Should I draft Daniel Lynch or Drew Thorpe?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Daniel Lynch or Drew Thorpe.

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	-0.20	-0.13
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	113.00	131.00
W	6	4
L	7	4
SV	0	0
IP	91.0	74.0
H	99	72
ER	49	33
K	74	71
BB	32	24
ERA	4.85	4.01
WHIP	1.44	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	23.0	-8.0
W	0	0
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	22.2	8.1
H	20	9
ER	16	8
K	15	4
BB	8	7
ERA	6.49	8.89
WHIP	1.26	1.98

Recent News
	With Daniel Lynch IV's fate sealed, rookie is next up for the KC Royals Published June 13th, 2024 via Kings of Kauffman Royals' Daniel Lynch: Sent down to Triple-A Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Daniel Lynch: Surrenders six runs in bulk relief Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Quatraro on Daniel Lynch IV's outing, more \| 06/12/2024 Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Daniel Lynch IV's outing against the Yankees \| 06/12/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Daniel Lynch: Following opener Wednesday Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Daniel Lynch: Blasted for eight runs Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Daniel Lynch: Slotting into rotation Friday Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports	A rough Sunday for Drew Thorpe and 3 more takeaways from the White Sox-Diamondbacks series Published June 16th, 2024 via The Keene Sentinel Drew Thorpe shows resilience after rough start vs. D-backs, White Sox confident in young pitcher's potential Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Drew Thorpe, White Sox fall to D-backs in series finale Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox rookie Drew Thorpe roughed up in Diamondbacks' rout Published June 16th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times White Sox's Drew Thorpe: Poor showing against D-Backs Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Drew Thorpe strands runner on second \| 06/16/2024 Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Drew Thorpe strands runner on second \| 06/16/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Drew Thorpe Inspires Hope for White Sox Fans in MLB Debut Published June 16th, 2024 via SportsGrid

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