Should I draft Louie Varland or Graham Ashcraft?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Louie Varland or Graham Ashcraft.

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	1.50	0.83
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	269.00	223.00
W	8	8
L	6	8
SV	0	0
IP	128.0	144.0
H	118	141
ER	55	70
K	138	119
BB	35	47
ERA	3.87	4.38
WHIP	1.20	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-22.0	81.0
W	0	4
L	4	3
SV	0	0
IP	16.2	58.2
H	27	64
ER	17	31
K	18	47
BB	9	21
ERA	9.44	4.79
WHIP	2.22	1.46

Recent News
	Louie Varland Has Rebuilt His Confidence In St. Paul Published May 20th, 2024 via Zone Coverage Twins' Louie Varland, after demotion, sees success with different pitch Published May 17th, 2024 via Star Tribune Louie Varland Could Be Removed From Rotation Published May 5th, 2024 via MSN Louie Varland Could Be Removed From Rotation Published May 5th, 2024 via MSN Louie Varland Is Stealing From deGrom's Arsenal. So Why Isn't He Getting Outs? Published April 23rd, 2024 via Zone Coverage Twins Lack Starting Pitching Depth Behind Louie Varland Published April 23rd, 2024 via Twins Daily Louie Varland Sent To Minors Published April 22nd, 2024 Twins send Louie Varland to minors, activate Max Kepler Published April 22nd, 2024 via Star Tribune	Graham Ashcraft strikes out four against the Cubs \| 05/31/2024 Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Graham Ashcraft: Goes 4.2 innings vs. Cubs Published May 31st, 2024 via CBS Sports Graham Ashcraft struggles, Reds still triumph over Dodgers Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros Graham Ashcraft strikes out Miguel Rojas \| 05/24/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Graham Ashcraft: Stumbles into win Published May 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Graham Ashcraft will take the mound as the Reds look for revenge against the Dodgers Published May 24th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Reds' Graham Ashcraft: Allows three runs in loss Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Graham Ashcraft struggles in loss to Dodgers Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros

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