Should I draft MacKenzie Gore or Cole Ragans?

See our analysis of the choice to draft MacKenzie Gore or Cole Ragans.

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	1.46	3.13
ADP	255.95	96.45
PROJ	265.00	322.00
W	7	9
L	8	10
SV	0	0
IP	145.0	167.0
H	125	141
ER	65	72
K	149	179
BB	59	68
ERA	4.03	3.88
WHIP	1.27	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	156.0	230.0
W	6	5
L	7	6
SV	0	0
IP	85.0	102.2
H	91	87
ER	37	39
K	99	126
BB	28	34
ERA	3.92	3.43
WHIP	1.40	1.18

Recent News
	How MacKenzie Gore improved as a pitcher at Wake Forest's pitching lab Published July 1st, 2024 via The Washington Post New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals Betting Pick: Can MacKenzie Gore, Nationals Get It Done? Published July 1st, 2024 via OddsChecker Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Yields five runs in loss Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down MacKenzie Gore's start \| 06/25/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com MacKenzie Gore strikes out Manny Machado \| 06/25/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Washington Nationals vs. San Diego Padres Prediction: Can MacKenzie Gore, Nationals Dominate? Published June 25th, 2024 via OddsChecker CJ Abrams, MacKenzie Gore lifting the post-Juan Soto Nationals Published June 24th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Nationals' Nick Senzel, MacKenzie Gore get into shoving match in wild dugout scene Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN	Royals' Cole Ragans: Hit hard by Guardians Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Quatraro on umpire review, Cole Ragans \| 06/29/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Cole Ragans' Pivotal Homer Controversy and Struggles in Recent Game to Impact Team's Momentum Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cole Ragans labors in short start as Royals lose to Guardians Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Breaking down Cole Ragans' pitches \| 06/29/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals vs Guardians: Pitching Duel Between Cole Ragans and Tanner Bibee Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cole Ragans, Royals best Marlins Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Cole Ragans Strikes Out 11 In Monday's Win Published June 25th, 2024

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