Should I draft Louie Varland or Yusei Kikuchi?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Louie Varland or Yusei Kikuchi.

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	1.52	1.72
ADP	Undrafted	255.19
PROJ	269.00	283.00
W	8	8
L	6	7
SV	0	0
IP	128.0	145.0
H	118	134
ER	55	67
K	138	158
BB	35	47
ERA	3.87	4.16
WHIP	1.20	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	2.0	140.0
W	0	4
L	4	8
SV	0	0
IP	26.0	88.1
H	33	95
ER	19	41
K	25	93
BB	10	21
ERA	6.58	4.19
WHIP	1.65	1.32

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	Sunday Notes: Yusei Kikuchi Feels Takeya Nakamura Deserves More Respect Published June 30th, 2024 via FanGraphs Yusei Kikuchi Trade Rumors: Braves could be a possible landing spot for ex-Mariners pitcher as team looks to bolster ... Published June 29th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Yusei Kikuchi: Potential Trade and Performance Impact \| Sports \| tribuneledgernews.com Published June 29th, 2024 via Cherokee Tribune Ledger News Yusei Kikuchi: Potential Trade and Performance Impact \| Sports \| hastingstribune.com Published June 29th, 2024 via The Hastings Tribune Blue Jays' Yusei Kikuchi: Fans seven in Friday's loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yankees vs. Yusei Kikuchi and the Blue Jays: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 28 Published June 27th, 2024 via Lineups Yusei Kikuchi's Free Agent Value Takes a Hit with June Struggles Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Yusei Kikuchi's dreadful month of June is hurting his upcoming free agent value Published June 27th, 2024 via Jays Journal

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