Should I draft Walker Buehler or Louie Varland?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Walker Buehler or Louie Varland.

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	1.23	1.49
ADP	164.86	Undrafted
PROJ	251.00	269.00

W	9	8
L	4	6
SV	0	0
IP	120.0	128.0
H	110	118
ER	51	55
K	110	138
BB	32	35
ERA	3.83	3.87
WHIP	1.18	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	25.0	-22.0
W	1	0
L	1	4
SV	0	0
IP	13.1	16.2
H	14	27
ER	6	17
K	13	18
BB	2	9
ERA	4.12	9.44
WHIP	1.22	2.22

Recent News
	Dodgers News: Walker Buehler Acknowledges Decline In Stuff But Remains Confident Published May 18th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers news: Shohei Ohtani, Walker Buehler, Diego Cartaya Published May 17th, 2024 via True Blue LA Walker Buehler Throws Sim Game Wednesday Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN Dodgers Dugout: Should the Dodgers be worried about Walker Buehler? Published May 16th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times Dodgers Notes: Astros Caught Cheating, Former LA Reliever Traded, Walker Buehler Gets Honest on Struggles Published May 15th, 2024 via Dodgers Nation Dodgers' Walker Buehler On Early Struggles: 'It's Going to Take a Minute' Published May 14th, 2024 via Dodgers Nation Why the Dodgers believe Walker Buehler can still dominate Published May 13th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times Walker Buehler Can't Make It Through Fourth Against Padres Published May 13th, 2024	Twins' Louie Varland, after demotion, sees success with different pitch Published May 17th, 2024 via Star Tribune Louie Varland Could Be Removed From Rotation Published May 5th, 2024 via MSN Louie Varland Could Be Removed From Rotation Published May 5th, 2024 via MSN Louie Varland Is Stealing From deGrom's Arsenal. So Why Isn't He Getting Outs? Published April 23rd, 2024 via Zone Coverage Twins Lack Starting Pitching Depth Behind Louie Varland Published April 23rd, 2024 via Twins Daily Louie Varland Sent To Minors Published April 22nd, 2024 Twins send Louie Varland to minors, activate Max Kepler Published April 22nd, 2024 via Star Tribune Twins send struggling Varland to Triple-A, bring Kepler back from IL Published April 22nd, 2024 via TSN

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