Should I draft Shane Bieber or Louie Varland?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Shane Bieber or Louie Varland.

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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Shane Bieber · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.37	1.52
ADP	150.43	Undrafted
PROJ	328.00	269.00
W	10	8
L	8	6
SV	0	0
IP	159.0	128.0
H	144	118
ER	60	55
K	147	138
BB	42	35
ERA	3.40	3.87
WHIP	1.17	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	55.0	2.0
W	2	0
L	0	4
SV	0	0
IP	12.0	26.0
H	10	33
ER	0	19
K	20	25
BB	1	10
ERA	0.00	6.58
WHIP	.92	1.65

Recent News
	Shane Bieber projected to receive free agent deal within Guardians' price range Published June 13th, 2024 via Away Back Gone Chelsea Janes: I would make Shane Bieber a cheap two-year pitch, some kind of deal that recognizes loyalty and is ... Published June 10th, 2024 via 92.3 The Fan "My recovery is flying, but..." - Shane Bieber reflects on 'greatest blessing' post pitcher's season-ending Tommy John ... Published June 9th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Shane Bieber Needs Season-Ending Tommy John Surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Shane Bieber (57) throws against the New York Mets during the first inning of the ... Published June 5th, 2024 via The Gazette Shane Bieber's Guardians teammate reveals his shocking injury truth Published June 4th, 2024 via MSN "Wish he was able to be playing right now" - Shane Bieber's wife Kara Maxine says she misses husband on field after ... Published May 28th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Shane Bieber interested if Guardians are interested in bringing him back after 2024 Published May 26th, 2024 via cleveland.com	Louie Varland's seventh strikeout \| 06/30/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Rookie Louie Varland throws 7 scoreless innings, Twins rout Astros 8-2 Published June 22nd, 2024 via AOL Twins' Louie Varland: Sent back to minors Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Louie Varland's pitches \| 06/16/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Twins vs Athletics Doubleheader: Louie Varland Joins Roster for Bullpen Duties Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Twins add Louie Varland as 27th man for doubleheader against Athletics Published June 16th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins' Louie Varland: Back with big club as 27th man Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Moving Louie Varland to the Bullpen Isn't Straightforward Published June 14th, 2024 via Twins Daily

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