Should I draft Josh Winckowski or Lance McCullers?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Josh Winckowski or Lance McCullers.

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	0.29	-0.12
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	125.00	135.00
W	2	3
L	5	1
SV	1	0
IP	81.0	63.0
H	79	51
ER	35	25
K	70	66
BB	29	29
ERA	3.89	3.57
WHIP	1.33	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	68.0	0.0
W	2	0
L	1	0
SV	0	0
IP	35.1	0.0
H	37	0
ER	11	0
K	28	0
BB	12	0
ERA	2.82	0.00
WHIP	1.40	0.00

Recent News
	Josh Winckowski has become an important piece of the Red Sox' puzzle Published July 1st, 2024 via WEEI Josh Winckowski, Red Sox avoid series sweep vs. Padres Published June 30th, 2024 via The Boston Globe Red Sox Notes: Josh Winckowski Entrusted After Start Vs. Padres Published June 30th, 2024 via NESN Josh Winckowski tosses five scoreless innings in win vs. Padres Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Alex Cora talks Josh Winckowski's outing, 4-1 victory \| 06/30/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Josh Winckowski K's Jake Cronenworth \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox's Josh Winckowski: Spins five shutout innings Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Red Sox win: Rafael Devers powers strong Josh Winckowski start to avoid sweep Published June 30th, 2024 via MassLive.com	Baby girl No. 2 on the way for Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., wife Kara Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros' Lance McCullers Jr. Takes Significant Rehab Step After Surgery Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Astros' Lance McCullers: Throwing off mound Saturday Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Lance McCullers Jr. Throws Bullpen Over The Weekend Published June 17th, 2024 Astros' Lance McCullers: Making progress Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Lance McCullers Jr. Likely Out "A Little While" Published June 4th, 2024 via MSN Astros' Lance McCullers gets shot at playoff glory after bitter ending a year ago Published May 29th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Astros pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. gets elbow surgery and the now out until 2020 Published May 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Movies UK

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