Should I draft Brandon Pfaadt or Paul Blackburn?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brandon Pfaadt 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	0.79	0.18
ADP	203.84	Undrafted
PROJ	219.00	177.00
W	8	7
L	8	9
SV	0	0
IP	126.0	137.0
H	129	146
ER	62	69
K	129	107
BB	35	47
ERA	4.43	4.53
WHIP	1.30	1.41

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	169.0	84.0
W	3	3
L	6	2
SV	0	0
IP	103.0	46.0
H	95	40
ER	49	21
K	94	36
BB	26	13
ERA	4.28	4.11
WHIP	1.17	1.15

Recent News
	Brandon Pfaadt: Diamondbacks' Ace Overcomes Adversities for Series Win Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Brandon Pfaadt's Dominance and the Challenges He Has Faced Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt: Posts quality start Sunday Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Brandon Pfaadt Records Eight Strikeouts Published June 30th, 2024 Brandon Pfaadt leads way as Diamondbacks down Athletics, claim series victory Published June 30th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic Pfaadt pitches six effective innings to lead Diamondbacks over Athletics Published June 30th, 2024 via TSN Arizona Diamondbacks vs Oakland Athletics: Brandon Pfaadt's Command Key in Crucial Series Decider Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Brandon Pfaadt Must Improve Command in Crucial Start vs Athletics Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	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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