Should I draft Brandon Hughes or Paul Skenes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brandon Hughes or Paul Skenes.

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	-0.37	-0.31
ADP	Undrafted	200.87
PROJ	72.00	85.00
W	1	1
L	1	2
SV	0	0
IP	32.0	58.0
H	26	54
ER	11	28
K	37	48
BB	13	22
ERA	3.09	4.34
WHIP	1.22	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-5.0	169.0
W	0	4
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	14.0	52.1
H	23	44
ER	16	12
K	18	70
BB	7	10
ERA	10.29	2.07
WHIP	2.14	1.04

Recent News
	Diamondbacks reinstate Zac Gallen to start vs. A's, option Brandon Hughes Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Brandon Hughes: Sent back to Reno Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks activate Zac Gallen, option Brandon Hughes Published June 29th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks send down Tommy Henry, call up Brandon Hughes Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Diamondbacks send down Tommy Henry, call up Brandon Hughes Published June 23rd, 2024 via Yardbarker Arizona Diamondbacks Make Roster Moves: Tommy Henry to Triple-A, Brandon Hughes Recalled Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports D-backs option Tommy Henry, recall Brandon Hughes Published June 23rd, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks Make Roster Changes: Brandon Hughes Replaces Tommy Henry, Zac Gallen Nears Return Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports	The Braves helped expose Paul Skenes one and only weakness Published June 30th, 2024 via FanSided Paul Skenes discusses strong rookie campaign, more \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Olivia Dunne's Boyfriend Paul Skenes Makes Interesting MLB History Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Paul Skenes Extends Historic Start to Career Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Gene Collier: Paul Skenes throws a splinker Published June 30th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Paul Skenes Strikes Out Nine In Latest Gem Published June 29th, 2024 Pirates' Paul Skenes: Continues to dominate Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Paul Skenes has maturity reminiscent of ... dare I say the name? Published June 29th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com

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