Should I draft Yu Darvish or Justin Verlander?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yu Darvish or Justin Verlander.

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)

Justin Verlander · Neck (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.98	1.63
ADP	162.03	170.40
PROJ	301.00	277.00
W	9	9
L	8	7
SV	0	0
IP	157.0	144.0
H	142	129
ER	72	59
K	158	122
BB	47	40
ERA	4.13	3.69
WHIP	1.20	1.17

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	127.0	108.0
W	4	3
L	3	2
SV	0	0
IP	56.1	57.0
H	45	52
ER	20	25
K	53	51
BB	15	17
ERA	3.21	3.95
WHIP	1.07	1.21

Recent News
	Padres' Yu Darvish: Resumes light throwing Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres' Yu Darvish ups scoreless IP streak to 25, gets 200th win Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN 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	Three Astros takeaways: Justin Verlander's future, Joe Espada's bullpen management, more Published July 1st, 2024 via The New York Times In Photos: Justin Verlander's wife Kate Upton brings back the glamour with Sebastian Faena's throwback photoshoot ... Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Astros' Justin Verlander: Resumes throwing Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Is Justin Verlander's early-season injury to blame for Astros' latest rotation loss? Published June 27th, 2024 via Climbing Tal's Hill Astros scratch Justin Verlander as nightmare season continues Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Astros' Ace Justin Verlander 'Progressing Slower' Than Expected Published June 26th, 2024 via Heavy.com Justin Verlander Won't Travel With Team On Upcoming Road Trip Published June 26th, 2024 Astros injury report: Kyle Tucker, Justin Verlander improving in recoveries Published June 26th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle

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