Should I draft Jackson Rutledge or James Kaprielian?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jackson Rutledge or James Kaprielian.

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	70.00
W	2	1
L	4	2
SV	0	0
IP	73.0	53.0
H	75	54
ER	41	28
K	49	48
BB	27	22
ERA	5.05	4.75
WHIP	1.40	1.43

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	0.0
W	0	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	1.0	0.0
H	2	0
ER	1	0
K	1	0
BB	0	0
ERA	9.00	0.00
WHIP	2.00	0.00

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	Former A's Pitcher James Kaprielian Joins Toronto Blue Jays on Minor-League Deal Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Blue Jays sign starting pitcher James Kaprielian to a minor-league deal Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays sign starting pitcher James Kaprielian to a minor-league deal Published June 18th, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation Blue Jays Sign James Kaprielian To Minors Deal Published June 18th, 2024 Toronto Blue Jays boost roster with former top prospect James Kaprielian on a minor league contract Published June 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Toronto Blue Jays Sign Ex-Yankees Prospect James Kaprielian for Depth Published June 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Blue Jays Add James Kaprielian to Minor League Contract Published June 18th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Jays Sign James Kaprielian Published June 18th, 2024 via Bluebird Banter

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