Should I draft Zack Thompson or Yency Almonte?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Zack Thompson or Yency Almonte.

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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Yency Almonte · Shoulder (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.12	-0.30
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	95.00	80.00
W	2	2
L	2	2
SV	0	0
IP	60.0	47.0
H	57	44
ER	29	22
K	57	48
BB	27	21
ERA	4.35	4.21
WHIP	1.40	1.38

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-9.0	42.0
W	0	1
L	2	0
SV	0	1
IP	17.0	15.2
H	24	9
ER	18	6
K	20	20
BB	8	8
ERA	9.53	3.55
WHIP	1.88	1.12

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	Cubs' Yency Almonte: Seeking second opinion Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs' Yency Almonte: Moved to 60-day IL Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chicago Cubs Bullpen Woes Deepen with Yency Almonte Setback and Trade Considerations Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chicago Cubs get bad news on Yency Almonte before another bullpen collapse Published June 25th, 2024 via Cubbies Crib Yency Almonte 'Not Progressing' in Shoulder Rehab Published June 25th, 2024 via Cubs Insider Injury notebook: Cubs managing Mark Leiter Jr.'s forearm, pausing Yency Almonte's rehab Published June 24th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Cubs' Yency Almonte: Suffers setback Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yency Almonte Notches Four-Out Save Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN

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