Should I draft John Means or Jameson Taillon?

See our analysis of the choice to draft John Means or Jameson Taillon.

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	0.60	1.32
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	206.00	256.00
W	7	8
L	6	7
SV	0	0
IP	116.0	147.0
H	107	142
ER	53	67
K	89	124
BB	23	38
ERA	4.11	4.10
WHIP	1.12	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	58.0	104.0
W	2	3
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	20.2	61.1
H	16	65
ER	6	21
K	16	43
BB	2	16
ERA	2.67	3.09
WHIP	.89	1.33

Recent News
	John Means' future with the Orioles is unknown, but his impact has been definitive Published June 17th, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Drew French on John Means: "Team first, very selfless guy" Published June 17th, 2024 via MASNsports.com Orioles' John Means hopes to bounce back from 2nd Tommy John surgery Published June 16th, 2024 via Baltimore Sun John Means looking to pitch again following second Tommy John surgery Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' John Means: Shifted to 60-day IL Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' John Means and Tyler Wells to both undergo elbow surgery, miss rest of 2024 Published June 9th, 2024 via MSN Orioles starters John Means, Tyler Wells out for season Published June 5th, 2024 via MSN Orioles' John Means, Tyler Wells to undergo elbow surgery and miss remainder of 2024 MLB season Published June 4th, 2024 via MSN	Pitcher Jameson Taillon puts Cubs in hole by giving up early home run Published June 17th, 2024 via NBC Sports Chicago Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Garners no run support Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Rebounds in no-decision Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jameson Taillon tosses six scoreless innings \| 06/11/2024 Published June 11th, 2024 via MLB.com Jameson Taillon Throws Live Batting Practice Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Yields five runs Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jameson Taillon and the Chicago Cubs Try to Sweep the White Sox \| CHGO Cubs PREGAME Podcast Published June 5th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs' Jameson Taillon: Quality start in no-decision Published May 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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