Should I draft Lance Lynn or Triston McKenzie?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Lance Lynn 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	1.89	1.15
ADP	218.58	212.48
PROJ	295.00	244.00
W	9	7
L	9	7
SV	0	0
IP	170.0	132.0
H	165	117
ER	80	63
K	159	135
BB	49	44
ERA	4.24	4.30
WHIP	1.26	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	168.0	87.0
W	4	3
L	3	5
SV	0	0
IP	87.2	75.2
H	83	69
ER	35	43
K	84	74
BB	31	49
ERA	3.61	5.15
WHIP	1.31	1.57

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	Triston McKenzie optioned to Triple-A for necessary improvements after Gavin Williams' return Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Triston McKenzie being optioned was absolutely necessary Published July 1st, 2024 via Away Back Gone Triston McKenzie Optioned To Minors Published June 30th, 2024 Guardians activate RHP Gavin Williams, option RHP Triston McKenzie Published June 30th, 2024 via Citizentribune Triston McKenzie optioned to Triple-A Columbus Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Triston McKenzie, Gavin Williams, Matthew Boyd and a messy Guardians rotation Published June 30th, 2024 via The New York Times Cleveland Guardians option Triston McKenzie to Triple-A Published June 30th, 2024 via Akron Beacon Journal Guardians Roster Moves: Gavin Williams Activated, Triston McKenzie Optioned To Triple-A Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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