Should I draft Clayton Kershaw or Daniel Lynch?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Clayton Kershaw or Daniel Lynch.

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

Clayton Kershaw

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LAD · SP

KC · SP

Injury Alert

Clayton Kershaw · Shoulder (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.51	-0.19
ADP	256.54	Undrafted
PROJ	100.00	113.00
W	3	6
L	1	7
SV	0	0
IP	47.0	91.0
H	44	99
ER	21	49
K	50	74
BB	15	32
ERA	4.02	4.85
WHIP	1.26	1.44

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	23.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	22.2
H	0	20
ER	0	16
K	0	15
BB	0	8
ERA	0.00	6.49
WHIP	0.00	1.26

Recent News
	Dodgers Injury Update: No 'Hard Timeline' For Clayton Kershaw Published June 27th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers Notes: Shohei Ohtani Makes History, Clayton Kershaw Update, 3 Blockbuster Trade Candidates for LA Published June 27th, 2024 via Dodgers Nation Dave Roberts Reacts to Clayton Kershaw's Setback for Dodgers Published June 26th, 2024 via Dodgers Nation Rangers lucked out avoiding Clayton Kershaw in free agency as injuries mount Published June 26th, 2024 via Nolan Writin' Dodgers News: Clayton Kershaw's Shoulder Woes Delay Comeback Published June 25th, 2024 via Athlon Sports A necessary Dodgers-Angels crosstown trade after Clayton Kershaw setback Published June 25th, 2024 via FanSided Dodgers Shut Down Clayton Kershaw From Throwing Published June 25th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Clayton Kershaw's Rehab Delay: Setback in Shoulder Recovery Published June 25th, 2024 via SportsGrid	KC Royals' Anthony Veneziano steps in to replace struggling pitcher Daniel Lynch IV Published June 13th, 2024 via BVM Sports With Daniel Lynch IV's fate sealed, rookie is next up for the KC Royals Published June 13th, 2024 via Kings of Kauffman Royals' Daniel Lynch: Sent down to Triple-A Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Daniel Lynch: Surrenders six runs in bulk relief Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Quatraro on Daniel Lynch IV's outing, more \| 06/12/2024 Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Daniel Lynch IV's outing against the Yankees \| 06/12/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Daniel Lynch: Following opener Wednesday Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Daniel Lynch: Blasted for eight runs Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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