Should I draft Jackson Rutledge or Brandon Hughes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Rutledge or Brandon Hughes.

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	-0.36	-0.37
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	74.00	72.00
W	2	1
L	4	1
SV	0	0
IP	73.0	32.0
H	75	26
ER	41	11
K	49	37
BB	27	13
ERA	5.05	3.09
WHIP	1.40	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	-2.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	1.0	12.0
H	2	19
ER	1	12
K	1	14
BB	0	6
ERA	9.00	9.00
WHIP	2.00	2.08

Recent News
	Jackson Rutledge's sixth strikeout \| 05/19/2024 Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Back in minors Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Up as 27th man Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jacob Young, Drew Millas, Jackson Rutledge impress in 2023 debuts Published April 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge, who digs into data, progresses through the Nats' system Published March 18th, 2024 via The Washington Post Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Sent to minor-league camp Published March 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com	Diamondbacks send down Tommy Henry, call up Brandon Hughes Published June 23rd, 2024 via Yardbarker Arizona Diamondbacks Make Roster Moves: Tommy Henry to Triple-A, Brandon Hughes Recalled Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports D-backs option Tommy Henry, recall Brandon Hughes Published June 23rd, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks Make Roster Changes: Brandon Hughes Replaces Tommy Henry, Zac Gallen Nears Return Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Tommy Henry Optioned to Reno, Brandon Hughes Recalled Published June 23rd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks' Brandon Hughes: Recalled by Arizona Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Brandon Hughes: Optioned to Triple-A Published June 6th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brandon Hughes Career Stats - MLB Published May 22nd, 2024 via ESPN

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