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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Gerrit Cole

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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.90	0.14
ADP	88.39	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	13.0	84.0
W	1	3
L	1	2
SV	0	0
IP	13.0	46.0
H	13	40
ER	9	21
K	11	36
BB	6	13
ERA	6.23	4.11
WHIP	1.46	1.15

Recent News
	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	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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