Should I draft Bailey Ober or Justin Verlander?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Bailey Ober or Justin Verlander.

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	2.81	1.63
ADP	136.04	170.45
PROJ	330.00	277.00
W	11	9
L	9	7
SV	0	0
IP	164.0	144.0
H	155	129
ER	73	59
K	164	122
BB	35	40
ERA	4.01	3.69
WHIP	1.16	1.17

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	191.0	108.0
W	7	3
L	4	2
SV	0	0
IP	88.0	57.0
H	73	52
ER	42	25
K	92	51
BB	23	17
ERA	4.30	3.95
WHIP	1.09	1.21

Recent News
	Bailey Ober Strikes Out Nine In No-Decision Published June 29th, 2024 Breaking down Bailey Ober's pitches \| 06/28/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Twins' Bailey Ober Shines Amidst 6th Consecutive One-Run Loss Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Twins' Bailey Ober: Strikes out nine Friday Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Minnesota Twins vs. Seattle Mariners Prediction: Will Bailey Ober Struggle Against Mariners Lineup? Published June 28th, 2024 via OddsChecker MLB DFS Picks, Spotlight Pitchers & Top Stacks: Logan Gilbert + Bailey Ober (June 28) Published June 28th, 2024 via stokastic.com Bailey Ober, Pablo López make Twins history on the mound Published June 24th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Twins System Recap: Bailey Ober is a Unicorn; Walker Jenkins Homers Published June 24th, 2024 via Twins Daily	Three Astros takeaways: Justin Verlander's future, Joe Espada's bullpen management, more Published July 1st, 2024 via The New York Times In Photos: Justin Verlander's wife Kate Upton brings back the glamour with Sebastian Faena's throwback photoshoot ... Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Astros' Justin Verlander: Resumes throwing Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Is Justin Verlander's early-season injury to blame for Astros' latest rotation loss? Published June 27th, 2024 via Climbing Tal's Hill Astros scratch Justin Verlander as nightmare season continues Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Astros' Ace Justin Verlander 'Progressing Slower' Than Expected Published June 26th, 2024 via Heavy.com Justin Verlander Won't Travel With Team On Upcoming Road Trip Published June 26th, 2024 Astros injury report: Kyle Tucker, Justin Verlander improving in recoveries Published June 26th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle

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