Should I draft Matt Waldron or Ryan Yarbrough?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Matt Waldron or Ryan Yarbrough.

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	91.00
W	3	3
L	4	2
SV	0	0
IP	76.0	53.0
H	75	56
ER	41	25
K	62	42
BB	23	9
ERA	4.86	4.25
WHIP	1.29	1.23

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	175.0	102.0
W	5	3
L	6	1
SV	0	1
IP	89.1	51.1
H	77	36
ER	34	18
K	84	24
BB	27	17
ERA	3.43	3.17
WHIP	1.17	1.04

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	Ryan Yarbrough Having 'Uncharacteristic' Season Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Ryan Yarbrough Having 'Uncharacteristic' Season Published June 22nd, 2024 via Yardbarker Dodgers acquire Ryan Yarbrough from Royals after missing out on Tigers ace Eduardo Rodriguez Published June 21st, 2024 via Yahoo Movies UK Dodgers' Ryan Yarbrough: Covers three frames in bulk relief Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Yarbrough strikes out three across three innings Published June 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Dodgers' Ryan Yarbrough: Could fill bulk innings Wednesday Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dodgers' Ryan Yarbrough: Could fill bulk innings Wednesday Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Yarbrough - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times

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