Should I draft Gerrit Cole or Alex Wood?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Gerrit Cole or Alex Wood.

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	0.88	0.21
ADP	86.11	Undrafted
PROJ	209.00	179.00
W	8	7
L	6	7
SV	0	0
IP	109.0	113.0
H	132	114
ER	43	52
K	127	96
BB	37	38
ERA	3.55	4.14
WHIP	1.55	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-7.0	25.0
W	0	1
L	1	3
SV	0	0
IP	8.0	39.1
H	10	51
ER	8	23
K	5	33
BB	5	19
ERA	9.00	5.29
WHIP	1.88	1.79

Recent News
	Gerrit Cole Says He's Healthy Published June 26th, 2024 Gerrit Cole Gets Shelled, Allows Four Homers Tuesday Published June 26th, 2024 Gerrit Cole MLB Props Tonight in Yankees vs Mets (June 25) Published June 25th, 2024 via The Action Network Yankees vs Mets MLB Parlay: Tuesday Picks for Aaron Judge, Gerrit Cole, More Published June 25th, 2024 via The Action Network Yankees vs Mets pitching matchups: Gerrit Cole, David Peterson, Luis Gil, Sean Manaea Published June 25th, 2024 via NorthJersey.com Mets vs. Gerrit Cole and the Yankees: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 25 Published June 24th, 2024 via Lineups Yankees' Gerrit Cole finds it 'hard' to manage expectations while on pitch count for Subway Series Published June 24th, 2024 via New York Post Finally some good news on the pitcher health front as Gerrit Cole and Max Scherzer return Published June 24th, 2024 via The Associated Press	When Will Alex Wood Return and Be Back? Fantasy Baseball Injury Update Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Alex Wood Remains Shut Down Without A Timetable Published June 20th, 2024 Family Support: Alex Wood And Loved Ones On The Field Published June 12th, 2024 via Inkl Athletics' Alex Wood: Moved to 60-day IL Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Alex Wood: Transferred to 60-day IL Published June 9th, 2024 via CBS Sports Alex Wood To Start Playing Catch Saturday Published May 29th, 2024 Athletics' Alex Wood: To begin playing catch soon Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Alex Wood: To begin playing catch soon Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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