Should I draft James McArthur or Kevin Ginkel?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or Kevin Ginkel.

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	0.92	0.79
ADP	227.09	Undrafted
PROJ	169.00	160.00
W	1	2
L	3	2
SV	12	4
IP	65.0	63.0
H	61	49
ER	28	25
K	64	73
BB	23	23
ERA	3.88	3.57
WHIP	1.29	1.14

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	82.0	59.0
W	2	2
L	2	1
SV	11	5
IP	23.2	21.0
H	32	24
ER	14	10
K	23	20
BB	3	5
ERA	5.43	4.29
WHIP	1.51	1.38

Recent News
	Royals' James McArthur: Blown save Friday Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' James McArthur: Snags win Saturday Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur secures the Royals' win, 8-3 \| 05/22/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur seals the deal against Athletics Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros James McArthur Picks Up 11th Save As Royals Topple A's Published May 18th, 2024 Royals' James McArthur: Pitches around trouble for save Published May 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur secures Royals' 5-3 win \| 05/18/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 18th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur picks up 10th save Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Kevin Ginkel Exits Early After Being Hit By Comebacker Published June 1st, 2024 Kevin Ginkel takes comebacker to leg, exits after 8 pitches Published June 1st, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks reliever Kevin Ginkel hit on knee by comebacker off bat of Mets' Brandon Nimmo Published June 1st, 2024 via Toronto Star Diamondbacks' Kevin Ginkel: Struck by comebacker Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Kevin Ginkel: Let down by defense Published May 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Arizona Diamondbacks bullpen: Kevin Ginkel Makes Key Mechanical Adjustment for Better Performance Published May 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Kevin Ginkel making mechanical adjustment Published May 16th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks to not shake up bullpen amid Kevin Ginkel's struggles Published May 14th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic

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