Should I draft Mark Leiter or James Karinchak?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Mark Leiter or James Karinchak.

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

Mark Leiter · Forearm (Day To Day)

James Karinchak · Shoulder (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.26	0.01
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	123.00	106.00
W	1	1
L	2	3
SV	0	0
IP	61.0	50.0
H	50	36
ER	26	22
K	69	75
BB	22	29
ERA	3.84	3.96
WHIP	1.18	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	20.0	0.0
W	2	0
L	4	0
SV	0	0
IP	28.2	0.0
H	27	0
ER	17	0
K	39	0
BB	13	0
ERA	5.43	0.00
WHIP	1.42	0.00

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	Guardians Expected To Call Up James Karinchak Friday Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN James Karinchak: A Glimpse Into His Athleticism And... Published June 21st, 2024 via Inkl James Karinchak Showcasing Pitching Prowess And... Published June 21st, 2024 via Inkl Guardians injury updates on Steven Kwan, Gavin Williams and James Karinchak Published May 17th, 2024 via cleveland.com Guardians option reliever James Karinchak to minors after latest ineffective outing Published April 26th, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News Guardians notes: James Karinchak to join team on road trip, nearing return to mound Published April 25th, 2024 via The Gazette Guardians notes: James Karinchak to join team on road trip, nearing return to mound Published April 25th, 2024 via Chronicle Telegram Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher James Karinchak delivers during the sixth inning in the continuation of a suspended ... Published April 23rd, 2024 via The Gazette

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