Should I draft Frankie Montas or Max Scherzer?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Frankie Montas or Max Scherzer.

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	0.30
ADP	Undrafted	225.16
PROJ	220.00	185.00
W	6	5
L	7	2
SV	0	0
IP	130.0	77.0
H	125	64
ER	61	31
K	125	84
BB	43	19
ERA	4.22	3.62
WHIP	1.29	1.08

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	95.0	28.0
W	3	1
L	6	1
SV	0	0
IP	72.1	10.1
H	65	5
ER	34	2
K	58	8
BB	30	2
ERA	4.24	1.78
WHIP	1.32	.69

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	Slumping Rangers send Max Scherzer to cool off O's Published June 28th, 2024 via Deadspin Orioles vs. Max Scherzer and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 28 Published June 27th, 2024 via Lineups Max Scherzer doing 'whatever it takes' to make Friday start vs. BAL Published June 26th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Max Scherzer Gets The Green Light To Start Friday Published June 26th, 2024 Dane Dunning moved to Rangers' bullpen as Max Scherzer returns Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Rangers' Max Scherzer: Gets green light to start Friday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rangers' concerns mount following injury setbacks for Max Scherzer and Josh Jung Published June 26th, 2024 via Nolan Writin' Rangers' Max Scherzer: Experiences thumb soreness in debut Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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