Should I draft James Paxton or Kyle Hendricks?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James Paxton or Kyle Hendricks.

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	0.60
ADP	257.59	Undrafted
PROJ	187.00	206.00
W	7	8
L	4	9
SV	0	0
IP	100.0	143.0
H	102	152
ER	48	68
K	103	104
BB	33	34
ERA	4.32	4.28
WHIP	1.35	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	147.0	22.0
W	7	1
L	1	5
SV	0	0
IP	71.2	57.2
H	57	69
ER	27	44
K	49	43
BB	36	17
ERA	3.41	6.92
WHIP	1.31	1.50

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	baseball report: Cubs teammates in awe of Kyle Hendricks Published June 28th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Cubs Kyle Hendricks Joins Historic Club With His Latest Milestone Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Mockery Kyle Hendricks Achieves Rare Feat: 10 Years Exclusively with Cubs Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Kyle Hendricks hits 10 years of Major League service time with Cubs Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Kyle Hendricks reaches impressive milestone with Chicago Cubs Published June 27th, 2024 via Yardbarker Chicago Cubs Pitcher Kyle Hendricks Hits 10-Year MLB Milestone and Sees Performance Upswing Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Justin Steele pays tribute to Kyle Hendricks on important day for Cubs pitcher Published June 26th, 2024 via NBC Chicago Looks Like Service-Time Benchmark Wasn't End of Kyle Hendricks' Career After All Published June 26th, 2024 via Cubs Insider

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