Should I draft Tyler Holton or Fernando Cruz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Tyler Holton or Fernando Cruz.

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	0.13	0.40
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	114.00	133.00
W	1	1
L	3	4
SV	0	0
IP	67.0	64.0
H	63	51
ER	31	26
K	69	86
BB	21	27
ERA	4.16	3.66
WHIP	1.25	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	97.0	65.0
W	3	3
L	1	5
SV	2	0
IP	42.1	35.1
H	28	23
ER	19	15
K	34	60
BB	9	18
ERA	4.06	3.85
WHIP	.88	1.17

Recent News
	Tigers' Tyler Holton: Serving as opener Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Tyler Holton: Serving as opener Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Tyler Holton: Logs two scoreless innings Sunday Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Facing opposite-handed hitters no issue for Tigers' Tyler Holton Published May 26th, 2024 via Detroit News Tyler Holton seals the deal in tight Tigers victory Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tigers' Tyler Holton: Collects first save of season Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Tyler Holton: Earns third win Published May 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Tyler Holton: Snags second win Published April 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Fernando Cruz and his family volunteer at food bank Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Fernando Cruz: A Triumphant Underdog Story Published June 9th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Reds reliever Fernando Cruz is at his best in the toughest situations out of the bullpen Published June 7th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Fernando Cruz escapes the jam \| 06/01/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Fernando Cruz always believed he would reach the Majors. Now, at 34, he is shining Published May 28th, 2024 via WLWT Cincinnati Fernando Cruz's stellar relief appearance \| 05/27/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Fernando Cruz's struggles continue vs. Dodgers Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Fernando Cruz's struggles continue vs. Dodgers Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com

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