Should I draft Luke Weaver or Paul Skenes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Luke Weaver 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

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PIT · SP

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.12	0.79
ADP	Undrafted	200.18
PROJ	96.00	85.00
W	2	1
L	4	2
SV	0	0
IP	74.0	58.0
H	78	54
ER	41	28
K	69	48
BB	25	22
ERA	4.99	4.34
WHIP	1.39	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	138.0	169.0
W	4	4
L	1	0
SV	0	0
IP	47.2	52.1
H	28	44
ER	14	12
K	50	70
BB	10	10
ERA	2.67	2.07
WHIP	.81	1.04

Recent News
	Statcast pitching analysis: Luke Weaver closer speculation, Hunter Brown turnaround takeaways and more Published June 26th, 2024 via The New York Times After review, Luke Weaver picks off Ramón Urías \| 06/18/2024 Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com After review, Luke Weaver picks off Ramón Urías \| 06/18/2024 Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com Luke Weaver freezes Nelson Velázquez to escape jam \| 06/13/2024 Published June 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Is it Legit? 6/11/24: Jack Flaherty, Luke Weaver, and Steven Kwan Published June 11th, 2024 via Pitcher List NY Yankees Covering the Bases: Luke Weaver, Aaron Judge, and Gerrit Cole's injury rehab Published June 6th, 2024 via The New York Times Luke Weaver thought he might be done. Then the Yankees developed him into a bullpen weapon Published June 5th, 2024 via The New York Times Luke Weaver's Remarkable Turnaround: From Struggling Prospect to Yankees' Bullpen Star Published June 5th, 2024 via BVM Sports	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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