Should I draft James McArthur or Martin Perez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or Martin Perez.

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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James McArthur

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Injury Alert

Martin Perez · Groin (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.92	0.16
ADP	234.28	Undrafted
PROJ	169.00	176.00
W	1	6
L	3	10
SV	12	0
IP	65.0	147.0
H	61	154
ER	28	70
K	64	100
BB	23	51
ERA	3.88	4.29
WHIP	1.29	1.39

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	93.0	59.0
W	3	1
L	3	3
SV	12	0
IP	28.2	57.1
H	35	70
ER	16	30
K	26	46
BB	5	19
ERA	5.11	4.73
WHIP	1.42	1.56

Recent News
	Royals' James McArthur: Secures win Thursday Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' James McArthur: Crumbles in extra-inning loss Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports James McArthur seals the Royals' win \| 06/08/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 8th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur earns the save \| 06/06/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 6th, 2024 via MLB.com James McArthur earns the save \| 06/06/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 6th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' James McArthur: Rebounds for 12th save Published June 6th, 2024 via CBS Sports 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	Pirates' Martin Perez: Expected to resume mound work Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Martin Perez 'pain free' and making progress in recovery from groin strain Published June 8th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Martin Perez 'pain free' and Progressing in Groin Strain Recovery \| Injury Updates on Pirates Pitchers Published June 7th, 2024 via BVM Sports Injured Pirates starter Martin Perez 'pain-free,' continues rehab of groin strain Published June 7th, 2024 via TribLIVE Injury update: Pirates' Martin Perez to take another big step toward return Published June 7th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Martin Perez Leaves Sunday's Start With Groin Injury Published May 30th, 2024 via MSN Pirates place pitcher Martin Perez, catcher Joey Bart on IL Published May 28th, 2024 via MSN Pirates LHP Martin Perez (groin) heading to 15-day IL Published May 28th, 2024 via Deadspin

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