Should I draft Cole Ragans or Tanner Houck?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Cole Ragans or Tanner Houck.

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	1.43
ADP	96.80	184.22
PROJ	322.00	263.00
W	9	9
L	10	7
SV	0	0
IP	167.0	142.0
H	141	126
ER	72	63
K	179	131
BB	68	52
ERA	3.88	3.99
WHIP	1.25	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	230.0	257.0
W	5	7
L	6	6
SV	0	0
IP	102.2	107.2
H	87	91
ER	39	33
K	126	105
BB	34	19
ERA	3.43	2.77
WHIP	1.18	1.03

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	Duran, Houck make MLB All-Star cases for each other, Wong Published July 2nd, 2024 via NBC Sports Boston What went wrong for Tanner Houck and the Boston Red Sox over the weekend? \| Boston Red Sox Podcast Published July 1st, 2024 via FOX61 Hartford Tanner Houck Swiftly Shuts Down Question After Ugly Birthday Outing Published June 30th, 2024 via NESN Red Sox's Tanner Houck: Flattened by Friars Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox take another big hit from Padres, who spoil Tanner Houck's birthday in blowout fashion Published June 29th, 2024 via The Boston Globe Boston Red Sox's Tanner Houck Hit Hard, Manny Machado Shines in Career-Worst Game vs. San Diego Padres Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Red Sox Tanner Houck's Struggles and Softball-Style Pitches: What Happened? Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Tanner Houck, dominant to this point, pummeled for 8 runs in career-worst outing Published June 29th, 2024 via The New York Times

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