Should I draft Richard Lovelady or Michael Kelly?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Richard Lovelady or Michael 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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Richard Lovelady · Forearm (Day To Day)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.52	-0.35
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	62.00	76.00
W	1	2
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	27.0	49.0
H	22	46
ER	10	24
K	28	52
BB	10	24
ERA	3.33	4.41
WHIP	1.19	1.43

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-9.0	57.0
W	2	3
L	4	2
SV	0	0
IP	13.0	31.1
H	18	27
ER	11	9
K	12	22
BB	3	10
ERA	7.62	2.60
WHIP	1.62	1.19

Recent News
	Rays' Richard Lovelady: Scheduled for bullpen session Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays activate Colin Poche (back), put Richard Lovelady on IL Published June 14th, 2024 via MSN Rays activate Colin Poche (back), put Richard Lovelady on IL Published June 8th, 2024 via ESPN Rays Activate Colin Poche, Replace Injured Richard Lovelady on 15-Day IL Published June 8th, 2024 via BVM Sports Rays' Richard Lovelady: Lands on IL with forearm strain Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tampa Bay Rays' Bullpen Boosted by Left-Handed Pitcher Richard Lovelady Acquisition Published May 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports How new addition Richard Lovelady can aid Tampa Bay Rays' bullpen Published May 19th, 2024 via Rays Colored Glasses Rays add a lefty reliever in acquiring Richard Lovelady from Cubs Published May 18th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times	Suspended A's Pitcher Michael Kelly Will Lose Out On $740k Salary After Betting A Total Of $99 On MLB Games Published June 7th, 2024 via Fanbuzz Michael Kelly suspended for one year for violating MLB's sports betting rules Published June 5th, 2024 via MSN Former West Boca Raton High pitcher, four others suspended from MLB after gambling scandal Published June 5th, 2024 via Palm Beach Post Best photos of former West Boca baseball star Michael Kelly Published June 4th, 2024 via Palm Beach Post Suspension of A's pitcher Michael Kelly shines a light on MLB's gambling hypocrisy Published June 4th, 2024 via MSN Suspension of A's Michael Kelly shines a light on MLB's hypocrisy Published June 4th, 2024 via San Francisco Chronicle Oakland A's react to Michael Kelly's gambling suspension. Can he return to MLB? Published June 4th, 2024 via The Mercury News A's and ex-Astros minor leaguer Michael Kelly suspended for gambling Published June 4th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle

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