Should I draft Chris Sale or Cristian Javier?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Chris Sale or Cristian Javier.

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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Cristian Javier · Forearm (Day To Day)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.90	2.21
ADP	114.10	162.29
PROJ	324.00	318.00
W	9	10
L	5	8
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	156.0
H	118	135
ER	58	68
K	165	174
BB	38	63
ERA	3.81	3.92
WHIP	1.14	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	220.0	62.0
W	8	3
L	1	1
SV	0	0
IP	63.2	34.2
H	45	30
ER	15	15
K	78	27
BB	9	19
ERA	2.14	3.95
WHIP	.85	1.43

Recent News
	Chris Sale Endures Worst Outing Of Season Against A's Published June 1st, 2024 Travis d'Arnaud Checks Into Lineup to Catch Chris Sale on Saturday Versus Athletics Published June 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Chris Sale seeks eighth straight win as Braves face A's Published June 1st, 2024 via Citizentribune Chris Sale, Cubs and other fascinating MLB storylines Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Chris Sale Posts Historically Dominant May Amid Atlanta Braves' Struggles Published May 31st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Chris Sale Turning Back the Clock for Braves Published May 31st, 2024 via Northwest Georgia News Chris Sale's best highlights from May \| 05/30/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published May 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Chris Sale's comments after latest shutout prove exactly why Braves won the trade Published May 29th, 2024 via MSN	Cristian Javier, Jose Urquidy Getting Second Opinions Published May 30th, 2024 3 possible solutions for Astros after Cristian Javier is sidelined due to injury Published May 28th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Astros: Houston's Woes Continue With Cristian Javier Injury; How Long Will the Veteran Be Gone? Published May 28th, 2024 via Sports World News Astros recall Jose Abreu, place Cristian Javier (forearm) on IL Published May 28th, 2024 via KNBR Astros put pitcher Cristian Javier on injured list and recall José Abreu from minors Published May 27th, 2024 via The Associated Press Houston Astros put Cristian Javier on IL with forearm issue Published May 27th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle Houston places Cristian Javier on 15-day injured list with forearm discomfort Published May 27th, 2024 via Greenwich Time Cristian Javier Lands On Injured List Published May 27th, 2024

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