Should I draft James Paxton or Jordan Wicks?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James Paxton or Jordan Wicks.

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	0.34
ADP	257.59	Undrafted
PROJ	187.00	188.00
W	7	7
L	4	7
SV	0	0
IP	100.0	123.0
H	102	131
ER	48	60
K	103	111
BB	33	41
ERA	4.32	4.39
WHIP	1.35	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	126.0	44.0
W	7	1
L	2	2
SV	0	0
IP	75.2	28.0
H	69	31
ER	36	13
K	53	32
BB	38	10
ERA	4.31	4.18
WHIP	1.42	1.46

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	Cubs' Jordan Wicks: Ruled out through All-Star break Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs' Jordan Wicks likely headed to IL, which could set up Kyle Hendricks' return to starting rotation Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks exits start with injury, likely headed to IL Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks exits start with injury, likely headed to IL Published June 17th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks likely headed to IL, which could set up Kyle Hendricks' return to starting rotation Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN Cubs' Jordan Wicks placed on IL with right oblique strain Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN Devastating Jordan Wicks injury update backs Cubs into a corner with fan favorite Published June 16th, 2024 via FanSided Chicago Cubs receive some bad news regarding starter Jordan Wicks Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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