Should I draft Matt Waldron or Daniel Lynch?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Waldron or Daniel Lynch.

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	-0.23	-0.20
ADP	253.76	Undrafted
PROJ	105.00	113.00
W	3	6
L	4	7
SV	0	0
IP	76.0	91.0
H	75	99
ER	41	49
K	62	74
BB	23	32
ERA	4.86	4.85
WHIP	1.29	1.44

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	175.0	23.0
W	5	0
L	6	0
SV	0	0
IP	89.1	22.2
H	77	20
ER	34	16
K	84	15
BB	27	8
ERA	3.43	6.49
WHIP	1.17	1.26

Recent News
	Padres' Matt Waldron: Strikes out eight in no-decision Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Waldron strikes out eight \| 06/24/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Matt Waldron strikes out Joey Meneses \| 06/24/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres Pitcher Matt Waldron Revives Knuckleball with Dominance Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports How Matt Waldron is bringing back the knuckleball: Padres pitcher's trick offering isn't just a gimmick Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres send surging Matt Waldron to take on Nationals Published June 24th, 2024 via Deadspin Matt Waldron talks about his knuckleball so far this season Published June 21st, 2024 via Audacy Padres Notes: Yu Darvish Updates, Matt Waldron's Remarkable Feat, Garrett Crochet Rumors Published June 21st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	KC Royals' Anthony Veneziano steps in to replace struggling pitcher Daniel Lynch IV Published June 13th, 2024 via BVM Sports With Daniel Lynch IV's fate sealed, rookie is next up for the KC Royals Published June 13th, 2024 via Kings of Kauffman Royals' Daniel Lynch: Sent down to Triple-A Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Daniel Lynch: Surrenders six runs in bulk relief Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Quatraro on Daniel Lynch IV's outing, more \| 06/12/2024 Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Daniel Lynch IV's outing against the Yankees \| 06/12/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Daniel Lynch: Following opener Wednesday Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Daniel Lynch: Blasted for eight runs Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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