Should I draft James Paxton or Tyler Wells?

See our analysis of the choice to draft James Paxton or Tyler Wells.

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	0.69
ADP	257.29	Undrafted
PROJ	187.00	212.00
W	7	7
L	4	5
SV	0	0
IP	100.0	109.0
H	102	96
ER	48	48
K	103	98
BB	33	31
ERA	4.32	3.96
WHIP	1.35	1.17

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	126.0	8.0
W	7	0
L	2	2
SV	0	0
IP	75.2	15.1
H	69	18
ER	36	10
K	53	13
BB	38	3
ERA	4.31	5.96
WHIP	1.42	1.39

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	Orioles starters John Means, Tyler Wells out for season Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN Tyler Wells Moved To 60-Day Injured List Published June 19th, 2024 Orioles' Tyler Wells: Shifts to 60-day IL Published June 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles say Tyler Wells had successful UCL repair surgery, avoids Tommy John Published June 17th, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Orioles right-hander Tyler Wells has elbow surgery Published June 17th, 2024 via BaltimoreBaseball.com Orioles' Tyler Wells: Undergoes internal brace procedure Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' John Means and Tyler Wells to both undergo elbow surgery, miss rest of 2024 Published June 9th, 2024 via MSN Orioles starters John Means, Tyler Wells out for season Published June 5th, 2024 via MSN

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