Should I draft Thad Ward or Austin Cox?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Thad Ward or Austin Cox.

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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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.66	-0.76
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	51.00	43.00
W	1	0
L	0	2
SV	0	0
IP	26.0	40.0
H	21	42
ER	12	20
K	29	31
BB	16	16
ERA	4.15	4.50
WHIP	1.42	1.45

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	0.0
H	0	0
ER	0	0
K	0	0
BB	0	0
ERA	0.00	0.00
WHIP	0.00	0.00

Recent News
	Nationals' Thad Ward: Rookie struggles continue Published June 5th, 2023 via CBS Sports Nationals' Thad Ward: Still in running for bullpen spot Published March 22nd, 2023 via CBS Sports Boston could get Rule 5 loss Thad Ward back soon Published March 22nd, 2023 via Yardbarker Nationals' Thad Ward: Still in running for bullpen spot Published March 22nd, 2023 via CBS Sports Illini Football: Thad Ward is a Homerun Hire Published February 2nd, 2023 via Yardbarker One of Kansas State's assistant football coaches is leaving for a job in the Big Ten Published February 1st, 2023 via Wichita Eagle Thad Ward returning as Illinois running backs coach Published January 30th, 2023 via wcia.com New Opportunity With Nationals Excites Thad Ward Published January 6th, 2023 via Baseball America	Royals' Austin Cox: Makes season debut at Double-A Published April 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Overview, News, Stats, and Game Log Published February 13th, 2024 via NBC Sports Austin Cox 2023 MLB Splits Published January 22nd, 2024 via ESPN Australia Austin Cox's 2023 Season Performance Raises Questions About His Future with the KC Royals Published December 26th, 2023 via BVM Sports Royals' Austin Cox: Re-signs with Royals Published November 18th, 2023 via CBS Sports Royals' Austin Cox: Designated for assignment Published November 17th, 2023 via CBS Sports Austin Cox: Cut loose by Kansas City Published November 17th, 2023 via CBS Sports Two Royals set for surgery after injuries in Toronto. Here is the plan moving forward Published September 12th, 2023 via Kansas City Star

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