Should I draft James Paxton or Graham Ashcraft?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James Paxton or Graham Ashcraft.

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	0.31	0.83
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	187.00	223.00
W	7	8
L	4	8
SV	0	0
IP	100.0	144.0
H	102	141
ER	48	70
K	103	119
BB	33	47
ERA	4.32	4.38
WHIP	1.35	1.31

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Draft James Paxton or Alex Wood Draft James Paxton or Ross Stripling Draft James Paxton or Drew Smyly Draft James Paxton or Max Scherzer Draft James Paxton or Kyle Freeland	Draft Graham Ashcraft or Adrian Houser Draft Graham Ashcraft or Reid Detmers Draft Graham Ashcraft or JP Sears Draft Graham Ashcraft or Andrew Heaney Draft Graham Ashcraft or Brayan Bello

Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	102.0	81.0
W	5	4
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	52.0	58.2
H	44	64
ER	19	31
K	31	47
BB	28	21
ERA	3.29	4.79
WHIP	1.38	1.46

Recent News
	James Paxton: Dodgers Limiting Workload 'Long-Term Play' Published May 30th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Pete Alonso appears to escape injury after getting hit by James Paxton pitch Published May 30th, 2024 via Danbury News Times "He gave us what we needed" - Dave Roberts discusses James Paxton's early exit plan as Dodgers triumph over Mets Published May 29th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Dodgers' James Paxton: Limited workload Wednesday Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dodgers News: James Paxton 'On Board' With Regular Rest Published May 27th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers' James Paxton has found success despite missing a key ingredient Published May 26th, 2024 via Yahoo Sport Australia Dodgers' James Paxton Struggled To 'Find A Rhythm' In Loss To Reds Published May 25th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com James Paxton pummeled in Dodgers' defeat Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Graham Ashcraft strikes out four against the Cubs \| 05/31/2024 Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Graham Ashcraft: Goes 4.2 innings vs. Cubs Published May 31st, 2024 via CBS Sports Graham Ashcraft struggles, Reds still triumph over Dodgers Published May 25th, 2024 via FantasyPros Graham Ashcraft strikes out Miguel Rojas \| 05/24/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Graham Ashcraft: Stumbles into win Published May 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Graham Ashcraft will take the mound as the Reds look for revenge against the Dodgers Published May 24th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Reds' Graham Ashcraft: Allows three runs in loss Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Graham Ashcraft struggles in loss to Dodgers Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros

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