Should I draft Matt Waldron or Joe Boyle?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Waldron or Joe Boyle.

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	-0.21
ADP	254.46	Undrafted
PROJ	105.00	112.00
W	3	3
L	4	3
SV	0	0
IP	76.0	67.0
H	75	53
ER	41	33
K	62	82
BB	23	52
ERA	4.86	4.43
WHIP	1.29	1.57

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	173.0	5.0
W	5	2
L	7	5
SV	0	0
IP	93.2	27.2
H	83	25
ER	37	22
K	87	29
BB	28	23
ERA	3.57	7.28
WHIP	1.19	1.76

Recent News
	Padres pregame: Protecting Matt Waldron's grip as Friars seek Fenway sweep Published June 30th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres: Knuckleballer Matt Waldron Masters Craft, Ready to Face Red Sox at Fenway Park Published June 29th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres' Matt Waldron brings knuckleball, thoughts of Tim Wakefield into Fenway Park start vs. Red Sox Published June 29th, 2024 via The Boston Globe A Video Game Inspired Padres' Matt Waldron to Learn the Knuckleball Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Knuckleball Success: Matt Waldron's Journey at Fenway Park with Tim Wakefield Mentoring Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Tim Wakefield mentored the Padres' Matt Waldron, who is bringing the knuckleball back to Fenway Published June 28th, 2024 via The New York Times Matt Waldron strikes out 10 as Padres silence Braves' bats in 3-1 win Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Sport Australia Padres Notes: Yu Darvish's Rehab, Trade Priorities, Matt Waldron's Rise Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN	Joe Boyle gets his first win, Esteury Ruiz homers as Athletics top Tigers 4-1 Published June 25th, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle UK Athletics' Joe Boyle: Control issues in minors Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Joe Boyle: Activated, optioned to Triple-A Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Joe Boyle: Activated, optioned to Triple-A Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Joe Boyle: Impresses again in rehab outing Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Joe Boyle: Making another rehab start Published May 31st, 2024 via CBS Sports Joe Boyle Allows Four Runs In Second Rehab Start Published May 31st, 2024 Joe Boyle gets his first win, Esteury Ruiz homers as Athletics top Tigers 4-1 Published May 30th, 2024 via Yahoo Movies Canada

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