Should I draft Gerrit Cole or Paul Blackburn?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Gerrit Cole or Paul Blackburn.

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	0.18
ADP	87.28	Undrafted
PROJ	209.00	177.00
W	8	7
L	6	9
SV	0	0
IP	109.0	137.0
H	132	146
ER	43	69
K	127	107
BB	37	47
ERA	3.55	4.53
WHIP	1.55	1.41

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	-7.0	84.0
W	0	3
L	1	2
SV	0	0
IP	8.0	46.0
H	10	40
ER	8	21
K	5	36
BB	5	13
ERA	9.00	4.11
WHIP	1.88	1.15

Recent News
	Yankees' Gerrit Cole's Terrible Last Game Evokes Red Flags For Insider Published June 28th, 2024 via Pinstripes Nation 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	Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Making progress in throwing program Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Oakland A's Paul Blackburn and Ross Stripling Scheduled for Bullpen Sessions This Week Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Paul Blackburn Throws Bullpen Session Thursday Published June 20th, 2024 Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Throwing off mound Thursday Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Making noteworthy progress Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Making noteworthy progress Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Braves eyeing Oakland Athletics' Brent Rooker, Paul Blackburn, and Ross Stripling in trade talks Published June 8th, 2024 via BVM Sports Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Moved to 60-day IL Published June 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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