Should I draft Merrill Kelly or Nick Pivetta?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Merrill Kelly or Nick Pivetta.

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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Merrill Kelly · Shoulder (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.55	2.32
ADP	167.42	166.81
PROJ	342.00	326.00

W	12	10
L	9	9
SV	0	0
IP	176.0	163.0
H	157	143
ER	74	74
K	163	187
BB	59	64
ERA	3.78	4.09
WHIP	1.23	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	70.0	58.0
W	2	2
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	24.2	30.0
H	17	27
ER	6	14
K	21	33
BB	6	5
ERA	2.23	4.20
WHIP	.95	1.07

Recent News
	Merrill Kelly Expected To Begin A Throwing Program Next Week Published May 28th, 2024 Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly: Nearing throwing program Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly: MRI shows healing Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Torey Lovullo updates on Merrill Kelly's injury status Published May 23rd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Fantasy Baseball Injury Reports for Pitchers - Updates for Merrill Kelly, Reese Olson, Kenta Maeda, Jon Gray, Shane ... Published May 23rd, 2024 via MSN Merrill Kelly Scheduled For MRI This Week Published May 23rd, 2024 Merrill Kelly (shoulder) to undergo MRI this week Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly: Scheduled for MRI Published May 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports	Nick Pivetta struggles in loss to Brewers Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Red Sox's Nick Pivetta: Roughed up by Milwaukee Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox lose to Brewers again as offense, Nick Pivetta struggle Published May 25th, 2024 via The Boston Globe As Nick Pivetta took another loss, Garrett Whitlock prepares for surgery Published May 25th, 2024 via The New York Times Red Sox Notes: Nick Pivetta's 'Tough One' Leads To Loss Published May 25th, 2024 via NESN Breaking down Nick Pivetta's pitches \| 05/25/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published May 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox Vs. Brewers Lineups: Nick Pivetta Starts Middle Matchup Published May 25th, 2024 via NESN Red Sox no-hit through 6 innings, Nick Pivetta struggles in loss to Brewers Published May 25th, 2024 via MassLive.com

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