Should I draft Jackson Rutledge or Darren McCaughan?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Rutledge or Darren McCaughan.

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	-0.36	-0.39
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	74.00	66.00
W	2	0
L	4	1
SV	0	0
IP	73.0	43.0
H	75	45
ER	41	20
K	49	35
BB	27	8
ERA	5.05	4.19
WHIP	1.40	1.23

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	-12.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	1.0	4.2
H	2	9
ER	1	8
K	1	2
BB	0	3
ERA	9.00	17.14
WHIP	2.00	2.86

Recent News
	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	Guardians acquire RHP Darren McCaughan from Marlins \| Sports \| kpvi.com Published May 13th, 2024 via KPVI News 6 Guardians Acquire Darren McCaughan From Marlins Published May 10th, 2024 via MSN Guardians Acquire Darren McCaughan From Marlins Published May 9th, 2024 Guardians trade for Miami pitcher Darren McCaughan; transfer Gavin Williams to 60-Day IL Published May 9th, 2024 via News 5 Cleveland WEWS Guardians acquire RHP Darren McCaughan from Marlins \| National \| communitynewspapergroup.com Published May 9th, 2024 via Cedar Valley Daily Times Guardians acquire RHP Darren McCaughan from Marlins \| Baseball \| citizentribune.com Published May 9th, 2024 via Citizentribune Guardians put Gavin Williams on 60-day IL, trade for Marlins pitcher Darren McCaughan Published May 9th, 2024 via Akron Beacon Journal Guardians acquire RHP Darren McCaughan from Marlins Published May 9th, 2024 via Yardbarker

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