Should I draft Alec Marsh or Jackson Rutledge?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Alec Marsh or Jackson Rutledge.

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

Strong Recommendation

Alec Marsh

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Jackson Rutledge

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KC · SP,RP

WSH · SP

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.13	-0.26
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	92.00	74.00
W	2	2
L	3	4
SV	0	0
IP	68.0	73.0
H	71	75
ER	39	41
K	73	49
BB	31	27
ERA	5.16	5.05
WHIP	1.50	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	145.0	0.0
W	5	0
L	3	0
SV	0	0
IP	67.0	1.0
H	54	2
ER	27	1
K	61	1
BB	19	0
ERA	3.63	9.00
WHIP	1.09	2.00

Recent News
	MLB Rumors: Salvador Perez & Michael Wacha Injuries, Alec Marsh's Terrific Start, Trade Deadline Strategy Published June 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports There's a good story on how Royals pitcher Alec Marsh struck out Aaron Judge 3 times Published June 14th, 2024 via Kansas City Star Royals' Alec Marsh Takes No-Hitter Into Seventh Inning Published June 14th, 2024 via RealGM NYY @ KC: Nestor Cortes vs. Alec Marsh Published June 13th, 2024 via MSN Royals' Alec Marsh: Flirts with no-hitter vs. Yankees Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Alec Marsh fans seven, takes no-hitter into 7th \| 06/13/2024 Published June 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Alec Marsh completes six no-hit innings \| 06/13/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Alec Marsh has no-hit bid broken up by Yankees' Juan Soto in 7th inning Published June 13th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports	Jackson Rutledge's sixth strikeout \| 05/19/2024 Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Back in minors Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Up as 27th man Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jacob Young, Drew Millas, Jackson Rutledge impress in 2023 debuts Published April 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge, who digs into data, progresses through the Nats' system Published March 18th, 2024 via The Washington Post Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Sent to minor-league camp Published March 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com

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