Should I draft Mark Leiter or Ben Joyce?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Mark Leiter or Ben Joyce.

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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Mark Leiter · Forearm (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.26	-0.02
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	123.00	103.00
W	1	2
L	2	2
SV	0	2
IP	61.0	49.0
H	50	43
ER	26	22
K	69	60
BB	22	27
ERA	3.84	4.04
WHIP	1.18	1.43

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	20.0	18.0
W	2	1
L	4	0
SV	0	0
IP	28.2	11.1
H	27	10
ER	17	5
K	39	10
BB	13	6
ERA	5.43	4.05
WHIP	1.42	1.44

Recent News
	Cubs' Mark Leiter: Begins throwing program Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chicago Cubs injury news: Mark Leiter Jr. hopes for minimum 15-day IL stint and Yency Almonte seeks 2nd opinion on ... Published June 24th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Chicago Cubs reliever Mark Leiter Jr. hopes for a minimum 15-day injured list stint, Yency Almonte seeks second ... Published June 24th, 2024 via AOL Injury notebook: Cubs managing Mark Leiter Jr.'s forearm, pausing Yency Almonte's rehab Published June 24th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Cubs put Mark Leiter Jr. on injured list Published June 23rd, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Cubs place righty Mark Leiter Jr. on 15-day IL Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Cubs place RHP Mark Leiter Jr. (forearm) on 15-day IL Published June 23rd, 2024 via The Albany Herald Cubs place RHP Mark Leiter Jr. (forearm) on 15-day IL Published June 23rd, 2024 via Citizentribune	Bullpen report: Ben Joyce adding to his repertoire, Jhoan Durán velocity concerns and more Published June 28th, 2024 via The New York Times Angels' Ben Joyce uses new pitch to generate ground balls Published June 26th, 2024 via OCRegister Angels Rookie Ben Joyce Revolutionizes Pitching with 'Splinker' Arsenal Published June 17th, 2024 via BVM Sports Ben Joyce on adding a splinker to his arsenal Published June 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Ben Joyce on adding a splinker to his arsenal Published June 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Ben Joyce makes first career MLB start Published June 17th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Ben Joyce makes first career MLB start Published June 17th, 2024 via Vols Wire Ben Joyce 2024 MLB Splits Published June 16th, 2024 via ESPN

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