Should I draft Michael Lorenzen or Jordan Wicks?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Lorenzen or Jordan Wicks.

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	0.20	0.34
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	178.00	188.00
W	8	7
L	7	7
SV	0	0
IP	120.0	123.0
H	117	131
ER	61	60
K	93	111
BB	41	41
ERA	4.58	4.39
WHIP	1.32	1.40

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	151.0	44.0
W	4	1
L	3	2
SV	0	0
IP	77.0	28.0
H	57	31
ER	26	13
K	55	32
BB	31	10
ERA	3.04	4.18
WHIP	1.14	1.46

Recent News
	Rangers' Michael Lorenzen: Takes no-decision Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Lorenzen's five strikeouts \| 06/24/2024 Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Michael Lorenzen gets Hoskins swinging \| 06/24/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Brewers vs. Michael Lorenzen and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 24 Published June 24th, 2024 via Lineups Michael Lorenzen guides Rangers to series win over Dodgers Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Michael Lorenzen guides Rangers to series win over Dodgers Published June 19th, 2024 via MSN Rangers' Michael Lorenzen: Collects another quality start Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Lorenzen's outing against the Mets \| 06/18/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com	Cubs' Jordan Wicks: Ruled out through All-Star break Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs' Jordan Wicks likely headed to IL, which could set up Kyle Hendricks' return to starting rotation Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks exits start with injury, likely headed to IL Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks exits start with injury, likely headed to IL Published June 17th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks likely headed to IL, which could set up Kyle Hendricks' return to starting rotation Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks placed on IL with right oblique strain Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN Devastating Jordan Wicks injury update backs Cubs into a corner with fan favorite Published June 16th, 2024 via FanSided Chicago Cubs receive some bad news regarding starter Jordan Wicks Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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