Should I draft Jakob Junis or Julian Merryweather?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jakob Junis or Julian Merryweather.

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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Jakob Junis · Shoulder (Out)

Julian Merryweather · Ribs (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.78	0.49
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	159.00	139.00
W	3	1
L	4	4
SV	0	2
IP	92.0	67.0
H	93	56
ER	44	27
K	95	82
BB	26	29
ERA	4.30	3.63
WHIP	1.29	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	10.0	11.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	4.0	4.2
H	3	4
ER	1	1
K	4	6
BB	1	2
ERA	2.25	2.14
WHIP	1.00	1.43

Recent News
	Brewers' Jakob Junis: Tossing bullpen Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brewers Pitcher Jakob Junis Alert and Responsive After Being Hit in Neck During Batting Practice Published May 21st, 2024 via MSN Brewers Pitcher Jakob Junis Alert and Responsive After Being Hit in Neck During Batting Practice Published May 11th, 2024 via MSN Brewers Pitcher Jakob Junis Alert and Responsive After Being Hit in Neck During Batting Practice Published May 10th, 2024 via MSN Brewers Pitcher Jakob Junis Alert and Responsive After Being Hit in Neck During Batting Practice Published May 7th, 2024 via MSN Jakob Junis On The 60-Day Injured List Published May 7th, 2024 Brewers' Jakob Junis hit in neck by line drive in batting practice, taken to hospital Published May 6th, 2024 via LNP \| LancasterOnline Brewers' Jakob Junis: Shifted to 60-day IL Published May 6th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Cubs' Julian Merryweather: Out through All-Star break Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Julian Merryweather To Start Throwing Monday Published May 17th, 2024 Cubs' Julian Merryweather: Nearing throwing program Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs News: Injury updates on Jameson Taillon, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Julian Merryweather Published April 17th, 2024 via CubsHQ Julian Merryweather Moved To 60-Day Injured List Published April 17th, 2024 Cubs' Julian Merryweather: Goes to 60-day IL Published April 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chicago Cubs bullpen fails 1st test without reliever Julian Merryweather, who will be sidelined at least a month Published April 9th, 2024 via AOL Cubs bullpen fails without reliever Julian Merryweather Published April 9th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune

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