Should I draft James McArthur or Nick Martinez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or Nick Martinez.

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	0.72
ADP	227.09	Undrafted
PROJ	169.00	155.00
W	1	3
L	3	7
SV	12	1
IP	65.0	104.0
H	61	98
ER	28	50
K	64	95
BB	23	39
ERA	3.88	4.33
WHIP	1.29	1.32

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	82.0	69.0
W	2	2
L	2	3
SV	11	0
IP	23.2	47.1
H	32	50
ER	14	23
K	23	34
BB	3	6
ERA	5.43	4.39
WHIP	1.51	1.19

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	Nick Martinez earns win Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Nick Martinez's three K's in relief vs. Dodgers \| 05/26/2024 Published May 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Nick Martinez: Earns second win Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Martinez outduels Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the Reds sweep the Dodgers Published May 26th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Nick Martinez outduels old rival Yoshinobu Yamamoto as the Reds sweep the Dodgers Published May 26th, 2024 via AOL Reds' Nick Martinez: Falls to Friars Published May 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds Pitcher Nick Martinez's Versatility Crucial Amid Team Struggles Published May 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Nick Martinez K's David Peralta \| 05/22/2024 Published May 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com

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