Should I draft Brandon Hughes or Ken Waldichuk?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brandon Hughes or Ken Waldichuk.

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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Ken Waldichuk · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.37	-0.24
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	72.00	85.00
W	1	2
L	1	3
SV	0	0
IP	32.0	57.0
H	26	54
ER	11	28
K	37	55
BB	13	26
ERA	3.09	4.42
WHIP	1.22	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	8.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	7.0	0.0
H	8	0
ER	5	0
K	10	0
BB	2	0
ERA	6.43	0.00
WHIP	1.43	0.00

Recent News
	Brandon Hughes Career Stats - MLB Published May 22nd, 2024 via ESPN Diamondbacks Turn to Brandon Hughes as Opener for Series Finale vs. Dodgers Published May 22nd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Diamondbacks Recall Brandon Hughes, Option Slade Cecconi to Triple-A Reno Published May 22nd, 2024 via Yardbarker Brandon Hughes recalled by Diamondbacks, will start vs. Dodgers Published May 22nd, 2024 via Arizona Sports Brandon Hughes recalled, to open Wednesday Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Arizona Diamondbacks Game Strategy: Brandon Hughes Starts, Ryne Nelson Relieves Published May 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks Recall Brandon Hughes, Option Slade Cecconi to Triple-A Reno Published May 22nd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Arizona Diamondbacks Recall Brandon Hughes, Option Slade Cecconi Published May 22nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	Oakland left-hander Ken Waldichuk has reconstructive elbow surgery Published May 23rd, 2024 via Yahoo Singapore News Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk (elbow) out for season Published May 17th, 2024 via Sactown Sports Oakland lefty pitcher Ken Waldichuk undergoes reconstructive elbow surgery Published May 16th, 2024 via Head Topics Ken Waldichuk undergoes Tommy John surgery Published May 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Ken Waldichuk Undergoes Tommy John Surgery Published May 16th, 2024 Waldichuk undergoes elbow surgery, out for remainder of season Published May 16th, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Oakland left-hander Ken Waldichuk has reconstructive elbow surgery - MLB Published May 16th, 2024 via Castanet.net Oakland left-hander Ken Waldichuk has reconstructive elbow surgery Published May 16th, 2024 via Herald and News

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