Should I draft John Means or Shane Baz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft John Means or Shane Baz.

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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John Means · Forearm (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.59	0.99
ADP	Undrafted	222.23
PROJ	206.00	234.00
W	7	6
L	6	3
SV	0	0
IP	116.0	101.0
H	107	84
ER	53	41
K	89	114
BB	23	32
ERA	4.11	3.65
WHIP	1.12	1.15

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	58.0	0.0
W	2	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	20.2	0.0
H	16	0
ER	6	0
K	16	0
BB	2	0
ERA	2.67	0.00
WHIP	.89	0.00

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	Shane Baz Reinstated And Optioned To Triple-A Published May 23rd, 2024 Shane Baz on the Path to Returning to the Rays Rotation Published May 23rd, 2024 via Last Word on Baseball Shane Baz (elbow) activated from IL, optioned to Triple-A Published May 23rd, 2024 via FantasyPros Rays' Shane Baz: Activated, optioned to Triple-A Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Shane Baz: Logs four innings in rehab start Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Shane Baz: Completes four innings Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Shane Baz Looks Sharp In Fourth Rehab Start Published May 23rd, 2024 via MSN Shane Baz Looks Sharp In Fourth Rehab Start Published May 22nd, 2024

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