Should I draft Nick Pivetta or Merrill Kelly?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nick Pivetta or Merrill Kelly.

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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Merrill Kelly · Shoulder (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.32	2.55
ADP	167.60	167.53
PROJ	326.00	342.00
W	10	12
L	9	9
SV	0	0
IP	163.0	176.0
H	143	157
ER	74	74
K	187	163
BB	64	59
ERA	4.09	3.78
WHIP	1.27	1.23

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	69.0	70.0
W	2	2
L	4	0
SV	0	0
IP	35.1	24.2
H	30	17
ER	16	6
K	42	21
BB	7	6
ERA	4.10	2.23
WHIP	1.05	.95

Recent News
	Boston Red Sox's Nick Pivetta Ties Roger Clemens with Record-Setting Strikeouts Published May 31st, 2024 via BVM Sports Nick Pivetta Punches Out Nine Tigers On Thursday Published May 31st, 2024 Red Sox's Nick Pivetta: Fans nine batters in defeat Published May 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Pivetta Shines with Red Sox tying Boston's Strikeout Record Published May 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Nick Pivetta's 'cool' Red Sox record ties Roger Clemens but not enough to win Published May 30th, 2024 via MassLive.com Nick Pivetta Ties Boston Strikeout Record Published May 30th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Nick Pivetta Ties Club Strikeout Record as Red Sox Fall 5-0 to Tigers Published May 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Nick Pivetta's outing against the Tigers \| 05/30/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published May 30th, 2024 via MLB.com	Merrill Kelly Expected To Begin A Throwing Program Next Week Published May 28th, 2024 Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly: Nearing throwing program Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly: MRI shows healing Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Torey Lovullo updates on Merrill Kelly's injury status Published May 24th, 2024 via MSN Torey Lovullo updates on Merrill Kelly's injury status Published May 23rd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Merrill Kelly, Reese Olson, Kenta Maeda, Jon Gray, Shane ... Published May 23rd, 2024 via MSN Merrill Kelly Scheduled For MRI This Week Published May 23rd, 2024 Merrill Kelly (shoulder) to undergo MRI this week Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros

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