Should I draft Alex Wood or James Paxton?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Alex Wood or James Paxton.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Alex Wood · Shoulder (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.12	0.16
ADP	Undrafted	257.94
PROJ	179.00	187.00
W	7	7
L	7	4
SV	0	0
IP	113.0	100.0
H	114	102
ER	52	48
K	96	103
BB	38	33
ERA	4.14	4.32
WHIP	1.35	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	25.0	126.0
W	1	7
L	3	2
SV	0	0
IP	39.1	75.2
H	51	69
ER	23	36
K	33	53
BB	19	38
ERA	5.29	4.31
WHIP	1.79	1.42

Recent News
	Athletics' Alex Wood: Still shut down from throwing Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports When Will Alex Wood Return and Be Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN When Will Alex Wood Return and Be Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Alex Wood Remains Shut Down Without A Timetable Published June 20th, 2024 Family Support: Alex Wood And Loved Ones On The Field Published June 12th, 2024 via Inkl Athletics' Alex Wood: Moved to 60-day IL Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Alex Wood: Transferred to 60-day IL Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Alex Wood To Start Playing Catch Saturday Published May 29th, 2024	James Paxton battered in Dodgers loss to Giants Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN Dodgers News: James Paxton Credits Giants For Being 'On The Fastball' Published July 1st, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers links: James Paxton, Chris Taylor, Miguel Rojas Published July 1st, 2024 via True Blue LA James Paxton allows 9 runs in 4 innings vs. Giants Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com James Paxton Destroyed On Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 Dodgers' James Paxton: Crushed by Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports James Paxton gives up 12 hits and nine runs in Dodgers' blowout loss to Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times James Paxton & Dodgers Struggle In Rubber Match Loss To Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Yardbarker

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