Should I draft Zack Thompson or John McMillon?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Zack Thompson or John McMillon.

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	-0.33
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	95.00	78.00
W	2	1
L	2	2
SV	0	1
IP	60.0	45.0
H	57	38
ER	29	22
K	57	58
BB	27	33
ERA	4.35	4.40
WHIP	1.40	1.58

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-9.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	17.0	0.0
H	24	0
ER	18	0
K	20	0
BB	8	0
ERA	9.53	0.00
WHIP	1.88	0.00

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 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 Zack Thompson could start Friday Published May 5th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Royals prospect John McMillon gets called up to MLB Published March 17th, 2024 via MLB.com John McMillon's Journey: From Double-A Star to MLB Setup Man with KC Royals in 2024 Published March 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Will John McMillon overcome early demotion and help the KC Royals? Published March 16th, 2024 via Kings of Kauffman Royals prospect John McMillon gets called up to MLB Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals prospect John McMillon optioned to Minor Leagues Published March 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals prospect John McMillon optioned to Minor Leagues Published March 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals prospect John McMillon optioned to Minor Leagues Published March 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Kansas City Royals Roster Cuts Impact Tyler Gentry and John McMillon, From Minors to Majors Published March 13th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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