Should I draft James McArthur or Zack Littell?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James McArthur or Zack Littell.

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	220.00
W	1	8
L	3	7
SV	12	0
IP	65.0	131.0
H	61	130
ER	28	61
K	64	105
BB	23	31
ERA	3.88	4.19
WHIP	1.29	1.23

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	82.0	129.0
W	2	2
L	2	3
SV	11	0
IP	23.2	62.1
H	32	65
ER	14	21
K	23	64
BB	3	10
ERA	5.43	3.04
WHIP	1.51	1.21

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	Zack Littell Standing Out Among Rays Starters Published May 31st, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Rays' Zack Littell: Let down by defense Tuesday Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Fantasy Baseball Week 10 Preview: Top 10 sleeper pitchers include Zack Littell, Alec Marsh Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Fantasy Baseball Week 10 Preview: Top 10 sleeper pitchers feature Zack Littell, Alec Marsh Published May 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Zack Littell Strikes Out Seven in Loss to Red Sox Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Rays' Zack Littell: Punches out seven Published May 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Zack Littell in line for tasty matchup against White Sox Published May 21st, 2024 via MSN Zack Littell Stumbles in Rays' Victory Over Red Sox Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros

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