Should I draft Matt Waldron or Jordan Lyles?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Waldron 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	-0.23	-0.15
ADP	254.02	Undrafted
PROJ	105.00	126.00
W	3	7
L	4	10
SV	0	0
IP	76.0	140.0
H	75	166
ER	41	85
K	62	101
BB	23	44
ERA	4.86	5.46
WHIP	1.29	1.50

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	175.0	14.0
W	5	0
L	6	0
SV	0	0
IP	89.1	5.0
H	77	2
ER	34	0
K	84	3
BB	27	2
ERA	3.43	0.00
WHIP	1.17	.80

Recent News
	Tim Wakefield mentored the Padres' Matt Waldron, who is bringing the knuckleball back to Fenway Published June 28th, 2024 via The New York Times 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 Padres Notes: Yu Darvish Updates, Matt Waldron's Remarkable Feat, Garrett Crochet Rumors Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN	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: Likely to miss extended time Published April 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Jordan Lyles: Absence likely an extended one 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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