Should I draft Nathan Eovaldi or Yu Darvish?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nathan Eovaldi or Yu Darvish.

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	1.91	1.98
ADP	190.08	162.03
PROJ	296.00	301.00
W	10	9
L	7	8
SV	0	0
IP	151.0	157.0
H	140	142
ER	66	72
K	142	158
BB	42	47
ERA	3.93	4.13
WHIP	1.21	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	157.0	127.0
W	4	4
L	3	3
SV	0	0
IP	73.0	56.1
H	59	45
ER	28	20
K	74	53
BB	26	15
ERA	3.45	3.21
WHIP	1.16	1.07

Recent News
	Texas Rangers activate Nathan Eovaldi from IL, will start Tuesday against Arizona Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Nathan Eovaldi (groin) becomes fifth Rangers starting pitcher to hit the injured list this season Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi leaves Thursday's game with right groin tightness Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi: Yields five runs in no-decision Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nathan Eovaldi's outing against the Brewers \| 06/26/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Nathan Eovaldi strikes out Brice Turang \| 06/26/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com 2024 MLB pitching props: Nathan Eovaldi among expert's best bets for Wednesday, June 26 Published June 26th, 2024 via SportsLine Brewers vs. Nathan Eovaldi and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 26 Published June 25th, 2024 via Lineups	Padres' Yu Darvish: Resumes light throwing Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Yu Darvish ups scoreless IP streak to 25, gets 200th win Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Yu Darvish's Imaging Comes Out Clean Published June 27th, 2024 MLB Injury Update: Angels' Mike Trout's Recovery making steady progress; Padres' Yu Darvish's elbow Imaging came ... Published June 27th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Padres' Yu Darvish: Imaging comes out clean Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres Notes: Roster Shakeup, Fernando Tatis Jr.'s Injury, Yu Darvish's Setback Published June 25th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yu Darvish Dealing With Elbow Inflammation, Won't Start Tuesday Published June 24th, 2024 Padres place Fernando Tatis Jr. (leg) on IL; Yu Darvish remains sidelined with elbow inflammation - The Athletic Published June 24th, 2024 via The New York Times

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