Should I draft John Means or Jose Quintana?

See our analysis of the choice to draft John Means or Jose Quintana.

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	0.68
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	206.00	212.00
W	7	8
L	6	8
SV	0	0
IP	116.0	139.0
H	107	146
ER	53	62
K	89	114
BB	23	49
ERA	4.11	4.01
WHIP	1.12	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	58.0	73.0
W	2	2
L	0	5
SV	0	0
IP	20.2	72.1
H	16	74
ER	6	40
K	16	50
BB	2	25
ERA	2.67	4.99
WHIP	.89	1.37

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	J.D. Martinez homers twice, Jose Quintana ends 10-start winless streak and Mets beat Padres Published June 16th, 2024 via Rome Sentinel Mets' Jose Quintana: Quiets Padres on Saturday Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Carlos Mendoza, J.D. Martinez, Jose Quintana, and Francisco Lindor recap the Mets 5-1 win over the Padres Published June 15th, 2024 via Newsbug.info Mets' Jose Quintana comes up with gem when he needed it most Published June 15th, 2024 via New York Post J.D. Martinez and Jose Quintana on Mets growing confidence as they just focus on 'executing' Published June 15th, 2024 via sny.tv Jose Quintana credits Francisco Alvarez for successful outing vs. Padres Published June 15th, 2024 via sny.tv Should the New York Mets Consider Trading Jose Quintana in 2024? Published June 12th, 2024 via BVM Sports Mets Should Move On From Jose Quintana Published June 12th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports

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