Should I draft Joe Musgrove or Shota Imanaga?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Joe Musgrove or Shota Imanaga.

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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Joe Musgrove · Elbow (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.89	1.58
ADP	136.85	153.30
PROJ	336.00	275.00
W	11	9
L	7	7
SV	0	0
IP	149.0	142.0
H	133	136
ER	56	61
K	152	134
BB	38	37
ERA	3.38	3.87
WHIP	1.15	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	54.0	171.0
W	3	5
L	4	1
SV	0	0
IP	49.1	58.0
H	58	48
ER	30	12
K	44	59
BB	15	10
ERA	5.50	1.86
WHIP	1.49	1.00

Recent News
	Joe Musgrove Hits 15-Day IL Published June 1st, 2024 Joe Musgrove Heading To The Injured List Published June 1st, 2024 Padres place starting pitchers Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove on IL Published June 1st, 2024 via ESPN Joe Musgrove concerns grow after Padres scratch him from Royals start Published June 1st, 2024 via Friars on Base Padres' Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove Placed on 15-day IL amid Groin, Elbow Injuries Published June 1st, 2024 via Bleacher Report Padres' Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove head to 15-day injured list as San Diego's pitching staff takes huge hit Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Padres dealt brutal Yu Darvish, Joe Musgrove injury updates Published June 1st, 2024 via ClutchPoints Joe Musgrove & Yu Darvish placed on 15-day IL - Sports Published June 1st, 2024 via Audacy	Can Shota Imanaga bounce back after his first tough start? Published May 31st, 2024 via Yardbarker Shota Imanaga's odds for NL Rookie of the Year move into plus-money; Paul Skenes owns the second-shortest odds Published May 31st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated baseball: Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga has 1st rough start Published May 31st, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Shota Imanaga Gives Heartfelt Apology to Manager Craig Counsell for First Poor Outing Published May 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Perkins Shines As Brewers Bashe Shota Imanaga Published May 30th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Shota Imanaga's apology to Craig Counsell will only make Cubs fans love him more Published May 30th, 2024 via FanSided Shota Imanaga Faces First MLB Loss: Brewers Defeat at 10-6 Published May 30th, 2024 via Newsbug.info Cubs, Shota Imanaga Have Historically Impressive Runs Ended Published May 30th, 2024 via Sports Mockery

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