Should I draft Mark Leiter or Joel Payamps?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Mark Leiter or Joel Payamps.

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	0.43
ADP	Undrafted	235.76
PROJ	123.00	135.00
W	1	2
L	2	6
SV	0	4
IP	61.0	66.0
H	50	62
ER	26	25
K	69	66
BB	22	17
ERA	3.84	3.41
WHIP	1.18	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	20.0	45.0
W	2	1
L	4	4
SV	0	4
IP	28.2	29.1
H	27	27
ER	17	14
K	39	25
BB	13	9
ERA	5.43	4.33
WHIP	1.42	1.24

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	Cubs 5, Brewers 3: Joel Payamps falters in the eighth Published June 29th, 2024 via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Joel Payamps activated from bereavement list Published May 13th, 2024 via FantasyPros Brewers' Joel Payamps: Back from bereavement list Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Joel Payamps Placed On Bereavement List Published May 10th, 2024 Joel Payamps placed on bereavement list Published May 10th, 2024 via FantasyPros Brewers' Joel Payamps: Goes on bereavement Published May 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Joel Payamps Picks Up Third Save Published May 2nd, 2024 via MSN Brewers' Joel Payamps: Pitches eighth inning Thursday Published April 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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