Should I draft Mark Leiter or Scott McGough?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Mark Leiter or Scott McGough.

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	0.04
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	123.00	108.00
W	1	2
L	2	4
SV	0	0
IP	61.0	61.0
H	50	56
ER	26	27
K	69	68
BB	22	23
ERA	3.84	3.98
WHIP	1.18	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	20.0	-5.0
W	2	1
L	4	3
SV	0	0
IP	28.2	27.0
H	27	28
ER	17	22
K	39	20
BB	13	18
ERA	5.43	7.33
WHIP	1.42	1.70

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	Diamondbacks recall Humberto Castellanos, option Scott McGough to Triple-A Reno Published June 28th, 2024 via Yardbarker Diamondbacks' Scott McGough: Sent to Reno Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Scott McGough to start for D-backs vs. White Sox Published June 15th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks' Scott McGough: Opening Saturday Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Scott McGough: Allows run as opener Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Scott McGough to start for D-backs; Tommy Henry recalled Published June 9th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Scott McGough to Open, Tommy Henry to Provide Bulk Innings Vs. Padres Published June 9th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Scott McGough named Sunday's starter vs. Padres Published June 8th, 2024 via Burn City Sports

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