Should I draft Yimi Garcia or Julian Merryweather?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yimi Garcia or Julian Merryweather.

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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Injury Alert

Yimi Garcia · Elbow (Day To Day)

Julian Merryweather · Ribs (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.30	0.49
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	126.00	139.00
W	2	1
L	4	4
SV	0	2
IP	64.0	67.0
H	57	56
ER	26	27
K	70	82
BB	17	29
ERA	3.66	3.63
WHIP	1.16	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	113.0	11.0
W	3	0
L	0	0
SV	5	0
IP	28.0	4.2
H	15	4
ER	8	1
K	37	6
BB	7	2
ERA	2.57	2.14
WHIP	.79	1.43

Recent News
	Jordan Romano, Yimi Garcia Playing Catch Published June 24th, 2024 Blue Jays' Yimi Garcia: Long-tossing from 120 feet Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Blue Jays place reliever Yimi Garcia on 15-day IL Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays' Yimi Garcia: Plays catch Saturday Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Blue Jays place Yimi Garcia on 15-day IL with sore elbow Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN MRI to Yimi Garcia's elbow reveals no structural damage, Yariel Rodriguez and Brandon Eisert join Blue Jays in Toronto Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Blue Jay's Urgent Need: Full Recovery for Reliever Yimi Garcia Published June 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Blue Jays get reliever relief with news that Yimi Garcia's injury isn't serious Published June 18th, 2024 via Saltwire	Cubs' Julian Merryweather: Throws bullpen session Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs' Julian Merryweather: Out through All-Star break Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Julian Merryweather To Start Throwing Monday Published May 17th, 2024 Cubs' Julian Merryweather: Nearing throwing program Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs News: Injury updates on Jameson Taillon, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Julian Merryweather Published April 17th, 2024 via CubsHQ Julian Merryweather Moved To 60-Day Injured List Published April 17th, 2024 Cubs' Julian Merryweather: Goes to 60-day IL Published April 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chicago Cubs bullpen fails 1st test without reliever Julian Merryweather, who will be sidelined at least a month Published April 9th, 2024 via AOL

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