Should I draft Martin Perez or A.J. Puk?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Martin Perez or A.J. Puk.

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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Martin Perez · Groin (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.16	0.68
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	176.00	212.00
W	6	3
L	10	8
SV	0	4
IP	147.0	100.0
H	154	87
ER	70	45
K	100	125
BB	51	31
ERA	4.29	4.05
WHIP	1.39	1.18

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	59.0	-29.0
W	1	0
L	3	7
SV	0	1
IP	57.1	26.1
H	70	30
ER	30	20
K	46	20
BB	19	20
ERA	4.73	6.90
WHIP	1.56	1.92

Recent News
	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	A.J. Puk Ball to CJ Abrams \| 06/16/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Marlins Trade Fallout: A.J. Puk Falters, JJ Bleday Thrives with Oakland Published June 14th, 2024 via BVM Sports Marlins' A.J. Puk: Hit with loss in relief Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Marlins' A.J. Puk: Tagged with loss Monday Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports A.J. Puk's Transition to Bullpen; Marlin's Disappointment and Trade History with Oakland Athletics Published May 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports What Went Wrong With the Marlins' A.J. Puk Experiment? Published May 16th, 2024 via Just Baseball A.J. Puk Closes Out Tigers For Save No. 1 Published May 14th, 2024 Marlins' A.J. Puk: Earns first save Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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