Should I draft Chris Sale or Shota Imanaga?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Chris Sale or Shota Imanaga.

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	2.89	1.58
ADP	119.56	155.97
PROJ	324.00	275.00

W	9	9
L	5	7
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	142.0
H	118	136
ER	58	61
K	165	134
BB	38	37
ERA	3.81	3.87
WHIP	1.14	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	163.0	185.0
W	6	5
L	1	0
SV	0	0
IP	49.2	53.2
H	36	40
ER	14	5
K	61	58
BB	8	9
ERA	2.56	.85
WHIP	.89	.92

Recent News
	Chris Sale: Another Deft Move by the Braves Paying Off Huge After Strider Injury Published May 18th, 2024 via Heavy.com Chris Sale's high praise proves Braves' culture is fueling his comeback Published May 16th, 2024 via House That Hank Built How Chris Sale rediscovered his Cy Young stuff with Braves: Three reasons for southpaw's early success Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chris Sale's happiness in Braves' clubhouse perfectly contrasts with Red Sox's misery Published May 15th, 2024 via FanSided Braves: This version of Chris Sale is nothing new Published May 15th, 2024 via sportstalkatl.com Braves Nation: Chris Sale is cruising Published May 15th, 2024 via The Atlanta Journal Constitution Chris Sale Dominates Cubs in stellar outing Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros Braves' Chris Sale: Dominant in Tuesday's win Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Bailey Falter Pitches Well In No-Decision Against The Cubs Published May 18th, 2024 Shota Imanaga Goes Seven Strong Innings Saturday Afternoon Published May 18th, 2024 Cubs: Shota Imanaga continues making history Published May 18th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Shota Imanaga's historic start continues in 1-0 Cubs win Published May 18th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Cubs' Shota Imanaga: MLB Rise with 0.84 ERA, Historic Start Published May 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs Pitcher Shota Imanaga Remains Unhittable Published May 18th, 2024 via Outkick WATCH: Cubs rookie Shota Imanaga bows to umpire after each new ball Published May 18th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Shota Imanaga: The Cubs' coffee-loving ace just continues to make history \| Chicago Cubs News Published May 18th, 2024 via Marquee Sports Network

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