Should I draft Michael Baumann or Brandon Bielak?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Baumann or Brandon Bielak.

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	-0.19	-0.37
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	89.00	75.00
W	3	2
L	3	2
SV	0	0
IP	52.0	54.0
H	47	54
ER	24	28
K	50	49
BB	22	26
ERA	4.15	4.67
WHIP	1.33	1.48

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	57.0	18.0
W	3	1
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	31.2	23.0
H	29	31
ER	15	13
K	31	12
BB	14	8
ERA	4.33	5.09
WHIP	1.38	1.70

Recent News
	Author: Michael Baumann \| Page 13 Published October 27th, 2023 via FanGraphs Author: Michael Baumann \| Page 14 Published September 6th, 2023 via FanGraphs Michael Baumann Net Worth 2023: Stats Height Salary Wife Published August 29th, 2023 via CAknowledge Michael Baumann on Mike Baumann Published July 27th, 2023 via Fangraphs FanGraphs Audio: Dan Hayes Celebrates Joe Mauer, Michael ... Published February 3rd, 2023 via Fangraphs Author: Michael Baumann Published September 7th, 2022 via Fangraphs	Athletics acquire Brandon Bielak from Astros Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN A's acquire right-hander Brandon Bielak from Astros for cash Published June 4th, 2024 via Yahoo Eurosport UK Oakland Athletics Send Newly Acquired Right-Hander Brandon Bielak to Minors but Potential for MLB Return Amid ... Published May 31st, 2024 via BVM Sports Athletics Outright Brandon Bielak Published May 31st, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Athletics Send Brandon Bielak to Triple-A Las Vegas After Clearing Waivers in Cash Deal Published May 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports A's acquire right-hander Brandon Bielak from Astros for cash Published May 29th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Athletics' Brandon Bielak: Sent outright to Triple-A Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Brandon Bielak: DFA'd by Oakland Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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