Should I draft Craig Kimbrel or Jose Alvarado?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Craig Kimbrel or Jose Alvarado.

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	2.49	1.78
ADP	140.77	193.79
PROJ	253.00	229.00
W	2	1
L	4	2
SV	25	21
IP	61.0	52.0
H	50	40
ER	25	20
K	82	78
BB	27	25
ERA	3.69	3.46
WHIP	1.26	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	134.0	85.0
W	4	1
L	1	2
SV	13	9
IP	21.0	24.1
H	11	17
ER	7	9
K	31	24
BB	9	10
ERA	3.00	3.36
WHIP	.95	1.12

Recent News
	Craig Kimbrel Earns Save On Friday Published June 1st, 2024 Orioles' Craig Kimbrel: Up to 13 saves Published May 31st, 2024 via CBS Sports Craig Kimbrel seals save and Orioles' victory \| 05/31/2024 Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Craig Kimbrel earns save Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Craig Kimbrel Tosses Scoreless Ninth Published May 26th, 2024 Orioles' Craig Kimbrel: Locks down 12th save Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Craig Kimbrel seals the Orioles' win \| 05/26/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published May 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Craig Kimbrel clinches save, Orioles edge White Sox 6-4 Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros	MLB reduces Jose Alvarado's suspension to 2 games Published May 27th, 2024 via Yahoo News UK JOSE ALVARADO BLEW THIS SAVE IN PHILS LOSS! Published May 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Suffers first blown save Published May 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jose Alvarado Earns Ninth Save Of Season Tuesday Published May 22nd, 2024 via MSN Jose Alvarado closes out win over Rangers Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Jose Alvarado Earns Ninth Save Of Season Tuesday Published May 22nd, 2024 Phillies' Jose Alvarado: Locks down ninth save Published May 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Elbow issue sends Phillies P Alvarado to IL for second time in 2023 - TSN.ca Published May 19th, 2024 via BarDown

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