Should I draft Shawn Armstrong or James Karinchak?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Shawn Armstrong or James Karinchak.

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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James Karinchak · Shoulder (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.32	0.01
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	127.00	106.00
W	2	1
L	1	3
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	50.0
H	54	36
ER	22	22
K	62	75
BB	16	29
ERA	3.41	3.96
WHIP	1.21	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	49.0	0.0
W	2	0
L	2	0
SV	1	0
IP	36.2	0.0
H	40	0
ER	22	0
K	39	0
BB	14	0
ERA	5.47	0.00
WHIP	1.49	0.00

Recent News
	Shawn Armstrong Making The Start Against A's Published May 30th, 2024 via MSN Shawn Armstrong Making The Start Against A's Published May 30th, 2024 Rays' Shawn Armstrong: Slated to open Thursday's game Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tampa Bay Rays' Shawn Armstrong Grateful For Guidance Of Grandfather Who Served In Vietnam Published May 26th, 2024 via Tampa Free Press Shawn Armstrong to serve as opener Friday Published May 23rd, 2024 via FantasyPros Rays' Shawn Armstrong: Will open Friday's game Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Shawn Armstrong: Will be opener Friday Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Shawn Armstrong: Opening Wednesday's contest Published April 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Guardians Expected To Call Up James Karinchak Friday Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN James Karinchak: A Glimpse Into His Athleticism And... Published June 21st, 2024 via Inkl James Karinchak Showcasing Pitching Prowess And... Published June 21st, 2024 via Inkl Guardians injury updates on Steven Kwan, Gavin Williams and James Karinchak Published May 17th, 2024 via cleveland.com Guardians option reliever James Karinchak to minors after latest ineffective outing Published April 26th, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News Guardians notes: James Karinchak to join team on road trip, nearing return to mound Published April 25th, 2024 via The Gazette Guardians notes: James Karinchak to join team on road trip, nearing return to mound Published April 25th, 2024 via Chronicle Telegram Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher James Karinchak delivers during the sixth inning in the continuation of a suspended ... Published April 23rd, 2024 via The Gazette

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