Should I draft Luis Garcia or Kirby Yates?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Luis Garcia or Kirby Yates.

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	0.13	0.26
ADP	Undrafted	186.31
PROJ	114.00	123.00
W	3	1
L	2	3
SV	0	4
IP	62.0	59.0
H	58	47
ER	27	28
K	57	69
BB	22	30
ERA	3.92	4.27
WHIP	1.29	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	77.0	151.0
W	3	3
L	0	1
SV	3	11
IP	35.0	28.1
H	32	13
ER	17	3
K	36	38
BB	12	14
ERA	4.37	.96
WHIP	1.26	.96

Recent News
	Houston Astros injury updates: Kyle Tucker and Luis Garcia Published June 7th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle Angels reliever Luis Garcia has bounced back from a rough start Published June 1st, 2024 via MSN Angels reliever Luis Garcia has bounced back from a rough start Published June 1st, 2024 via MSN Angels reliever Luis Garcia has bounced back from a rough start Published June 1st, 2024 via OCRegister Luis Garcia Earns Third Save Published May 22nd, 2024 Luis Garcia Seals the Deal in Tight Angels Victory Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Angels' Luis Garcia: Notches third save Published May 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Angels' Luis Garcia: Grabs four-out save Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates has All-Star case, even without lighting up the radar gun Published June 29th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers' Kirby Yates Dominates First Half, Chases All-Star Game Spot Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Close To Perfect! Texas Rangers Closer Kirby Yates Has Put Up All-Star First Half Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Kirby Yates gets out of the jam \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Kirby Yates Joins Off Base \| 06/25/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates featured in ESPN's midseason MLB awards Published June 24th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates in ESPN's midseason MLB awards Published June 24th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Kirby Yates shuts the door on the Royals \| 06/21/2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com

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