Should I draft Craig Kimbrel or Edwin Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Craig Kimbrel or Edwin Diaz.

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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Craig Kimbrel

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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.49	4.54
ADP	141.13	61.52
PROJ	253.00	296.00
W	2	1
L	4	2
SV	25	31
IP	61.0	52.0
H	50	36
ER	25	18
K	82	82
BB	27	20
ERA	3.69	3.12
WHIP	1.26	1.08

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	127.0	63.0
W	4	1
L	2	1
SV	13	5
IP	21.1	20.0
H	13	18
ER	7	12
K	31	30
BB	9	7
ERA	2.99	5.40
WHIP	1.04	1.25

Recent News
	Craig Kimbrel earns his 14th save of the year \| 06/07/2024 Published June 7th, 2024 via MLB.com Gregg Olson: Orioles Hall of Famer talks Craig Kimbrel and 2024 Orioles Published June 6th, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Orioles' Craig Kimbrel: Handed loss Wednesday Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles lose to Blue Jays, 3-2, as Craig Kimbrel allows walk-off hit in 9th inning Published June 5th, 2024 via Baltimore Sun Craig Kimbrel cracks in 9th inning as Blue Jays edge Orioles 3-2 Published June 5th, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Orioles outfielder makes big mistake with milestone Craig Kimbrel baseball Published June 4th, 2024 via MSN Craig Kimbrel Reacts to 'Dominant' Turnaround with Orioles Published June 3rd, 2024 via Heavy.com O's closer Craig Kimbrel, once again, gets on a pitching roll Published June 2nd, 2024 via MASNsports.com	Mets' Edwin Diaz: On track to return next week Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Edwin Diaz strikes out two in first rehab start with High-A Brooklyn Published June 6th, 2024 via sny.tv Mets' Edwin Diaz: Beginning rehab assignment Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mets closer Edwin Diaz's return timetable from injury gets crucial update Published June 5th, 2024 via ClutchPoints ICYMI in Mets Land: Edwin Diaz throws bullpen, Francisco Alvarez catches no-hitter Published June 5th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Edwin Diaz To Begin Rehab Assignment On Thursday Published June 4th, 2024 Mets' Edwin Diaz: Throws bullpen session Published June 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mets' Edwin Diaz threw bullpen session on Tuesday, chance he could pitch in rehab game on Thursday Published June 4th, 2024 via sny.tv

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