Should I draft Dylan Cease or Mitch Keller?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Dylan Cease or Mitch Keller.

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	2.70
ADP	85.37	164.13
PROJ	322.00	351.00
W	9	11
L	8	9
SV	0	0
IP	160.0	183.0
H	144	168
ER	75	82
K	203	184
BB	72	60
ERA	4.22	4.03
WHIP	1.35	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	237.0	221.0
W	7	9
L	6	4
SV	0	0
IP	98.1	98.1
H	74	93
ER	42	35
K	125	91
BB	30	27
ERA	3.85	3.21
WHIP	1.06	1.22

Recent News
	Dylan Cease Ties Record in San Diego Padres History with Great Outing on Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Dylan Cease Strikes Out Nine Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 Padres Daily: Dylan Cease good again; Kyle Higashioka pulling his weight; pen problems; schedule help Published June 27th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Padres' Dylan Cease: Dominant in seventh victory Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dylan Cease and the Padres leave the Nationals at a loss Published June 26th, 2024 via The Washington Post Padres ease into sweep of Nationals powered by Dylan Cease, Kyle Higashioka Published June 26th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Dylan Cease's spectacular start \| 06/26/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals vs. Dylan Cease and the Padres: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 26 Published June 26th, 2024 via Lineups	Mitch Keller Not as Sharp in Pirates' Rubber Match Loss to Cardinals Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Pirates' Mitch Keller Dominates with Pitching Strategy Tweaks Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Pirates' Mitch Keller: Fades late in Tuesday's win Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Derek Shelton on consistent at-bats, Mitch Keller \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Mitch Keller's solid outing \| 06/25/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Hunter Greene vs. Mitch Keller in Game Two Duel Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Pirates Preview: Mitch Keller, Hunter Greene Duel Once Again Published June 25th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Baseball Now Reds vs. Mitch Keller and the Pirates: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 25 Published June 24th, 2024 via Lineups

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