Should I draft Josh Hader or Ryan Helsley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Josh Hader or Ryan Helsley.

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	4.80	3.03
ADP	53.50	107.15
PROJ	307.00	272.00

W	1	1
L	2	3
SV	32	27
IP	54.0	57.0
H	38	40
ER	16	21
K	85	84
BB	25	26
ERA	2.67	3.32
WHIP	1.17	1.16

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	96.0	144.0
W	3	2
L	3	2
SV	7	17
IP	24.0	24.0
H	16	22
ER	11	6
K	38	25
BB	9	4
ERA	4.13	2.25
WHIP	1.04	1.08

Recent News
	Astros' Josh Hader: Yields run Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Josh Hader seals Astros' win over A's \| 05/26/2024 Published May 26th, 2024 via MLB.com "Sometimes you have to protect yourself" - Astros reliever Josh Hader on the limits he sets to avoid injury Published May 25th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Josh Hader seals the deal against Athletics Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros Josh Hader earns the save \| 05/24/2024 \| Houston Astros Published May 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Astros' Josh Hader: Records seventh save Published May 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports "I love a hyped up Josh Hader" - Maria Hader celebrates Astros star husband's classic display in Astros' win over Angels Published May 22nd, 2024 via Sportskeeda Josh Hader's Unusual Offseason: No Offers Despite Being a Top Closer, Lands $95M Deal with Astros Published May 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports	Chicago Cubs Proposed Trade Lands Elite Relief Pitcher Not Named Ryan Helsley Published May 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Picks up another shaky save Published May 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Helsley records save Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Ryan Helsley secures save despite rocky outing Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Ryan Helsley Shaky In Securing Save On Saturday Published May 25th, 2024 Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Falters but secures save Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals' Ryan Helsley: Escapes with save Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Fantasy Baseball Closer Report: Edwin Diaz, Trevor Megill, Ryan Helsley (Week 10) Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros

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