Should I draft Bailey Ober or Tarik Skubal?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Bailey Ober or Tarik Skubal.

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	2.78	5.51
ADP	135.03	47.30
PROJ	330.00	372.00

W	11	10
L	9	7
SV	0	0
IP	164.0	150.0
H	155	120
ER	73	55
K	164	174
BB	35	37
ERA	4.01	3.30
WHIP	1.16	1.05

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	107.0	196.0
W	4	6
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	47.0	55.0
H	38	35
ER	23	11
K	49	66
BB	9	8
ERA	4.40	1.80
WHIP	1.00	.78

Recent News
	Bailey Ober Aiming For Back-to-Back Quality Starts Published May 18th, 2024 Twins' Bailey Ober aims to continue strong showings vs. Guardians Published May 18th, 2024 via Deadspin Bailey Ober Is Reaching His Full Potential Published May 15th, 2024 via Zone Coverage Bailey Ober on Twins' mentality, more \| 05/14/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published May 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Minnesota Twins starter Bailey Ober is shoving - SKOR North Published May 14th, 2024 via SKOR North Minnesota Twins starter Bailey Ober is shoving Published May 14th, 2024 via BVM Sports Bailey Ober - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times Bailey Ober dominates Blue Jays with stellar Outing Published May 13th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Is Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers the Best Fantasy Baseball Pitcher? Published May 18th, 2024 via SportsGrid Is Tarik Skubal the Best Fantasy Baseball Pitcher? Top 3 Analysis Published May 18th, 2024 via Napoleon Northwest Signal Trading Tarik Skubal would be a loser move for the Detroit Tigers Published May 18th, 2024 via Motor City Bengals Tarik Skubal Strikes Out Six Over Six Shutout Innings Published May 18th, 2024 Tarik Skubal shines in dominant shutout Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tarik Skubal brilliant vs. D-backs in Tigers' shutout victory Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Detroit Tigers blast through Arizona Diamondbacks, 13-0, to back Tarik Skubal gem Published May 17th, 2024 via Detroit Free Press Tigers Tarik Skubal, an Arizona native, blanks Diamondbacks Published May 17th, 2024 via Arizona Sports

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