Should I draft Gavin Williams or Gerrit Cole?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Gavin Williams 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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Gavin Williams

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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.63	0.90
ADP	210.95	87.28
PROJ	243.00	209.00
W	8	8
L	7	6
SV	0	0
IP	124.0	109.0
H	107	132
ER	53	43
K	128	127
BB	49	37
ERA	3.85	3.55
WHIP	1.26	1.55

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	13.0
W	0	1
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	13.0
H	0	13
ER	0	9
K	0	11
BB	0	6
ERA	0.00	6.23
WHIP	0.00	1.46

Recent News
	Gavin Williams Returning To Cleveland Published June 30th, 2024 Guardians send struggling Triston McKenzie to minors and activate Gavin Williams from IL Published June 30th, 2024 via The Associated Press Guardians Roster Moves: Gavin Williams Activated, Triston McKenzie Optioned To Triple Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Triston McKenzie sent to AAA, Gavin Williams activated Published June 30th, 2024 via 92.3 The Fan Guardians' Gavin Williams: Returns from 60-day IL Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians activate Gavin Williams, option Triston McKenzie to Class AAA Columbus Published June 30th, 2024 via cleveland.com Guardians must activate Gavin Williams by Sunday; uncertain about corresponding move Published June 29th, 2024 via cleveland.com Where does Gavin Williams fit in starting rotation? Guardians takeaways Published June 28th, 2024 via cleveland.com	Gerrit Cole Reclaims His Yankees' Ace Status, Rebounds With 1st Win Of 2024 Published July 1st, 2024 via Pinstripes Nation Gerrit Cole Bounces Back With First Win Published July 1st, 2024 "W for little man" - Gerrit Cole's wife Amy celebrates as Yankees ace's first win of the season doubles as birthday gift for ... Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Juan Soto steps back into Yankees lineup, Gerrit Cole steps up at Toronto Published June 30th, 2024 via NorthJersey.com Gerrit Cole goes 5 strong as Aaron Judge, Yankees overpower Blue Jays for series split Published June 30th, 2024 via Hartford Courant Gerrit Cole looks more like Yankees' ace again, earns 1st win since elbow injury Published June 30th, 2024 via NJ.com Gerrit Cole bounces back, Aaron Judge hits another homer as Yankees rip Blue Jays Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS New York Gerrit Cole Has Best Start Of The Season In New York Yankees' Win Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports

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