Should I draft Frankie Montas or Kenta Maeda?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Frankie Montas 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	0.80	1.50
ADP	Undrafted	244.06
PROJ	220.00	268.00
W	6	7
L	7	9
SV	0	0
IP	130.0	141.0
H	125	129
ER	61	63
K	125	149
BB	43	39
ERA	4.22	4.02
WHIP	1.29	1.19

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	95.0	53.0
W	3	2
L	6	4
SV	0	0
IP	72.1	59.1
H	65	65
ER	34	38
K	58	45
BB	30	19
ERA	4.24	5.79
WHIP	1.32	1.42

Recent News
	Reds' Frankie Montas: Notches quality start Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Frankie Montas' pitches Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas' four strikeouts \| 06/22/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas Has Historic Performance in Cincinnati Reds' 4-1 Win Over Colorado Rockies Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Reds' Frankie Montas: Throws five frames Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Frankie Montas strikes out five over five-plus innings \| 06/16/2024 Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas, Carson Spiers on 4-2 loss \| 06/09/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 9th, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas records just four outs as the Cubs beat the Reds Published June 9th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer	Kenta Maeda Leaves After Taking Liner To Hip Published June 29th, 2024 Angels vs. Kenta Maeda and the Tigers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 28 Published June 28th, 2024 via Lineups Kenta Maeda Gives Up Three Runs and Eight Hits in 4 2/3 Innings; White Sox Beat Tigers 5-1 Published June 22nd, 2024 via The Japan News Tigers' Kenta Maeda: Allows three runs in loss Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers offense shut down, squanders better outing from Maeda Published June 22nd, 2024 via Detroit News Tigers lineup: Jake Rogers catching Kenta Maeda on Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLive.com Tigers lineup: Jake Rogers catching Kenta Maeda on Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLive.com White Sox vs. Kenta Maeda and the Tigers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 22 Published June 21st, 2024 via Lineups

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