Should I draft Michael Wacha or Michael Lorenzen?

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

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	0.33	0.20
ADP	257.06	Undrafted
PROJ	187.00	178.00
W	8	8
L	8	7
SV	0	0
IP	122.0	120.0
H	129	117
ER	60	61
K	108	93
BB	38	41
ERA	4.43	4.58
WHIP	1.37	1.32

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	126.0	146.0
W	4	4
L	6	4
SV	0	0
IP	78.1	82.0
H	75	61
ER	34	31
K	67	58
BB	23	35
ERA	3.92	3.40
WHIP	1.25	1.17

Recent News
	Michael Wacha Bounces Back With Second Victory On Thursday Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Royals' Michael Wacha: Stuck with no-decision Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Wacha's outing against the Guardians \| 06/27/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Guardians vs. Michael Wacha and the Royals: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 27 Published June 27th, 2024 via Lineups Punchless Royals waste Michael Wacha's superb return in 6-0 loss to Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via AOL Kansas City Royals hope return of Hunter Renfroe and Michael Wacha bolsters club Published June 24th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Royals' Michael Wacha: Outdueled in return Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Wacha shines in return as Royals fall to Rangers in a 6-0 loss Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports	Michael Lorenzen strikes out three \| 06/29/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Rangers' Michael Lorenzen: Handed loss Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles vs. Michael Lorenzen and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 29 Published June 29th, 2024 via Lineups 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

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