Should I draft Yu Darvish or Jameson Taillon?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yu Darvish or Jameson Taillon.

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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Yu Darvish · Elbow (Day To Day)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.98	1.33
ADP	162.04	Undrafted
PROJ	301.00	256.00
W	9	8
L	8	7
SV	0	0
IP	157.0	147.0
H	142	142
ER	72	67
K	158	124
BB	47	38
ERA	4.13	4.10
WHIP	1.20	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	127.0	139.0
W	4	4
L	3	4
SV	0	0
IP	56.1	74.1
H	45	75
ER	20	25
K	53	58
BB	15	17
ERA	3.21	3.04
WHIP	1.07	1.24

Recent News
	Yu Darvish's Imaging Comes Out Clean Published June 27th, 2024 MLB Injury Update: Angels' Mike Trout's Recovery making steady progress; Padres' Yu Darvish's elbow Imaging came ... Published June 27th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Padres' Yu Darvish: Imaging comes out clean Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres Notes: Roster Shakeup, Fernando Tatis Jr.'s Injury, Yu Darvish's Setback Published June 25th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yu Darvish Dealing With Elbow Inflammation, Won't Start Tuesday Published June 24th, 2024 Padres place Fernando Tatis Jr. (leg) on IL; Yu Darvish remains sidelined with elbow inflammation - The Athletic Published June 24th, 2024 via The New York Times Padres News: Yu Darvish's return to Padres rotation further delayed Published June 24th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Padres' Yu Darvish: Dealing with elbow inflammation Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Cubs place RHP Jameson Taillon on IL with groin injury Published June 25th, 2024 via Yahoo Movies UK Jameson Taillon Strikes Out Season-High 10 Batters In Win Published June 23rd, 2024 Jameson Taillon Shines, Nido Excels, PCA Lightning Fast, Cubs Close to ERA Record Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Taillon delivers solid 7 inning performance vs. Mets Published June 23rd, 2024 via NBC Sports Chicago Jameson Taillon pitches 7 sharp innings as Cubs beat Mets 8-1 Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Strikes out 10 in win Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs 8, Mets 1: Jameson Taillon dazzles and the bats come alive Published June 22nd, 2024 via Chat Sports Jameson Taillon pitches 7 sharp innings as Cubs beat Mets 8-1 Published June 22nd, 2024 via NBC Sports Chicago

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