Should I draft Riley O'Brien or Chris Murphy?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Riley O'Brien or Chris Murphy.

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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Riley O'Brien

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Injury Alert

Riley O'Brien · Forearm (Out)

Chris Murphy · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.14	-0.33
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	93.00	78.00
W	2	1
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	47.0	54.0
H	41	54
ER	21	28
K	48	49
BB	23	23
ERA	4.02	4.67
WHIP	1.36	1.43

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	1.0	0.0
H	1	0
ER	1	0
K	2	0
BB	2	0
ERA	9.00	0.00
WHIP	3.00	0.00

Recent News
	Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Throwing off mound Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Long tossing Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Transferred to 60-day IL Published May 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Close to starting throwing program Published April 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Riley O'Brien: Shut down from throwing Published April 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals place right-hander Riley O'Brien on IL due to right flexor tendon strain Published March 31st, 2024 via KTVI Fox 2 St. Louis Cardinals place right-hander Riley O'Brien on IL due to right flexor tendon strain Published March 31st, 2024 via EH Extra Cardinals place right-hander Riley O'Brien on IL due to right flexor tendon strain Published March 31st, 2024 via Yahoo News Canada	Chris Murphy Undergoes Tommy John Surgery Published April 10th, 2024 Red Sox announce LHP Chris Murphy has undergone successful elbow surgery Published April 10th, 2024 via Boston Herald Red Sox's Chris Murphy: Undergoes Tommy John surgery Published April 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chris Murphy Undergoes Tommy John Surgery Published April 10th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chris Murphy undergoes Tommy John surgery Published April 10th, 2024 via FantasyPros Red Sox's Chris Murphy: Goes on 60-day IL Published March 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Season-Ending Surgery Expected For Chris Murphy Published March 20th, 2024 Red Sox's Chris Murphy: Season-ending surgery expected Published March 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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