Should I draft Joey Estes or Paul Skenes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Joey Estes or Paul Skenes.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Joey Estes

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PIT · SP

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.20	0.79
ADP	Undrafted	200.18
PROJ	69.00	85.00
W	1	1
L	2	2
SV	0	0
IP	50.0	58.0
H	48	54
ER	25	28
K	38	48
BB	16	22
ERA	4.50	4.34
WHIP	1.28	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	63.0	169.0
W	2	4
L	3	0
SV	0	0
IP	46.1	52.1
H	44	44
ER	27	12
K	39	70
BB	12	10
ERA	5.27	2.07
WHIP	1.21	1.04

Recent News
	Athletics' Joey Estes: Fans eight in tough-luck loss Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Joey Estes Strikes Out Eight In Loss Published June 26th, 2024 Joey Estes strikes out eight \| 06/26/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Joey Estes escapes early trouble \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com A's Joey Estes, evoking memories for manager, to face Angels Published June 26th, 2024 via WTNZ A's Joey Estes, evoking memories for manager, to face Angels Published June 26th, 2024 via The Albany Herald Athletics' Joey Estes: Bounces back with quality start Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Joey Estes' start \| 06/21/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com	PHOTO: Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne features in The kid Laroi's latest music video alongside internet ... Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sportskeeda The case for Paul Skenes to start All-Star Game Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Paul Skenes deserves so much better than Pirates actual trade deadline plans Published July 2nd, 2024 via FanSided In Photos: Pirates flamethrower Paul Skenes balances summer romance with gf Olivia Dunne alongside impressive ... Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sportskeeda Paul Skenes on a Mission to Give Back to our Nation's Heroes. Published July 2nd, 2024 via erienewsnow.com WATCH: Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne shares BTS moments from Nautica's event in NYC Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sportskeeda Joe Starkey's mailbag: Could Paul Skenes win the NL Cy Young Award? Published July 2nd, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In Photos: Olivia Dunne joins Pirates rookie boyfriend Paul Skenes for romantic concert night at Pittsburgh Published July 1st, 2024 via Sportskeeda

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