Should I draft Yu Darvish or Kyle Gibson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yu Darvish or Kyle Gibson.

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	1.96	1.37
ADP	162.77	254.22
PROJ	301.00	260.00
W	9	10
L	8	10
SV	0	0
IP	157.0	173.0
H	142	175
ER	72	84
K	158	139
BB	47	55
ERA	4.13	4.37
WHIP	1.20	1.33

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	127.0	137.0
W	4	4
L	3	2
SV	0	0
IP	56.1	76.2
H	45	67
ER	20	32
K	53	67
BB	15	30
ERA	3.21	3.78
WHIP	1.07	1.27

Recent News
	Padres' Yu Darvish Injury 'Not Long-Term Serious,' According to Mike Shildt Published June 4th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated MLB Trade Rumors: Padres Targeting White Sox's Garrett Crochet amid Yu Darvish Injury Published June 4th, 2024 via Bleacher Report Padres forced to fast-track top prospect after injuries to Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove Published June 4th, 2024 via Friars on Base Padres promote high-ranked prospect after Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove injuries Published June 3rd, 2024 via ClutchPoints MLB Notes: Yu Darvish Returns to the Injured List for the 2nd Time in 2024 Published June 3rd, 2024 via JAPAN Forward Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove hit injured list for Padres Published June 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Padres veteran starters Joe Musgrove, Yu Darvish return to IL: Who steps up? - The Athletic Published June 2nd, 2024 via The New York Times San Diego Padres lose Joe Musgrove AND Yu Darvish to Injured List on the same day Published June 1st, 2024 via NBC San Diego	Cardinals' Kyle Gibson: Narrowly notches quality start Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Colorado Rockies game no. 64 thread: Ryan Feltner vs Kyle Gibson Published June 8th, 2024 via Purple Row Kyle Gibson takes hill as Cardinals face floundering Rockies: First Pitch Published June 8th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch St. Louis Cardinals SP Kyle Gibson - 101 ESPN Published June 5th, 2024 via 101 ESPN Kyle Gibson Strikes Out Eight On Monday Published June 4th, 2024 Cardinals' Kyle Gibson: Strikes out eight in no-decision Published June 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Kyle Gibson to kick off series against Houston Astros: First Pitch Published June 3rd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Kyle Gibson leads Cardinals into their first visit to Houston since 2016: First Pitch Published June 3rd, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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