Should I draft Josh Fleming or Justin Slaten?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Josh Fleming or Justin Slaten.

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	-0.58	-0.50
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	57.00	64.00
W	1	1
L	2	2
SV	0	0
IP	48.0	46.0
H	53	47
ER	22	25
K	27	49
BB	12	21
ERA	4.13	4.89
WHIP	1.35	1.48

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	25.0	106.0
W	1	4
L	1	2
SV	1	1
IP	26.1	40.0
H	31	34
ER	13	13
K	16	42
BB	10	6
ERA	4.48	2.93
WHIP	1.57	1.00

Recent News
	Pirates' Josh Fleming: Resumes working out of bullpen Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports After bouncing back from DFA, reliever Josh Fleming aims for stronger 2nd stint with Pirates Published June 19th, 2024 via TribLIVE Pirates' Josh Fleming: Returns with scoreless outing Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Spot starter sets tone for Pirates' turnaround Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Josh Fleming's adjustments show in breezing through four efficient innings Published June 16th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com Josh Fleming stellar in spot start vs. Rockies Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Pirates returners Josh Fleming, Jason Delay stand out in series-clinching win against Rockies Published June 16th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Josh Fleming, Jason Delay deliver for Pirates in bounce-back win over Rockies to clinch series Published June 16th, 2024 via TribLIVE	Justin Slaten - Closers and Saves Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire Adds Published June 19th, 2024 via MSN Red Sox fans and foes are starting to recognize reliever Justin Slaten Published June 16th, 2024 via The Boston Globe Justin Slaten K's Giancarlo Stanton Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Justin Slaten seals the win \| 05/31/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Justin Slaten seals the win \| 05/20/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published May 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox's Justin Slaten: Suffers second loss Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox vs Cardinals: Kutter Crawford Shines, Justin Slaten Struggles in Cardinal's Win Published May 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Justin Slaten - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times

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