Should I draft Nestor Cortes or Louie Varland?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nestor Cortes or Louie Varland.

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	1.65	1.52
ADP	217.70	Undrafted
PROJ	278.00	269.00
W	9	8
L	6	6
SV	0	0
IP	136.0	128.0
H	121	118
ER	60	55
K	136	138
BB	40	35
ERA	3.97	3.87
WHIP	1.18	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	200.0	2.0
W	4	0
L	7	4
SV	0	0
IP	105.0	26.0
H	97	33
ER	41	19
K	98	25
BB	19	10
ERA	3.51	6.58
WHIP	1.10	1.65

Recent News
	Nestor Cortes struggles on road again as Yankees lose Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Yankees' Nestor Cortes Concedes Chinks In Armor Against Blue Jays Published June 30th, 2024 via Pinstripes Nation Yankees' Nestor Cortes gets honest about disappointing start vs. Blue Jays Published June 29th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Yankees' Nestor Cortes: Struggles early in loss Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nestor Cortes strikes out five against the Blue Jays \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Blue Jays vs. Nestor Cortes Jr. and the Yankees: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 29 Published June 28th, 2024 via Lineups Yankees' Nestor Cortes delivers blunt admission after loss to Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN Yankees' Nestor Cortes delivers blunt admission after loss to Braves Published June 23rd, 2024 via ClutchPoints	Louie Varland's seventh strikeout \| 06/30/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Rookie Louie Varland throws 7 scoreless innings, Twins rout Astros 8-2 Published June 22nd, 2024 via AOL Twins' Louie Varland: Sent back to minors Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Louie Varland's pitches \| 06/16/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Twins vs Athletics Doubleheader: Louie Varland Joins Roster for Bullpen Duties Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Twins add Louie Varland as 27th man for doubleheader against Athletics Published June 16th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins' Louie Varland: Back with big club as 27th man Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Moving Louie Varland to the Bullpen Isn't Straightforward Published June 14th, 2024 via Twins Daily

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