Should I draft Cole Ragans or Kyle Bradish?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Cole Ragans or Kyle Bradish.

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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Kyle Bradish · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	3.13	1.44
ADP	96.80	200.53
PROJ	322.00	264.00
W	9	10
L	10	7
SV	0	0
IP	167.0	135.0
H	141	125
ER	72	59
K	179	128
BB	68	41
ERA	3.88	3.93
WHIP	1.25	1.23

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	230.0	115.0
W	5	2
L	6	0
SV	0	0
IP	102.2	39.1
H	87	27
ER	39	12
K	126	53
BB	34	15
ERA	3.43	2.76
WHIP	1.18	1.07

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	Rays offense goes silent in shutout loss to Kyle Bradish, Orioles Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN Pitching depth propels Orioles to first place without Kyle Bradish and John Means Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN MLB rumors: How Kyle Bradish injury impacts Orioles' trade deadline plans Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN MLB rumors: How Kyle Bradish injury impacts Orioles' trade deadline plans Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN An emergency Orioles-Tigers trade for a reunion after Kyle Bradish hits IL again Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Orioles' Kyle Bradish goes back on the injured list with more elbow problems Published June 23rd, 2024 via Yahoo Singapore News Baltimore Orioles \| - 10 starting pitcher trade targets for Orioles in wake of Kyle Bradish injury Published June 22nd, 2024 via Baltimore Sun Orioles' Kyle Bradish goes back on the injured list with more elbow problems Published June 21st, 2024 via ABC News

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