Should I draft Gerrit Cole or James Paxton?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Gerrit Cole or James Paxton.

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	0.33
ADP	86.11	Undrafted
PROJ	209.00	187.00
W	8	7
L	6	4
SV	0	0
IP	109.0	100.0
H	132	102
ER	43	48
K	127	103
BB	37	33
ERA	3.55	4.32
WHIP	1.55	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-7.0	147.0
W	0	7
L	1	1
SV	0	0
IP	8.0	71.2
H	10	57
ER	8	27
K	5	49
BB	5	36
ERA	9.00	3.41
WHIP	1.88	1.31

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	Dodgers' James Paxton bests Cy Young contenders in unheralded outing vs. White Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via Dodgers Way Is James Paxton experiencing a sustainable bump in strikeouts? Published June 25th, 2024 via Sporting News James Paxton leads the way as the Dodgers shut out the lowly White Sox 3-0 Published June 24th, 2024 via ABC News Dodgers' James Paxton: Effective again Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports James Paxton leads way as Dodgers shut out White Sox Published June 24th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports White Sox vs. James Paxton and the Dodgers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 24 Published June 24th, 2024 via Lineups James Paxton Fans Eight In Monday's Win Over Rockies Published June 19th, 2024 via MSN James Paxton's best game of the year comes at Coors Field Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN

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