straightforward Published June 14th, 2024 via Twins Daily

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