Should I draft Riley O'Brien or Brandon Bielak?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Riley O'Brien or Brandon Bielak.

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

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Injury Alert

Riley O'Brien · Forearm (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.15	-0.37
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	93.00	75.00
W	2	2
L	0	2
SV	0	0
IP	47.0	54.0
H	41	54
ER	21	28
K	48	49
BB	23	26
ERA	4.02	4.67
WHIP	1.36	1.48

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	18.0
W	0	1
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	1.0	23.0
H	1	31
ER	1	13
K	2	12
BB	2	8
ERA	9.00	5.09
WHIP	3.00	1.70

Recent News
	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 Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Transferred to 60-day IL Published May 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports	A's acquire right-hander Brandon Bielak from Astros for cash Published June 4th, 2024 via Yahoo Eurosport UK Oakland Athletics Send Newly Acquired Right-Hander Brandon Bielak to Minors but Potential for MLB Return Amid ... Published May 31st, 2024 via BVM Sports Athletics Outright Brandon Bielak Published May 31st, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Athletics Send Brandon Bielak to Triple-A Las Vegas After Clearing Waivers in Cash Deal Published May 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports A's acquire right-hander Brandon Bielak from Astros for cash Published May 29th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Athletics' Brandon Bielak: Sent outright to Triple-A Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Brandon Bielak: DFA'd by Oakland Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Houston Astros: Brandon Bielak embraces opportunity with A's Published May 24th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle

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