Should I draft Thad Ward or Ethan Small?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Thad Ward or Ethan Small.

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	-0.55
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	51.00	60.00
W	1	2
L	0	2
SV	0	0
IP	26.0	33.0
H	21	25
ER	12	14
K	29	35
BB	16	21
ERA	4.15	3.82
WHIP	1.42	1.39

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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	Giants' Ethan Small: Throwing off flat ground Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ethan Small "Still A Ways Away" Published May 31st, 2024 Giants' Ethan Small: Hits 60-day IL Published March 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Injury news: Ethan Small out for "several weeks" with an oblique issue; Jung Hoo Lee has hamstring issue; Alex Cobb ... Published March 15th, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles Giants' Ethan Small: Out with oblique strain Published March 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Ethan Small: Not much action in spring Published March 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ethan Small 2023 MLB Splits Published February 14th, 2024 via ESPN Australia Giants trade for Brewers LHP Ethan Small. Published February 7th, 2024 via McCovey Chronicles

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