Should I draft James Paxton or Luis Severino?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James Paxton or Luis Severino.

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	0.40
ADP	Undrafted	257.14
PROJ	187.00	192.00
W	7	6
L	4	7
SV	0	0
IP	100.0	121.0
H	102	119
ER	48	63
K	103	119
BB	33	40
ERA	4.32	4.69
WHIP	1.35	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	147.0	180.0
W	7	5
L	1	2
SV	0	0
IP	71.2	90.1
H	57	74
ER	27	36
K	49	71
BB	36	31
ERA	3.41	3.60
WHIP	1.31	1.17

Recent News
	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 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 James Paxton Fans Eight In Monday's Win Over Rockies Published June 19th, 2024 via MSN James Paxton's best game of the year comes at Coors Field Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN	Three potential landing spots for Luis Severino Published June 25th, 2024 via Yardbarker Mets missed opportunity to inject Luis Severino's momentum into Subway Series Published June 25th, 2024 via Yanks Go Yard Luis Severino Dazzles in Chicago on Comeback Tour Published June 24th, 2024 via metsmerizedonline.com Luis Severino Spectacular On Sunday Night Published June 24th, 2024 Mets' Luis Severino tosses gem after rotation shuffle Published June 23rd, 2024 via New York Post Luis Severino strong on the hill, Mets blast 3 homers in win over Cubs Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS New York Chicago Cubs shut out for 6 innings by Luis Severino, lose 5-2 to the New York Mets despite Edwin Díaz getting ejected Published June 23rd, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Luis Severino throws 6 shutout innings and Mets top Cubs after Edwin Díaz ejected before throwing a pitch Published June 23rd, 2024 via Rome Sentinel

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