Should I draft Zack Thompson or Andrew Saalfrank?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Zack Thompson or Andrew Saalfrank.

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	-0.12	0.06
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	95.00	109.00
W	2	2
L	2	1
SV	0	0
IP	60.0	56.0
H	57	50
ER	29	23
K	57	58
BB	27	26
ERA	4.35	3.70
WHIP	1.40	1.36

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-9.0	-14.0
W	0	0
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	17.0	1.0
H	24	2
ER	18	4
K	20	0
BB	8	4
ERA	9.53	36.00
WHIP	1.88	6.00

Recent News
	Cardinals Zack Thompson delivers hitless start, Jordan Walker doubles twice: Minor League Report Published May 29th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Cardinals prospect Victor Scott II, lefty Zack Thompson flash speed: Minor League Report Published May 23rd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Zack Thompson's eighth strikeout \| 05/23/2024 Published May 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Zack Thompson to start for Triple-A Memphis Wednesday Published May 21st, 2024 via FantasyPros Cardinals' Zack Thompson: Starting Wednesday at Triple-A Published May 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Zack Thompson, Matthew Liberatore make Cardinals Opening Day roster Published May 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Cardinals' Zack Thompson: Option for Saturday's start Published May 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Zack Thompson, Matthew Liberatore make Cardinals Opening Day roster Published May 8th, 2024 via MLB.com	Diamondbacks' Andrew Saalfrank Suspended One Year For Betting On Baseball Published June 6th, 2024 via Sportscasting Former IU baseball pitcher Andrew Saalfrank gets one-year suspension Published June 5th, 2024 via The Daily Hoosier MLB Suspends Former Indiana Pitcher Andrew Saalfrank One Year For Violating Sports Betting Policy Published June 4th, 2024 via Yardbarker Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Andrew Saalfrank suspended for gambling, teammates react Published June 4th, 2024 via BVM Sports Indiana baseball alum Andrew Saalfrank banned one year from MLB for betting Published June 4th, 2024 via Indiana Daily Student Diamondbacks react to Andrew Saalfrank's gambling suspension Published June 4th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks reliever Andrew Saalfrank suspended for sports betting Published June 4th, 2024 via Cronkite News Diamondbacks discuss Andrew Saalfrank's one-year ban Published June 4th, 2024 via Yardbarker

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