Should I draft Dylan Cease or Kenta Maeda?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Dylan Cease or Kenta Maeda.

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	1.50
ADP	85.50	244.57
PROJ	322.00	268.00
W	9	7
L	8	9
SV	0	0
IP	160.0	141.0
H	144	129
ER	75	63
K	203	149
BB	72	39
ERA	4.22	4.02
WHIP	1.35	1.19

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	226.0	53.0
W	7	2
L	7	4
SV	0	0
IP	102.0	59.1
H	82	65
ER	48	38
K	130	45
BB	32	19
ERA	4.24	5.79
WHIP	1.12	1.42

Recent News
	Dylan Cease Chased Early Tuesday Night Published July 3rd, 2024 Dylan Cease has rough start vs. Rangers Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Breaking down Dylan Cease's pitches \| 07/02/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Padres Aim for Victory Over Rangers with Top Pitcher Dylan Cease Published July 2nd, 2024 via Blue Mountain Eagle Rangers vs. Dylan Cease and the Padres: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - July 2 Published July 2nd, 2024 via Lineups The Padres List Dylan Cease As Tuesday's Probable Pitcher Published July 1st, 2024 Dylan Cease sharp as Padres ease into sweep of Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Dylan Cease Ties Record in San Diego Padres History with Great Outing on Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda exits after taking liner off hip Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Kenta Maeda Leaves After Taking Liner To Hip Published June 29th, 2024 Tigers pitcher Kenta Maeda OK after being hit by liner Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Kenta Maeda shines on the mound in Tigers' matchup against the Angels Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Kenta Maeda, Tigers drop game vs. Angels Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Tigers SP Maeda leaves game after being hit by comebacker Published June 28th, 2024 via TSN Kenta Maeda To Throw A Bullpen On Wednesday Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Detroit pitcher Kenta Maeda says he's OK despite taking line drive off glove and stomach vs. Angels Published June 28th, 2024 via The Associated Press

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