Should I draft Bailey Falter or Paul Blackburn?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Bailey Falter or Paul Blackburn.

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	0.18
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	156.00	177.00
W	6	7
L	6	9
SV	0	0
IP	103.0	137.0
H	107	146
ER	49	69
K	77	107
BB	25	47
ERA	4.28	4.53
WHIP	1.28	1.41

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	120.0	84.0
W	3	3
L	6	2
SV	0	0
IP	83.1	46.0
H	73	40
ER	37	21
K	54	36
BB	22	13
ERA	4.01	4.11
WHIP	1.14	1.15

Recent News
	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 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 Bailey Falter strikes out Luke Maile \| 06/24/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com An 'exhausted' Bailey Falter struggles again in Pirates' lopsided loss to Reds Published June 24th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Reds vs. Bailey Falter and the Pirates: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 24 Published June 23rd, 2024 via Lineups Two mistake pitches cloud otherwise productive outing for Bailey Falter Published June 19th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com	Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Making progress in throwing program Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Oakland A's Paul Blackburn and Ross Stripling Scheduled for Bullpen Sessions This Week Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Paul Blackburn Throws Bullpen Session Thursday Published June 20th, 2024 Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Throwing off mound Thursday Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Making noteworthy progress Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Making noteworthy progress Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Braves eyeing Oakland Athletics' Brent Rooker, Paul Blackburn, and Ross Stripling in trade talks Published June 8th, 2024 via BVM Sports Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Moved to 60-day IL Published June 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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