Should I draft Riley O'Brien or Andrew Saalfrank?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Riley O'Brien or Andrew Saalfrank.

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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Riley O'Brien · Forearm (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.15	0.06
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	93.00	109.00
W	2	2
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	47.0	56.0
H	41	50
ER	21	23
K	48	58
BB	23	26
ERA	4.02	3.70
WHIP	1.36	1.36

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	-14.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	1.0	1.0
H	1	2
ER	1	4
K	2	0
BB	2	4
ERA	9.00	36.00
WHIP	3.00	6.00

Recent News
	Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Set to throw bullpen Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Shut down after forearm setback Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Rehab assignment begins Saturday Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Riley O'Brien sees 'progression' in rehab from arm injury Published June 12th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Tossing live BP Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Throwing off mound Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals place right-hander Riley O'Brien on IL due to right flexor tendon strain Published May 26th, 2024 via Yahoo News Australia Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Long tossing Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Diamondbacks' Andrew Saalfrank Suspended One Year For Betting On Baseball Published June 6th, 2024 via Sportscasting Former IU baseball pitcher Andrew Saalfrank gets one-year suspension Published June 5th, 2024 via The Daily Hoosier MLB Suspends Former Indiana Pitcher Andrew Saalfrank One Year For Violating Sports Betting Policy Published June 4th, 2024 via Yardbarker Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Andrew Saalfrank suspended for gambling, teammates react Published June 4th, 2024 via BVM Sports Indiana baseball alum Andrew Saalfrank banned one year from MLB for betting Published June 4th, 2024 via Indiana Daily Student Diamondbacks react to Andrew Saalfrank's gambling suspension Published June 4th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Saalfrank suspended for sports betting Published June 4th, 2024 via Cronkite News Diamondbacks discuss Andrew Saalfrank's one-year ban Published June 4th, 2024 via Yardbarker

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