Should I draft Paul Sewald or Jose Alvarado?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Sewald or Jose Alvarado.

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	3.45	1.77
ADP	112.44	194.06
PROJ	296.00	229.00
W	1	1
L	2	2
SV	32	21
IP	61.0	52.0
H	50	40
ER	23	20
K	76	78
BB	22	25
ERA	3.39	3.46
WHIP	1.18	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	98.0	121.0
W	0	1
L	1	3
SV	11	12
IP	17.1	34.0
H	8	23
ER	3	12
K	17	37
BB	3	12
ERA	1.58	3.18
WHIP	.64	1.03

Recent News
	Diamondbacks' Paul Sewald: Falters versus Dodgers Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Paul Sewald, Torey Lovullo discuss Freddie Freeman at-bat in the ninth inning Published July 2nd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Dodgers Walk Off Paul Sewald and the Diamondbacks 6-5 Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Paul Sewald can't close out Dodgers in 6-5 loss Published July 2nd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Paul Sewald Tosses Perfect Inning Published June 30th, 2024 Paul Sewald Continues Shutout Streak, Earns 11th Save Published June 29th, 2024 Diamondbacks' Paul Sewald: Grabs 11th save Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Paul Sewald Continues Scoreless Streak And Earns 10th Save On Tuesday Published June 26th, 2024	Jose Alvarado's Slump Exposes Phillies' Bullpen Gaps Published June 17th, 2024 via South Philly Review Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Secures 12th save Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Why Soto over Strahm? What happened with Alvarado? Thomson on bullpen moves Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Why Soto over Strahm? What happened with Alvarado? Thomson on bullpen moves Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Blows second save Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports An emergency Phillies-Red Sox trade after another Jose Alvarado blown save Published June 9th, 2024 via MSN Alvarado wilder than he's been in years as Phillies leave London with a loss Published June 9th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia An emergency Phillies-Red Sox trade after another Jose Alvarado blown save Published June 9th, 2024 via FanSided

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