Should I draft Hayden Wesneski or Clayton Kershaw?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Hayden Wesneski or Clayton Kershaw.

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

Strong Recommendation

Hayden Wesneski

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CHC · SP,RP

LAD · SP

Injury Alert

Clayton Kershaw · Shoulder (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.28	-0.51
ADP	Undrafted	257.03
PROJ	83.00	100.00
W	2	3
L	1	1
SV	0	0
IP	47.0	47.0
H	46	44
ER	23	21
K	45	50
BB	16	15
ERA	4.40	4.02
WHIP	1.32	1.26

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	74.0	0.0
W	2	0
L	4	0
SV	0	0
IP	45.0	0.0
H	36	0
ER	18	0
K	44	0
BB	16	0
ERA	3.60	0.00
WHIP	1.16	0.00

Recent News
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