Should I draft Taj Bradley or Steven Matz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Taj Bradley or Steven Matz.

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	0.14	0.38
ADP	235.68	Undrafted
PROJ	174.00	191.00
W	5	6
L	6	7
SV	0	0
IP	94.0	108.0
H	89	104
ER	43	47
K	104	101
BB	32	31
ERA	4.12	3.92
WHIP	1.29	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	101.0	9.0
W	2	1
L	4	2
SV	0	0
IP	49.2	27.2
H	39	37
ER	21	19
K	61	17
BB	18	11
ERA	3.84	6.29
WHIP	1.16	1.76

Recent News
	Rays' Taj Bradley: Fans eight in no-decision Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Taj Bradley ties career high with 11 strikeouts as the Rays rally to beat the Cubs 3-2 Published June 22nd, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Ryne Stanek, Yimi Garcia, Taj Bradley, Jake Irvin Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Taj Bradley Impresses As Rays Win Game 2 in Minnesota \| Locked On Rays Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Rays' Taj Bradley: Tosses six strong innings Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports How Rays' Taj Bradley has grown into a potential future ace Published June 19th, 2024 via Leader-Telegram How Rays' Taj Bradley has grown into a potential future ace Published June 18th, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Taj Bradley, Hunter Brown emerging as must-add starters? Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN	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 Cardinals' Steven Matz: Gets another Double-A rehab start Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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