Should I draft John Means or Dane Dunning?

See our analysis of the choice to draft John Means or Dane Dunning.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

John Means

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BAL · SP

TEX · SP,RP

Injury Alert

John Means · Forearm (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.41	0.94
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	206.00	242.00
W	7	10
L	6	9
SV	0	0
IP	116.0	150.0
H	107	151
ER	53	69
K	89	129
BB	23	53
ERA	4.11	4.14
WHIP	1.12	1.36

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	58.0	100.0
W	2	4
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	20.2	45.2
H	16	33
ER	6	20
K	16	53
BB	2	22
ERA	2.67	3.98
WHIP	.89	1.22

Recent News
	John Means deserved a happy ending with the O's. His peers are fighting for theirs. Published June 1st, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Mateo's 2-run double in the 6th lifts Orioles to a 3-1 victory over Rays Published May 31st, 2024 via The Associated Press Tyler Wells and John Means to miss rest of the season \| 05/31/2024 Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' John Means, Tyler Wells to both undergo season-ending surgery for second torn UCLs Published May 31st, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Orioles lose John Means and Tyler Wells for the season as relentless pursuit of speed decimates arms Published May 31st, 2024 via AS USA John Means To Miss Rest Of The Season Published May 31st, 2024 Orioles starters John Means, Tyler Wells out for season Published May 31st, 2024 via Citizentribune Orioles pitchers John Means, Tyler Wells need season-ending surgery Published May 31st, 2024 via Press Herald	Texas Rangers' Dane Dunning pitches after battling sinus infection Published May 29th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Dane Dunning's six-strikeout outing \| 05/29/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published May 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Rangers' Dane Dunning: Earns fourth win Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dane Dunning strikes out Christian Walker \| 05/29/2024 Published May 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Rangers' Dane Dunning: Starting Wednesday's game Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Texas Rangers Activate Starting Pitcher From Injured List Published May 23rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Dane Dunning Stumbles Against Phillies Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Rangers' Dane Dunning: Throws 74 pitches in return Published May 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports

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