Should I draft Riley O'Brien or Zach Jackson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Riley O'Brien or Zach Jackson.

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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Injury Alert

Riley O'Brien · Forearm (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.15	-0.33
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	93.00	78.00
W	2	0
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	47.0	44.0
H	41	37
ER	21	20
K	48	53
BB	23	25
ERA	4.02	4.09
WHIP	1.36	1.41

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	1.0	0.0
H	1	0
ER	1	0
K	2	0
BB	2	0
ERA	9.00	0.00
WHIP	3.00	0.00

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	Athletics' Zach Jackson Outrighted to Triple-A After Waiver Stint Published April 10th, 2024 via BVM Sports Athletics' Zach Jackson: Clears waivers Published April 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Zach Jackson: Designated for assignment Published April 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports A's acquire Alex Speas, DFA Zach Jackson Published April 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports A's acquire Alex Speas, DFA Zach Jackson Published April 6th, 2024 via Athletics Nation Athletics' Zach Jackson: Optioned to Triple-A Published March 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Zach Jackson: Healthy for spring training Published March 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Berryhill's Zach Jackson, Jenks' Thomas Hatch among local players taken in baseball draft Published January 29th, 2024 via Tulsa World

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