Should I draft Hunter Stratton or Cole Sands?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Hunter Stratton or Cole Sands.

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	-0.80	-0.69
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	39.00	48.00
W	0	0
L	1	0
SV	0	0
IP	31.0	28.0
H	28	25
ER	15	12
K	30	24
BB	21	11
ERA	4.35	3.86
WHIP	1.58	1.29

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	55.0	83.0
W	2	3
L	1	1
SV	1	2
IP	31.2	36.1
H	30	33
ER	15	17
K	30	42
BB	5	7
ERA	4.33	4.24
WHIP	1.12	1.11

Recent News
	Pirates Seek Diego Castillo to Replace Injured Hunter Stratton in Bullpen Published June 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports With Hunter Stratton injured, the Pirates need to make this waiver claim Published June 15th, 2024 via Rum Bunter Pirates Add Josh Fleming to Active Roster, Place Hunter Stratton on IL Published June 14th, 2024 via BVM Sports Pirates place RHP Hunter Stratton on 15-day IL, select LHP Josh Fleming Published June 14th, 2024 via TribLIVE Reliever Hunter Stratton placed on 15-day IL; Pirates add Josh Fleming to roster Published June 14th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pirates Add Josh Fleming to Active Roster, Place Hunter Stratton on IL Published June 14th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Baseball Now Pirates' Hunter Stratton: Lands on injured list Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports MLB: Pittsburgh's Hunter Stratton (Sullivan East) leaves outing with right shoulder tightness Published June 14th, 2024 via Bristol Herald Courier	How Twins reliever Cole Sands helped Chris Paddack unlock more velocity Published June 6th, 2024 via Star Tribune Cole Sands seals the Twins' win \| 05/31/2024 \| Minnesota Twins Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Twins' Cole Sands: Earns second win in relief Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Is Cole Sands Heading Down the Same Path Jordan Balazovic Did in 2023? Published May 17th, 2024 via Twins Daily Cole Sands seals the deal against Red Sox Published May 5th, 2024 via FantasyPros Twins' Cole Sands: Nabs second save Published May 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cole Sands Collects Second Save On Saturday Published May 4th, 2024 Could The Twins Stretch Cole Sands Out For Rotation Depth? Published May 3rd, 2024 via Zone Coverage

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