Should I draft Scott Barlow or James McArthur?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Scott Barlow or James McArthur.

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	0.73	0.92
ADP	Undrafted	233.22
PROJ	156.00	169.00
W	1	1
L	3	3
SV	2	12
IP	70.0	65.0
H	57	61
ER	26	28
K	81	64
BB	26	23
ERA	3.34	3.88
WHIP	1.19	1.29

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	66.0	119.0
W	2	4
L	2	3
SV	2	14
IP	33.2	33.2
H	25	38
ER	13	16
K	47	27
BB	18	7
ERA	3.52	4.34
WHIP	1.30	1.36

Recent News
	Scott Barlow Fans Side For Second Save Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Guardians' Scott Barlow: Notches second save Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Former Kansas City Royals pitcher Scott Barlow not surprised by KC's turnaround Published June 11th, 2024 via MSN Scott Barlow reflects on time with Royals Published June 6th, 2024 via MLB.com Scott Barlow's emotional return to face former team, Kansas City Royals, as a Guardian Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Scott Barlow reflects on time with Royals Published June 6th, 2024 via MLB.com Former Kansas City Royals pitcher Scott Barlow not surprised by KC's turnaround Published June 6th, 2024 via Kansas City Star Former Kansas City Royals pitcher Scott Barlow not surprised by KC's turnaround Published June 6th, 2024 via Kansas City Star	James McArthur Tosses Scoreless Ninth Published June 28th, 2024 Royals' James McArthur: Nails down 14th save Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur retires Steven Kwan to seal 2-1 win \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur secures win \| 06/26/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur Notches 13th Save Of Season Monday Published June 25th, 2024 Royals' James McArthur: Notches second save of June Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur seals the win \| 06/24/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur picks off Schuemann after review \| 06/20/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com

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