Should I draft Bailey Falter or James Paxton?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Bailey Falter 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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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.03	0.33
ADP	Undrafted	257.29
PROJ	156.00	187.00
W	6	7
L	6	4
SV	0	0
IP	103.0	100.0
H	107	102
ER	49	48
K	77	103
BB	25	33
ERA	4.28	4.32
WHIP	1.28	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	137.0	126.0
W	4	7
L	6	2
SV	0	0
IP	88.1	75.2
H	75	69
ER	38	36
K	59	53
BB	26	38
ERA	3.88	4.31
WHIP	1.15	1.42

Recent News
	Bailey Falter strikes out five \| 06/30/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates' Bailey Falter: Gets fourth win Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Braves vs. Bailey Falter and the Pirates: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 30 Published June 29th, 2024 via Lineups Bailey Falter loses to Reds as June struggles continue Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Bailey Falter Fatigue Leads to Red's Big 4th-Inning Rally vs. Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Bailey Falter loses to Reds as June struggles continue Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Fatigued Bailey Falter's short outing leads to usage of inept middle relief Published June 24th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Pirates' Bailey Falter: Coughs up five runs Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports	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 James Paxton adds to Dodgers weekend pitching woes Published June 30th, 2024 via Sporting News Dodgers' James Paxton roughed up as Giants take two of three Published June 30th, 2024 via LA Daily News Dodgers final score: James Paxton blasted in 10-4 Giants win Published June 30th, 2024 via True Blue LA

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