Should I draft Nathan Eovaldi or Taijuan Walker?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nathan Eovaldi or Taijuan Walker.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.95	0.98
ADP	190.78	Undrafted
PROJ	296.00	261.00
W	10	10
L	7	9
SV	0	0
IP	151.0	168.0
H	140	163
ER	66	78
K	142	128
BB	42	57
ERA	3.93	4.18
WHIP	1.21	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	157.0	57.0
W	4	3
L	3	3
SV	0	0
IP	73.0	53.0
H	59	58
ER	28	33
K	74	43
BB	26	21
ERA	3.45	5.60
WHIP	1.16	1.49

Recent News
	Bruce Bochy on Nathan Eovaldi's stellar outing \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Nathan Eovaldi on his dominant outing \| 07/02/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers shut out Padres Published July 2nd, 2024 via Deadspin Texas Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi delivers one-hitter to silence Padres Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers shut out Padres \| Fieldlevel \| rockdalenewtoncitizen.com Published July 2nd, 2024 via Rockdale Newton Citizen Padres vs. Nathan Eovaldi and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - July 2 Published July 2nd, 2024 via Lineups San Diego Padres vs. Texas Rangers Prediction: Can Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers Bounce Back Against Padres? Published July 2nd, 2024 via OddsChecker MLB Insider: Why Nathan Eovaldi makes sense as a trade candidate for the Rangers Published July 1st, 2024 via FanSided	Phillies target a local product who won't solve their Taijuan Walker problem Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN De George: With Taijuan Walker injury, burden on Phillies' starters even greater Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN An emergency Phillies-Tigers trade to replace Taijuan Walker Published June 29th, 2024 via FanSided 3 trade deadline options for Phillies to replace Taijuan Walker in the rotation Published June 29th, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here With Spencer Turnbull, Taijuan Walker on IL, Michael Mercado to get the nod Published June 28th, 2024 via The Trentonian Taijuan Walker Won't Be Back Before All-Star Break Published June 27th, 2024 Phillies' Taijuan Walker: Ruled out through All-Star break Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Phillies manager provides injury update on Taijuan Walker Published June 26th, 2024 via Yardbarker

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