Should I draft Cole Ragans or Clarke Schmidt?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Cole Ragans or Clarke Schmidt.

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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Clarke Schmidt · Lat (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.13	1.37
ADP	96.80	Undrafted
PROJ	322.00	259.00
W	9	8
L	10	8
SV	0	0
IP	167.0	150.0
H	141	150
ER	72	70
K	179	147
BB	68	48
ERA	3.88	4.20
WHIP	1.25	1.32

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	230.0	156.0
W	5	5
L	6	3
SV	0	0
IP	102.2	60.2
H	87	49
ER	39	17
K	126	67
BB	34	20
ERA	3.43	2.54
WHIP	1.18	1.15

Recent News
	Royals' Cole Ragans: Hit hard by Guardians Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Quatraro on umpire review, Cole Ragans \| 06/29/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Cole Ragans' Pivotal Homer Controversy and Struggles in Recent Game to Impact Team's Momentum Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cole Ragans' six strikeouts \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Cole Ragans labors in short start as Royals lose to Guardians Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Breaking down Cole Ragans' pitches \| 06/29/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals vs Guardians: Pitching Duel Between Cole Ragans and Tanner Bibee Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cole Ragans, Royals best Marlins Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN	Yankees rotation takes first major hit post-Gerrit Cole as Clarke Schmidt goes down Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Yankees' Clarke Schmidt to 15-day IL, won't throw for 4-6 weeks Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Clarke Schmidt To Resume Playing Catch For Yankees On Monday Published June 28th, 2024 via Pinstripes Nation Yankees' Clarke Schmidt: Resumes throwing program Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yankees' Clarke Schmidt: Begins playing catch Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt makes stop in Utica to meet fans, sign autographs at Hall of Frames Sports Collectibles Published June 24th, 2024 via WKTV Yankees' Clarke Schmidt: Moves to 60-day IL Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yankees place RHP Clarke Schmidt (lat) on 15-day IL Published June 10th, 2024 via Central Oregon Daily

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