Should I draft Drew Smyly or Gerrit Cole?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Drew Smyly or Gerrit Cole.

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	0.05	0.88
ADP	Undrafted	86.11
PROJ	168.00	209.00
W	5	8
L	6	6
SV	0	0
IP	98.0	109.0
H	92	132
ER	46	43
K	94	127
BB	31	37
ERA	4.22	3.55
WHIP	1.26	1.55

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	29.0	-7.0
W	2	0
L	4	1
SV	0	0
IP	24.2	8.0
H	22	10
ER	10	8
K	25	5
BB	13	5
ERA	3.72	9.00
WHIP	1.45	1.88

Recent News
	Drew Smyly, Chicago Cubs fall apart in 9th inning \| CHGO Cubs Podcast Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs' Drew Smyly: Tosses two scoreless innings Sunday Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs roster move: Drew Smyly activated, José Cuas optioned Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Drew Smyly: Struggles with control, takes loss Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs Injury Update: Drew Smyly Activated Ahead of Saturday's Game Published May 25th, 2024 via Yardbarker Cubs Injury Update: Drew Smyly Activated Ahead of Saturday's Game Published May 25th, 2024 via On Tap Sports Net Cubs roster move: Drew Smyly activated, José Cuas optioned Published May 25th, 2024 via Chat Sports Cubs Activate Drew Smyly from IL, Option Jose Cuas Published May 25th, 2024 via Cubs Insider	Gerrit Cole Says He's Healthy Published June 26th, 2024 Gerrit Cole Gets Shelled, Allows Four Homers Tuesday Published June 26th, 2024 Gerrit Cole MLB Props Tonight in Yankees vs Mets (June 25) Published June 25th, 2024 via The Action Network Yankees vs Mets MLB Parlay: Tuesday Picks for Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, More Published June 25th, 2024 via The Action Network Yankees vs Mets pitching matchups: Gerrit Cole, David Peterson, Luis Gil, Sean Manaea Published June 25th, 2024 via NorthJersey.com Mets vs. Gerrit Cole and the Yankees: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 25 Published June 24th, 2024 via Lineups Yankees' Gerrit Cole finds it 'hard' to manage expectations while on pitch count for Subway Series Published June 24th, 2024 via New York Post Finally some good news on the pitcher health front as Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer return Published June 24th, 2024 via The Associated Press

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