Should I draft Gerrit Cole or Michael Wacha?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Gerrit Cole or Michael Wacha.

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.

Change Players in Draft Analysis

Select Player to Draft

Strong Recommendation

Gerrit Cole

Change Player

Michael Wacha

Change Player

NYY · SP

KC · SP

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.88	0.33
ADP	87.35	Undrafted
PROJ	209.00	187.00
W	8	8
L	6	8
SV	0	0
IP	109.0	122.0
H	132	129
ER	43	60
K	127	108
BB	37	38
ERA	3.55	4.43
WHIP	1.55	1.37

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Draft Gerrit Cole or Logan Allen Draft Gerrit Cole or Jack Flaherty Draft Gerrit Cole or Colin Rea Draft Gerrit Cole or Trevor Williams Draft Gerrit Cole or Michael Kopech	Draft Michael Wacha or Edward Cabrera Draft Michael Wacha or Gerrit Cole Draft Michael Wacha or Jordan Wicks Draft Michael Wacha or Kyle Freeland Draft Michael Wacha or Michael Kopech

Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-7.0	126.0
W	0	4
L	1	6
SV	0	0
IP	8.0	78.1
H	10	75
ER	8	34
K	5	67
BB	5	23
ERA	9.00	3.92
WHIP	1.88	1.25

Recent News
	Gerrit Cole's Awful First Half Jeopardizes His Opt-Out Published June 28th, 2024 via Forbes Worries about Yankees' Gerrit Cole continue: 'Something is wrong' Published June 28th, 2024 via NJ.com Gerrit Cole's Subway Setback Fuels Shoulder Injury Concerns Published June 27th, 2024 via Pinstripes Nation Mark Vientos Has Subway Series Moment Against Gerrit Cole Published June 26th, 2024 via metsmerizedonline.com Is Gerrit Cole's Velocity a Worrying Sign for New York Yankees? Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Gerrit Cole Says He's Healthy Published June 26th, 2024 Red Sox legend sounds alarm on Yankees' Gerrit Cole: 'He has a shoulder problem' Published June 26th, 2024 via NJ.com Gerrit Cole explanation for low velocity is small consolation after Mets beatdown Published June 26th, 2024 via FanSided	Royals' Michael Wacha: Stuck with no-decision Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Wacha's outing against the Guardians \| 06/27/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Guardians vs. Michael Wacha and the Royals: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 27 Published June 27th, 2024 via Lineups Kansas City Royals hope return of Hunter Renfroe and Michael Wacha bolsters club Published June 24th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Royals' Michael Wacha: Outdueled in return Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Wacha shines in return as Royals fall to Rangers in a 6-0 loss Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Michael Wacha allows 1 run in 5 innings in return from IL Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Punchless Royals waste Michael Wacha's superb return in 6-0 loss to Rangers Published June 22nd, 2024 via Leader-Telegram

New Seasons Now Available

Free Tools

Use our free tools to become a fantasy expert and dominate your league!

Get started in seconds
Sync unlimited leagues for free - no paywalls!
Customized for your league, roster and scoring settings
Support for football, baseball, basketball and hockey
Roto and point-based support
Live Draft Syncing
Draft decision analysis
Intuitive Mock Drafts
Insights on H2H matchups
Most scoring statistics supported
No manual entry required
Much, much more!!

Browser Extension