Should I draft Matt Waldron or Josh Winckowski?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Waldron or Josh Winckowski.

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	0.29
ADP	254.02	Undrafted
PROJ	105.00	125.00
W	3	2
L	4	5
SV	0	1
IP	76.0	81.0
H	75	79
ER	41	35
K	62	70
BB	23	29
ERA	4.86	3.89
WHIP	1.29	1.33

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	175.0	51.0
W	5	1
L	6	1
SV	0	0
IP	89.1	30.1
H	77	33
ER	34	11
K	84	27
BB	27	12
ERA	3.43	3.29
WHIP	1.17	1.50

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	Will Josh Winckowski have a strong start this weekend vs. Padres LOCKED ON CROSSOVER Published June 28th, 2024 via FOX61 Hartford Josh Winckowski Pitching Analysis 2024: Bullpen Success to Rotation Troubles Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Red Sox News, Analysis: Can Josh Winckowski Stick in the Rotation? Published June 27th, 2024 via Over The Monster Josh Winckowski Honored To Be Back With Red Sox After Triple-A Stint Published June 26th, 2024 via NESN Red Sox pitcher Brayan Bello gets extra rest before Josh Winckowski replaces him Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Red Sox's Josh Winckowski: Joining rotation Sunday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports How Josh Winckowski's Relief Outing Keeps Red Sox Fresh Published June 25th, 2024 via NESN Josh Winckowski's eight strikeouts in relief \| 06/25/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com

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