Should I draft Matt Manning or Jordan Lyles?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Manning or Jordan Lyles.

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	-0.10	-0.15
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	139.00	126.00
W	6	7
L	8	10
SV	0	0
IP	106.0	140.0
H	106	166
ER	53	85
K	78	101
BB	35	44
ERA	4.50	5.46
WHIP	1.33	1.50

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	28.0	14.0
W	0	0
L	1	0
SV	0	0
IP	27.2	5.0
H	31	2
ER	15	0
K	23	3
BB	12	2
ERA	4.96	0.00
WHIP	1.58	.80

Recent News
	Tigers News: A.J. Hinch Says Matt Manning Must Earn His Way Back to Detroit Published June 26th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Detroit Tigers right-hander Matt Manning 'working on delivery' in Triple-A Toledo Published June 26th, 2024 via Detroit Free Press Matt Manning - Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Pickups (Week 8) Published June 17th, 2024 via MSN Tigers option Matt Manning to Triple-A Toledo Published June 3rd, 2024 via MSN Tigers promote Keider Montero over Matt Manning to start vs. Pirates Published May 29th, 2024 via Detroit Free Press Detroit Tigers activate Kenta Maeda from injured list to start Friday, option Matt Manning Published May 24th, 2024 via Detroit Free Press Matt Manning scratched Friday, optioned to Triple-A Published May 24th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tigers' Matt Manning: Optioned to Triple-A Published May 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Jordan Lyles dominant as Royals crush Red Sox 13-2 Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Jordan Lyles dominant as Royals crush Red Sox 13-2 Published May 26th, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle UK Jordan Lyles is a must fade as favorite vs. Reds on Tuesday night Published May 21st, 2024 via MSN No Timeline For Jordan Lyles' Return Published April 22nd, 2024 Royals' Jordan Lyles: Absence likely an extended one Published April 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Jordan Lyles: Likely to miss extended time Published April 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Jordan Lyles placed on inactive list Published April 20th, 2024 via FantasyPros Royals' Jordan Lyles: Placed on inactive list Published April 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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