Should I draft Chris Sale or Zac Gallen?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Chris Sale or Zac Gallen.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Chris Sale

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ARI · SP

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.46	5.53
ADP	115.40	42.25
PROJ	324.00	388.00
W	9	12
L	5	8
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	180.0
H	118	172
ER	58	71
K	165	193
BB	38	51
ERA	3.81	3.55
WHIP	1.14	1.24

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	290.0	160.0
W	10	6
L	3	4
SV	0	0
IP	93.2	63.2
H	69	52
ER	29	20
K	118	67
BB	17	16
ERA	2.80	2.85
WHIP	.92	1.08

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	Starting the Conversation: How Zac Gallen mentally recovered from injury Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports360AZ Zac Gallen Moved Up To Thursday This Week Published July 1st, 2024 D-backs Shake up Rotation Order, Move Zac Gallen up to July 4th Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks moving up Zac Gallen to 4th of July vs. Dodgers Published June 30th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo drops 'inspiring' reaction to Zac Gallen's injury return Published June 30th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Zac Gallen's Masterful Reuturn From Injury Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Zac Gallen Stellar In Return On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Zac Gallen's refreshing return is what Diamondbacks needed to end skid Published June 29th, 2024 via Tar Heel Times

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