Should I draft Steven Matz or Jose Urquidy?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Steven Matz or Jose Urquidy.

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

Steven Matz · Back (Out)

Jose Urquidy · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.38	0.20
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	191.00	178.00
W	6	6
L	7	7
SV	0	0
IP	108.0	113.0
H	104	112
ER	47	57
K	101	102
BB	31	32
ERA	3.92	4.54
WHIP	1.25	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	9.0	0.0
W	1	0
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	27.2	0.0
H	37	0
ER	19	0
K	17	0
BB	11	0
ERA	6.29	0.00
WHIP	1.76	0.00

Recent News
	Steven Matz Transferred To 60-Day Injured List Published June 28th, 2024 St. Louis Cardinals Urgent Search for Pitcher After Steven Matz's Injury Setback Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Steven Matz Suffers Rehab Setback Published June 22nd, 2024 Cardinals Rotation Woes: Steven Matz Out 4-6 Weeks, Trade Options Ahead Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Cardinals' never-ending Steven Matz injury saga takes another frustrating turn Published June 22nd, 2024 via FanSided Cardinals' Steven Matz: Shut down multiple weeks Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Steven Matz: Back soreness surfaces Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Steven Matz throws three perfect innings in rehab Published June 16th, 2024 via MiLB.com	Jose Urquidy gets plenty of support as Astros top Rangers Published June 19th, 2024 via Reuters Astros' Jose Urquidy: Undergoes Tommy John surgery Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros' Jose Urquidy might need another Tommy John surgery Published June 7th, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros' pitchers Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier to have elbow surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros' pitchers Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier both to have season-ending elbow surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via Steamboat Radio Houston Astros' pitchers Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier both to have season-ending elbow surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via newsradioklbj.com Astros rotation thins with losses of Cristian Javier and Jose Urquidy Published June 6th, 2024 via Just Baseball Houston Astros Share Brutal Update on Jose Urquidy Published June 5th, 2024 via Yardbarker

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