Should I draft Michael Baumann or James Karinchak?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Baumann or James Karinchak.

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	0.01
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	89.00	106.00
W	3	1
L	3	3
SV	0	0
IP	52.0	50.0
H	47	36
ER	24	22
K	50	75
BB	22	29
ERA	4.15	3.96
WHIP	1.33	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	60.0	0.0
W	3	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	32.2	0.0
H	30	0
ER	15	0
K	32	0
BB	14	0
ERA	4.19	0.00
WHIP	1.37	0.00

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	Guardians Expected To Call Up James Karinchak Friday Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN James Karinchak: A Glimpse Into His Athleticism And... Published June 21st, 2024 via Inkl James Karinchak Showcasing Pitching Prowess And... Published June 21st, 2024 via Inkl Guardians injury updates on Steven Kwan, Gavin Williams and James Karinchak Published May 17th, 2024 via cleveland.com Guardians option reliever James Karinchak to minors after latest ineffective outing Published April 26th, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News Guardians notes: James Karinchak to join team on road trip, nearing return to mound Published April 25th, 2024 via The Gazette Guardians notes: James Karinchak to join team on road trip, nearing return to mound Published April 25th, 2024 via Chronicle Telegram Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher James Karinchak delivers during the sixth inning in the continuation of a suspended ... Published April 23rd, 2024 via The Gazette

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