Should I draft Louie Varland or Jordan Montgomery?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Louie Varland or Jordan Montgomery.

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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Injury Alert

Jordan Montgomery · Knee (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.52	2.39
ADP	Undrafted	172.78
PROJ	269.00	329.00
W	8	11
L	6	7
SV	0	0
IP	128.0	162.0
H	118	152
ER	55	67
K	138	155
BB	35	46
ERA	3.87	3.72
WHIP	1.20	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	2.0	59.0
W	0	6
L	4	5
SV	0	0
IP	26.0	65.2
H	33	83
ER	19	41
K	25	45
BB	10	23
ERA	6.58	5.66
WHIP	1.65	1.63

Recent News
	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	Diamondbacks make roster decisions after Jordan Montgomery injury Published July 2nd, 2024 via ClutchPoints Diamondbacks send Jordan Montgomery to IL; while 2 starters return Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Arizona Republic Jordan Montgomery Placed On Injured List Published July 2nd, 2024 Jordan Montgomery Injury Update: Ex Rangers ace placed on 15 days IL following right knee inflammation Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sportskeeda D-backs put LHP Jordan Montgomery on IL, reinstate C Gabriel Moreno Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Bryan Times Diamondbacks place LHP Jordan Montgomery (knee) on IL Published July 2nd, 2024 via ESPN Diamondbacks' Jordan Montgomery: Lands on injured list Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Lessons from Blake Snell of the Arizona Diamondbacks & Jordan Montgomery of the Arizona Diamondbacks Published June 29th, 2024 via SportsGrid

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