Should I draft Yu Darvish or Nathan Eovaldi?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yu Darvish or Nathan Eovaldi.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Yu Darvish · Elbow (Day To Day)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.99	0.95
ADP	162.61	190.78
PROJ	301.00	296.00
W	9	10
L	8	7
SV	0	0
IP	157.0	151.0
H	142	140
ER	72	66
K	158	142
BB	47	42
ERA	4.13	3.93
WHIP	1.20	1.21

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	127.0	188.0
W	4	5
L	3	3
SV	0	0
IP	56.1	80.0
H	45	60
ER	20	28
K	53	80
BB	15	26
ERA	3.21	3.15
WHIP	1.07	1.08

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	Bruce Bochy on Nathan Eovaldi's stellar outing \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Nathan Eovaldi on his dominant outing \| 07/02/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers shut out Padres Published July 2nd, 2024 via Deadspin Texas Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi delivers one-hitter to silence Padres Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers shut out Padres \| Fieldlevel \| rockdalenewtoncitizen.com Published July 2nd, 2024 via Rockdale Newton Citizen Padres vs. Nathan Eovaldi and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - July 2 Published July 2nd, 2024 via Lineups San Diego Padres vs. Texas Rangers Prediction: Can Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers Bounce Back Against Padres? Published July 2nd, 2024 via OddsChecker MLB Insider: Why Nathan Eovaldi makes sense as a trade candidate for the Rangers Published July 1st, 2024 via FanSided

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