Should I draft Steven Matz or Ross Stripling?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Steven Matz or Ross Stripling.

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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Steven Matz · Back (Out)

Ross Stripling · Elbow (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.38	0.40
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	191.00	192.00
W	6	6
L	7	7
SV	0	0
IP	108.0	124.0
H	104	131
ER	47	59
K	101	101
BB	31	27
ERA	3.92	4.28
WHIP	1.25	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	9.0	1.0
W	1	1
L	2	9
SV	0	0
IP	27.2	55.2
H	37	77
ER	19	36
K	17	35
BB	11	12
ERA	6.29	5.87
WHIP	1.76	1.61

Recent News
	Steven Matz Transferred To 60-Day Injured List Published June 28th, 2024 Cardinals' Steven Matz: Shifted to 60-day IL Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports 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 MSN 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	Athletics' Ross Stripling: Throws bullpen Tuesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Oakland A's Paul Blackburn and Ross Stripling Scheduled for Bullpen Sessions This Week Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Ken Rosenthal, Ross Stripling & Josh Rojas join; Royce Lewis can't stop mashing \| Foul Territory Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Ross Stripling To Throw His First Bullpen Next Week Published June 20th, 2024 Athletics' Ross Stripling: Set for bullpen session Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Ross Stripling: Throwing from 105 feet Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ross Stripling: A Display Of Confidence And... Published June 12th, 2024 via Inkl Athletics' Ross Stripling: Set to begin throwing program Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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