Should I draft Cole Ragans or Ryan Pepiot?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Cole Ragans or Ryan Pepiot.

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	1.76
ADP	96.80	197.07
PROJ	322.00	286.00
W	9	9
L	10	7
SV	0	0
IP	167.0	140.0
H	141	115
ER	72	58
K	179	135
BB	68	48
ERA	3.88	3.73
WHIP	1.25	1.16

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	230.0	150.0
W	5	4
L	6	4
SV	0	0
IP	102.2	71.2
H	87	53
ER	39	35
K	126	83
BB	34	25
ERA	3.43	4.42
WHIP	1.18	1.10

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 starter Ryan Pepiot likely heading to IL after getting hit on left calf by a 107.5 mph liner Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Sport Australia Ryan Pepiot Strikes Out Eight In No-Decision Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Ryan Pepiot Strikes Out Eight In No-Decision Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 Rays' Ryan Pepiot: Fans eight in no-decision Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Pepiot's eight strikeouts \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Rays bullpen plays the long game after short outing from Ryan Pepiot Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Rays' Ryan Pepiot: Early exit in no-decision Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays bullpen plays the long game after short outing from Ryan Pepiot Published June 21st, 2024 via Tampa Bay Times

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