Should I draft Orion Kerkering or Yuki Matsui?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Orion Kerkering or Yuki Matsui.

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	0.56	1.04
ADP	Undrafted	257.14
PROJ	144.00	178.00
W	1	1
L	2	2
SV	4	11
IP	59.0	61.0
H	49	51
ER	23	25
K	66	70
BB	19	24
ERA	3.51	3.69
WHIP	1.15	1.23

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	90.0	54.0
W	2	3
L	1	2
SV	0	0
IP	29.2	36.0
H	20	24
ER	5	14
K	32	33
BB	6	22
ERA	1.54	3.50
WHIP	.89	1.28

Recent News
	Orion Kerkering's Rise in Major League Baseball Through Pitch Selection Evolution Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Orion Kerkering is heating up Published June 26th, 2024 via The Good Phight Orion Kerkering seals Phillies' win against Tigers \| 06/24/2024 Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Orion Kerkering thriving in first full season with Phillies: 'I just embrace all of these different roles' Published June 20th, 2024 via PhillyVoice.com Is Orion Kerkering the Closer of the Future? Published June 13th, 2024 via Philadelphia Sports Nation Phillies' Orion Kerkering is only just getting started and soaring under the wings of veterans - Philly Sports Published June 4th, 2024 via Philly Sports Network Orion Kerkering keeps adapting - to a new pitch mix, new game situations and big league travel Published May 26th, 2024 via Phillies Nation Orion Kerkering escapes 6th inning jam \| 05/24/2024 \| Philadelphia Phillies Published May 24th, 2024 via MLB.com	Padres News: Yuki Matsui's Continues to Have Mike Shildt's Trust Despite Command Issues Published June 26th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres' Yuki Matsui Still Searching for Command Amid Hot Streak Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Padres' Yuki Matsui Struggles but Mike Shildt Shows Faith in MLB Debut Season Published June 8th, 2024 via BVM Sports Padres' Mike Shildt Backs Yuki Matsui: 'We're Gonna Need Him' Published June 8th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yuki Matsui K's Lourdes Gurriel Jr. for final out \| 06/07/2024 Published June 7th, 2024 via MLB.com Padres' Yuki Matsui: Struggling of late Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports After Adam Mazur's stellar debut for Padres, Yuki Matsui struggles again in loss to Angels Published June 5th, 2024 via MSN After Adam Mazur's stellar debut for Padres, Yuki Matsui struggles again in loss to Angels Published June 5th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune

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