Should I draft James Paxton or Frankie Montas?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James Paxton or Frankie Montas.

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	0.80
ADP	257.29	Undrafted
PROJ	187.00	220.00
W	7	6
L	4	7
SV	0	0
IP	100.0	130.0
H	102	125
ER	48	61
K	103	125
BB	33	43
ERA	4.32	4.22
WHIP	1.35	1.29

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	126.0	95.0
W	7	3
L	2	6
SV	0	0
IP	75.2	72.1
H	69	65
ER	36	34
K	53	58
BB	38	30
ERA	4.31	4.24
WHIP	1.42	1.32

Recent News
	James Paxton allows 9 runs in 4 innings vs. Giants Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com James Paxton Destroyed On Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 Dodgers' James Paxton: Crushed by Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports James Paxton gives up 12 hits and nine runs in Dodgers' blowout loss to Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times James Paxton & Dodgers Struggle In Rubber Match Loss To Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Yardbarker James Paxton adds to Dodgers weekend pitching woes Published June 30th, 2024 via Sporting News Dodgers' James Paxton roughed up as Giants take two of three Published June 30th, 2024 via LA Daily News Dodgers final score: James Paxton blasted in 10-4 Giants win Published June 30th, 2024 via True Blue LA	Reds' Frankie Montas: Handed tough-luck loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Frankie Montas' outing against the Cardinals \| 06/28/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals Prediction: Will Frankie Montas, Reds Struggle Against Cardinals? Published June 28th, 2024 via OddsChecker Reds' Frankie Montas: Notches quality start Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Frankie Montas' pitches Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas' four strikeouts \| 06/22/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas Has Historic Performance in Cincinnati Reds' 4-1 Win Over Colorado Rockies Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Reds' Frankie Montas: Throws five frames Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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