Should I draft Yoshinobu Yamamoto or Merrill Kelly?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yoshinobu Yamamoto or Merrill Kelly.

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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Yoshinobu Yamamoto

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Merrill Kelly · Shoulder (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	6.16	2.55
ADP	36.33	166.70
PROJ	370.00	342.00

W	13	12
L	7	9
SV	0	0
IP	164.0	176.0
H	144	157
ER	67	74
K	167	163
BB	41	59
ERA	3.68	3.78
WHIP	1.13	1.23

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	128.0	70.0
W	4	2
L	1	0
SV	0	0
IP	47.2	24.2
H	39	17
ER	17	6
K	53	21
BB	10	6
ERA	3.24	2.23
WHIP	1.04	.95

Recent News
	Yoshinobu Yamamoto Caught in Ronel Blanco's Situation; Sticky Glove Puts Dodgers Pitcher in 'Cheating' Light Published May 18th, 2024 via EssentiallySports Yoshinobu Yamamoto to start Monday Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Yoshinobu Yamamoto's Dodgers debut is an epic disaster after $325 million deal Published May 14th, 2024 via MSN Why Yamamoto's glove was inspected during Monday's Giants-Dodgers game Published May 14th, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Dave Roberts: Shohei Ohtani & Yoshinobu Yamamoto 'Look Better' With Dodgers Published May 14th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com "My Stuff Wasn't Bad": Yoshinobu Yamamoto's Translator Stumbles Through Explaining Dodgers' Pitcher's Frustration ... Published May 14th, 2024 via EssentiallySports Dave Roberts and Yoshinobu Yamamoto Clash Heads Of Pitching Against Giants: "He Made the Mistake" Published May 14th, 2024 via EssentiallySports Yoshinobu Yamamoto shaky in first game against Giants Published May 14th, 2024 via Yardbarker	Merrill Kelly - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Diamondbacks starter Merrill Kelly scratched with shoulder injury Published May 10th, 2024 via The Daily Gazette D-backs Move Merrill Kelly to 60-Day IL Published May 4th, 2024 via MSN Unlikely hero Merrill Kelly has coming out party in Diamondbacks' World Series win Published May 4th, 2024 via Yahoo Movies Canada Merrill Kelly (shoulder) moved to 60-day IL Published May 3rd, 2024 via FantasyPros Merrill Kelly Transferred To 60-Day Injured List Published May 2nd, 2024 Diamondbacks' Merrill Kelly Moved to 60-Day IL Published May 2nd, 2024 via Burn City Sports Diamondbacks Acquire Matt Bowman, Transfer Merrill Kelly to 60-Day IL Published May 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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