Should I draft Matt Barnes or Alek Jacob?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Barnes or Alek Jacob.

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	-0.56	-0.44
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	59.00	69.00
W	1	1
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	32.0	25.0
H	27	20
ER	14	7
K	36	29
BB	13	6
ERA	3.94	2.52
WHIP	1.25	1.04

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	6.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	13.1	0.0
H	16	0
ER	10	0
K	10	0
BB	4	0
ERA	6.87	0.00
WHIP	1.53	0.00

Recent News
	Matt Barnes Landing Spots: 3 potential destinations for former All-Star reliever after electing for free agency Published May 9th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Matt Barnes declares free agency Published May 9th, 2024 via FantasyPros Matt Barnes: Elects free agency Published May 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Matt Barnes: Outrighted to minors Published May 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Former Red Sox Closer Matt Barnes' MLB Comeback Derailed by Nationals DFA Published May 9th, 2024 via BVM Sports Garcia, Robles back from IL; Call to Rochester; Matt Barnes DFA Published May 7th, 2024 via MASNsports.com Washington Nationals Designate Former All-Star Reliever Matt Barnes For Assignment Published May 7th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Matt Barnes designated for assignment Published May 7th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Alek Jacob records two strikeouts \| 06/27/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Alek Jacob 2023 MLB Splits Published February 14th, 2024 via ESPN Australia Alek Jacob Career Stats - MLB Published February 14th, 2024 via ESPN Australia No Health Concerns For Alek Jacob Published February 12th, 2024 Padres' Alek Jacob: Good to go for spring Published February 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Alek Jacob discusses his rehab \| 01/10/2024 Published January 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Alek Jacob discusses his rehab \| 01/10/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published January 10th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres roster review: Alek Jacob - The San Diego Union-Tribune Published December 15th, 2023 via The San Diego Union-Tribune

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