Should I draft Steven Matz or Seth Lugo?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Steven Matz or Seth Lugo.

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)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.38	0.72
ADP	Undrafted	197.39
PROJ	191.00	214.00
W	6	8
L	7	7
SV	0	0
IP	108.0	137.0
H	104	147
ER	47	66
K	101	119
BB	31	42
ERA	3.92	4.34
WHIP	1.25	1.38

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	9.0	319.0
W	1	11
L	2	2
SV	0	0
IP	27.2	116.0
H	37	94
ER	19	29
K	17	105
BB	11	27
ERA	6.29	2.25
WHIP	1.76	1.04

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	Vinnie Pasquantino, Seth Lugo earn Royals monthly awards Published July 2nd, 2024 via Wichita Eagle Royals honor Vinnie Pasquantino, Seth Lugo with team awards for month of June Published July 2nd, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Vinnie Pasquantino, Seth Lugo named Royals Player/Pitcher of the Month Published July 2nd, 2024 via Salina Post Seth Lugo Dominates in Scoreless Outing With 10 Strikeouts Published July 1st, 2024 via News Radio 710 KEEL Seth Lugo Strikes Out 10 Batters, Achieves 11th Win: Royals Defeat Guardians 6-2 Published July 1st, 2024 via Sunflower State Radio Seth Lugo Strikes Out 10, Picks Up Win On Sunday Published July 1st, 2024 With All-Star pitchers revealed July 7, Bossier City's Seth Lugo takes MLB lead in ERA, wins Published June 30th, 2024 via The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate Seth Lugo earns MLB-best 11th win as Royals earn series victory over Guardians Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com

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