Should I draft James McArthur or Matt Strahm?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or Matt Strahm.

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	0.81
ADP	230.97	254.33
PROJ	169.00	161.00
W	1	3
L	3	5
SV	12	2
IP	65.0	71.0
H	61	63
ER	28	29
K	64	87
BB	23	18
ERA	3.88	3.68
WHIP	1.29	1.14

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	85.0	89.0
W	2	3
L	2	1
SV	12	0
IP	25.2	25.0
H	32	16
ER	14	2
K	23	35
BB	3	3
ERA	5.00	.72
WHIP	1.39	.76

Recent News
	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 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	Matt Strahm induces fly ball, escapes jam \| 06/04/2024 Published June 4th, 2024 via MLB.com Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher Matt Strahm Quit Fantasy Football For The Most Hilarious Reason Published June 3rd, 2024 via BroBible Matt Strahm pitching at All-Star caliber, but says Phillies 'have one thing in mind' Published June 1st, 2024 via Phillies Nation By the numbers: Matt Strahm should be one of the Phillies' All-Stars Published June 1st, 2024 via PhillyVoice.com Phillies Reliever Matt Strahm's Scoreless Streak Ends Due to 'Ghost Runner' Rule by Rob Manfred Published May 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Matt Strahm loses his scoreless appearance streak thanks to Rob Manfred Published May 30th, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here Phillies reliever Matt Strahm hasn't allowed a run since opening day, using a four-pitch mix Published May 28th, 2024 via The Philadelphia Inquirer Matt Strahm Has Reached a Whole New Level for the Phillies Published May 23rd, 2024 via SportsGrid

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