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.

Change Players in Draft Analysis

Select Player to Draft

Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Matt Waldron

Change Player

Jordan Lyles

Change Player

SD · SP

KC · SP,RP

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.18	-0.28
ADP	255.40	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

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Draft Matt Waldron or Matt Liberatore Draft Matt Waldron or Kenny Rosenberg Draft Matt Waldron or Brandon Williamson Draft Matt Waldron or Mike Soroka Draft Matt Waldron or Kyle Hurt	Draft Jordan Lyles or Alek Manoah Draft Jordan Lyles or Drew Thorpe Draft Jordan Lyles or Luis Medina Draft Jordan Lyles or Mike Soroka Draft Jordan Lyles or David Peterson

Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	173.0	14.0
W	5	0
L	7	0
SV	0	0
IP	93.2	5.0
H	83	2
ER	37	0
K	87	3
BB	28	2
ERA	3.57	0.00
WHIP	1.19	.80

Recent News
	Matt Waldron discusses pitching at Fenway Park \| 06/30/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox get better of Matt Waldron, Padres in series finale Published June 30th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Matt Waldron's Emotional Journey Bringing Knuckleball Back to Fenway Park Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Matt Waldron honors Tim Wakefield with knuckleball at Fenway Park Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres' Matt Waldron: Gives up two homers in loss Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres pitcher Matt Waldron opens game with knuckleball to honor Tim Wakefield Published June 30th, 2024 via Boston.com San Diego Padres vs. Boston Red Sox: Knuckleballer Matt Waldron Pays Tribute to Tim Wakefield Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Padres pregame: Protecting Matt Waldron's grip as Friars seek Fenway sweep Published June 30th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune	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

New Seasons Now Available

Free Tools

Use our free tools to become a fantasy expert and dominate your league!

Get started in seconds
Sync unlimited leagues for free - no paywalls!
Customized for your league, roster and scoring settings
Support for football, baseball, basketball and hockey
Roto and point-based support
Live Draft Syncing
Draft decision analysis
Intuitive Mock Drafts
Insights on H2H matchups
Most scoring statistics supported
No manual entry required
Much, much more!!

Browser Extension