Should I draft Cole Ragans or Jordan Montgomery?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Cole Ragans or Jordan Montgomery.

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	3.13	2.39
ADP	96.18	172.78
PROJ	322.00	329.00
W	9	11
L	10	7
SV	0	0
IP	167.0	162.0
H	141	152
ER	72	67
K	179	155
BB	68	46
ERA	3.88	3.72
WHIP	1.25	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	230.0	59.0
W	5	6
L	6	5
SV	0	0
IP	102.2	65.2
H	87	83
ER	39	41
K	126	45
BB	34	23
ERA	3.43	5.66
WHIP	1.18	1.63

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	Diamondbacks make roster decisions after Jordan Montgomery injury Published July 2nd, 2024 via ClutchPoints Diamondbacks send Jordan Montgomery to IL; while 2 starters return Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Arizona Republic Jordan Montgomery Placed On Injured List Published July 2nd, 2024 Jordan Montgomery Injury Update: Ex Rangers ace placed on 15 days IL following right knee inflammation Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sportskeeda D-backs put LHP Jordan Montgomery on IL, reinstate C Gabriel Moreno Published July 2nd, 2024 via The Bryan Times Diamondbacks place LHP Jordan Montgomery (knee) on IL Published July 2nd, 2024 via ESPN Diamondbacks' Jordan Montgomery: Lands on injured list Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Lessons from Blake Snell of the Arizona Diamondbacks & Jordan Montgomery of the Arizona Diamondbacks Published June 29th, 2024 via SportsGrid

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