Should I draft AJ Smith-Shawver or Jackson Rutledge?

See our analysis of the choice to draft AJ Smith-Shawver or Jackson Rutledge.

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	-0.32	-0.36
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	84.00	74.00
W	1	2
L	1	4
SV	0	0
IP	52.0	73.0
H	46	75
ER	27	41
K	51	49
BB	23	27
ERA	4.67	5.05
WHIP	1.33	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	12.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	4.1	1.0
H	3	2
ER	0	1
K	4	1
BB	2	0
ERA	0.00	9.00
WHIP	1.22	2.00

Recent News
	AJ Smith-Shawver Starting Rehab Assignment On Wednesday Published July 3rd, 2024 AJ Smith-Shawver To Make 2024 Debut On Thursday Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN AJ Smith-Shawver Has Third Consecutive Rough Start Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Braves Place AJ Smith-Shawver On 15-Day Injured List Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN A Braves-Pirates trade to make quickly after AJ Smith-Shawver injury Published June 8th, 2024 via MSN AJ Smith-Shawver News, Rumors, Stats, Highlights and More Published June 7th, 2024 via ClutchPoints A Braves-Pirates trade to make quickly after AJ Smith-Shawver injury Published May 25th, 2024 via MSN A Braves-Pirates trade to make quickly after AJ Smith-Shawver injury Published May 25th, 2024 via FanSided	Rochester Red Wings' Jackson Rutledge and three relievers quiet St. Paul Saints in 8-2 victory Published May 31st, 2024 via St. Paul Pioneer Press Jackson Rutledge's sixth strikeout \| 05/19/2024 Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Back in minors Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Up as 27th man Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jacob Young, Drew Millas, Jackson Rutledge impress in 2023 debuts Published April 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge, who digs into data, progresses through the Nats' system Published March 18th, 2024 via The Washington Post Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Sent to minor-league camp Published March 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com

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