Should I draft Nick Nelson or Eric Lauer?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nick Nelson or Eric Lauer.

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	-0.42	-0.37
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	58.00	71.00
W	0	2
L	1	2
SV	0	0
IP	36.0	46.0
H	30	42
ER	17	23
K	39	38
BB	20	17
ERA	4.25	4.50
WHIP	1.39	1.28

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	4.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	3.1	0.0
H	6	0
ER	2	0
K	5	0
BB	0	0
ERA	5.81	0.00
WHIP	1.94	0.00

Recent News
	Phillies' Nick Nelson: Optioned to Triple-A Published April 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Phillies place RHP Luis Ortiz (ankle) on IL, recall RHP Nick Nelson Published March 31st, 2024 via News-shield Phillies place RHP Luis Ortiz (ankle) on IL, recall RHP Nick Nelson Published March 31st, 2024 via Citizentribune Phillies place RHP Luis Ortiz (ankle) on IL, recall RHP Nick Nelson Published March 31st, 2024 via The Bryan Times Phillies place RHP Luis Ortiz (ankle) on IL, recall RHP Nick Nelson Published March 31st, 2024 via Bloomer Advance Phillies place RHP Luis Ortiz (ankle) on IL, recall RHP Nick Nelson Published March 31st, 2024 via Cedar Valley Daily Times Phillies' Nick Nelson: Joining big-league club Published March 31st, 2024 via CBS Sports Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training Roster Cuts: Top Prospects and Pitcher Nick Nelson Moved to Minor League Camp Published March 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Astros Sign Eric Lauer To Minor-League Deal Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros Facing Pitching Crisis: Is Eric Lauer the Answer? Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Astros Sign Eric Lauer To Minor-League Deal Published May 23rd, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros Sign Eric Lauer from Brewers and Pirates to Bolster Injured Pitching Rotation Published May 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Astros Sign Eric Lauer To Minor-League Deal Published May 20th, 2024 Houston Astros Sign Eric Lauer for Pitching Depth Boost Published May 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Houston Astros Sign Eric Lauer To Bolster Pitching Depth Published May 20th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Brewers Pitcher Eric Lauer joins Astros on minor league deal after trades, injuries, and strong performances Published May 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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