Should I draft Eduardo Rodriguez or Yusei Kikuchi?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Eduardo Rodriguez or Yusei Kikuchi.

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	1.89	1.70
ADP	213.76	251.31
PROJ	296.00	283.00
W	11	8
L	8	7
SV	0	0
IP	156.0	145.0
H	147	134
ER	70	67
K	150	158
BB	50	47
ERA	4.04	4.16
WHIP	1.26	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	112.0
W	0	3
L	0	5
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	72.1
H	0	73
ER	0	28
K	0	71
BB	0	15
ERA	0.00	3.50
WHIP	0.00	1.22

Recent News
	Diamondbacks' Eduardo Rodriguez: Extends throwing distance Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Eduardo Rodriguez Close To Starting A Throwing Program Published May 9th, 2024 Diamondbacks' Eduardo Rodriguez could begin throwing program soon Published May 9th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic Eduardo Rodriguez Receives Positive MRI Results Published May 9th, 2024 via Burn City Sports Eduardo Rodriguez Gets More Clarity on Next Steps in Recovery, Possible Return Timeline Published May 9th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks' Eduardo Rodriguez: Encouraging MRI results Published May 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Eduardo Rodriguez (shoulder) close to beginning throwing program Published May 9th, 2024 via FantasyPros Eduardo Rodriguez Could Resume Throwing Program Soon Published May 6th, 2024	MLB: Locked-in Yusei Kikuchi snaps winless streak against Orioles - The Mainichi Published June 6th, 2024 via The Mainichi Blue Jays' Yusei Kikuchi: Sharp in third win Published June 6th, 2024 via CBS Sports Former Mariners Pitcher Yusei Kikuchi Shines with Toronto Blue Jays, sparking Trade Rumors Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports Guerrero homers, Kikuchi snaps winless streak as Blue Jays beat Orioles Published June 6th, 2024 via Washington Times Blue Jays' Yusei Kikuchi seeks resurgence against Orioles in MLB showdown Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports New York Yankees Eye Toronto Blue Jays' Yusei Kikuchi for Strong Pitching Boost Published June 6th, 2024 via BVM Sports 'I JUST GOT IT': Lisa Loeb responds to Blue Jays using her song for Yusei Kikuchi Published June 4th, 2024 via Toronto Sun Assessing the impact of Yusei Kikuchi's new curveball a year after its debut Published June 3rd, 2024 via MSN

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