Should I draft James Paxton or Michael Lorenzen?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James Paxton or Michael Lorenzen.

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	0.20
ADP	257.58	Undrafted
PROJ	187.00	178.00
W	7	8
L	4	7
SV	0	0
IP	100.0	120.0
H	102	117
ER	48	61
K	103	93
BB	33	41
ERA	4.32	4.58
WHIP	1.35	1.32

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	147.0	151.0
W	7	4
L	1	3
SV	0	0
IP	71.2	77.0
H	57	57
ER	27	26
K	49	55
BB	36	31
ERA	3.41	3.04
WHIP	1.31	1.14

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	Rangers' Michael Lorenzen: Takes no-decision Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Lorenzen's five strikeouts \| 06/24/2024 Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Michael Lorenzen gets Hoskins swinging \| 06/24/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Brewers vs. Michael Lorenzen and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 24 Published June 24th, 2024 via Lineups Michael Lorenzen guides Rangers to series win over Dodgers Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Michael Lorenzen guides Rangers to series win over Dodgers Published June 19th, 2024 via MSN Rangers' Michael Lorenzen: Collects another quality start Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Lorenzen's outing against the Mets \| 06/18/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com

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