Should I draft Pierce Johnson or Kirby Yates?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Pierce Johnson or Kirby Yates.

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	0.21	0.26
ADP	Undrafted	186.24
PROJ	120.00	123.00
W	2	1
L	1	3
SV	0	4
IP	52.0	59.0
H	44	47
ER	23	28
K	73	69
BB	24	30
ERA	3.98	4.27
WHIP	1.31	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	65.0	151.0
W	2	3
L	1	1
SV	1	11
IP	27.1	28.1
H	23	13
ER	10	3
K	35	38
BB	12	14
ERA	3.32	.96
WHIP	1.29	.96

Recent News
	Braves get Pierce Johnson back, Travis d'Arnaud injury update Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Braves' Pierce Johnson: Notches eighth hold Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Behind the Braves Podcast \| Pierce Johnson Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Braves News: Injury updates, Pierce Johnson's return, more Published May 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Braves News: Injury updates, Pierce Johnson's return, more Published May 19th, 2024 via Battery Power Atlanta Braves activate RHP Pierce Johnson (elbow) from IL Published May 18th, 2024 via MSN Braves activate RHP Pierce Johnson from IL \| Fieldlevel \| albanyherald.com Published May 18th, 2024 via The Albany Herald Atlanta Braves activate RHP Pierce Johnson (elbow) from IL Published May 18th, 2024 via ESPN	Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates has All-Star case, even without lighting up the radar gun Published June 29th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers' Kirby Yates Dominates First Half, Chases All-Star Game Spot Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Close To Perfect! Texas Rangers Closer Kirby Yates Has Put Up All-Star First Half Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Kirby Yates gets out of the jam \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Kirby Yates Joins Off Base \| 06/25/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates featured in ESPN's midseason MLB awards Published June 24th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers closer Kirby Yates in ESPN's midseason MLB awards Published June 24th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Kirby Yates shuts the door on the Royals \| 06/21/2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com

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