Should I draft James Paxton or Brandon Pfaadt?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James Paxton or Brandon Pfaadt.

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	0.33	0.79
ADP	257.59	203.84
PROJ	187.00	219.00
W	7	8
L	4	8
SV	0	0
IP	100.0	126.0
H	102	129
ER	48	62
K	103	129
BB	33	35
ERA	4.32	4.43
WHIP	1.35	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	147.0	152.0
W	7	3
L	1	6
SV	0	0
IP	71.2	97.0
H	57	90
ER	27	48
K	49	86
BB	36	24
ERA	3.41	4.45
WHIP	1.31	1.18

Recent News
	James Paxton 'Executing The Curveball Better' Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Dodgers' James Paxton bests Cy Young contenders in unheralded outing vs. White Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via Dodgers Way Is James Paxton experiencing a sustainable bump in strikeouts? Published June 25th, 2024 via Sporting News James Paxton leads the way as the Dodgers shut out the lowly White Sox 3-0 Published June 24th, 2024 via ABC News Dodgers' James Paxton: Effective again Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports James Paxton leads way as Dodgers shut out White Sox Published June 24th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Paxton leads as Dodgers shut out lowly White Sox Published June 24th, 2024 via TSN White Sox vs. James Paxton and the Dodgers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 24 Published June 24th, 2024 via Lineups	Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt: Ends up with no-decision Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks vs Twins: Climbing Towards .500 with Brandon Pfaadt's Stellar Performance Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Brandon Pfaadt: Rising MLB Star with Impressive Strikeout Stats Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks offense falters late in loss to Nationals Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Arizona Diamondbacks' Offense Silent in Loss to Nationals Despite Brandon Pfaadt's Quality Start Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt: Ekes out quality start Wednesday Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brandon Pfaadt gets quality start with no strikeouts Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Brandon Pfaadt gets quality start with no strikeouts Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com

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