Should I draft Chris Sale or Yusei Kikuchi?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Chris Sale or Yusei Kikuchi.

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	2.92	1.72
ADP	114.85	252.88
PROJ	324.00	283.00
W	9	8
L	5	7
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	145.0
H	118	134
ER	58	67
K	165	158
BB	38	47
ERA	3.81	4.16
WHIP	1.14	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	290.0	140.0
W	10	4
L	3	8
SV	0	0
IP	93.2	88.1
H	69	95
ER	29	41
K	118	93
BB	17	21
ERA	2.80	4.19
WHIP	.92	1.32

Recent News
	Chris Sale discusses trade from Red Sox to Braves in new interview Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Atlanta Braves Pitcher Chris Sale Resurgent Season Highlights Cy Young Potential Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Braves' Chris Sale: Dominant in tough-luck defeat Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chris Sale Fans 11 In Tough-Luck Loss Published June 27th, 2024 Chris Sale Shines in Braves' 1-0 Loss to White Sox: A Recap of Sale's Stellar Performance Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chris Sale passes Juan Marichal on all-time list \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Chris Sale sets season high in strikeouts in Braves loss Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox beat Chris Sale, Braves thanks to Luis Robert Jr. home run Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports	If/when Blue Jays sell, where might Yusei Kikuchi go? Exploring five potential trade destinations Published July 2nd, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation Blue Jays Rumors: Justin Turner, Kevin Kiermaier, Yusei Kikuchi, and more to hit the MLB 2024 trade deadline, per report Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Yusei Kikuchi and Danny Jansen are reportedly on the trading block, among others Published June 30th, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation Sunday Notes: Yusei Kikuchi Feels Takeya Nakamura Deserves More Respect Published June 30th, 2024 via FanGraphs Yusei Kikuchi Trade Rumors: Braves could be a possible landing spot for ex-Mariners pitcher as team looks to bolster ... Published June 29th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Atlanta Braves Eye Former All-Star Yusei Kikuchi in Trade with Blue Jays Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Yusei Kikuchi: Potential Trade and Performance Impact \| Sports \| tribuneledgernews.com Published June 29th, 2024 via Cherokee Tribune Ledger News Yusei Kikuchi: Potential Trade and Performance Impact \| Sports \| hastingstribune.com Published June 29th, 2024 via The Hastings Tribune

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