Should I draft Jose Urquidy or James Paxton?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Jose Urquidy or James Paxton.

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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Jose Urquidy · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.20	0.33
ADP	Undrafted	257.29
PROJ	178.00	187.00
W	6	7
L	7	4
SV	0	0
IP	113.0	100.0
H	112	102
ER	57	48
K	102	103
BB	32	33
ERA	4.54	4.32
WHIP	1.27	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	0.0	126.0
W	0	7
L	0	2
SV	0	0
IP	0.0	75.2
H	0	69
ER	0	36
K	0	53
BB	0	38
ERA	0.00	4.31
WHIP	0.00	1.42

Recent News
	Jose Urquidy gets plenty of support as Astros top Rangers Published June 19th, 2024 via Reuters Astros' Jose Urquidy: Undergoes Tommy John surgery Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros' Jose Urquidy might need another Tommy John surgery Published June 7th, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros' pitchers Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier to have elbow surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros' pitchers Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier both to have season-ending elbow surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via Steamboat Radio Houston Astros' pitchers Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier both to have season-ending elbow surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via newsradioklbj.com Astros rotation thins with losses of Cristian Javier and Jose Urquidy Published June 6th, 2024 via Just Baseball Houston Astros' pitchers Jose Urquidy, Cristian Javier both to have season-ending elbow surgery Published June 6th, 2024 via WCLU	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

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