Should I draft Max Scherzer or Reese Olson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Max Scherzer or Reese Olson.

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.

Change Players in Draft Analysis

Select Player to Draft

Slight Recommendation

Max Scherzer

Change Player

Reese Olson

Change Player

TEX · SP

DET · SP

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.30	0.33
ADP	225.16	257.57
PROJ	185.00	187.00
W	5	7
L	2	9
SV	0	0
IP	77.0	130.0
H	64	128
ER	31	63
K	84	120
BB	19	59
ERA	3.62	4.36
WHIP	1.08	1.44

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Draft Max Scherzer or Emmet Sheehan Draft Max Scherzer or Luis Severino Draft Max Scherzer or Patrick Corbin Draft Max Scherzer or Trevor Williams Draft Max Scherzer or Bailey Falter	Draft Reese Olson or Mike Clevinger Draft Reese Olson or Chris Paddack Draft Reese Olson or Edward Cabrera Draft Reese Olson or Seth Lugo Draft Reese Olson or Trevor Rogers

Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	28.0	131.0
W	1	2
L	1	8
SV	0	0
IP	10.1	83.1
H	5	76
ER	2	31
K	8	72
BB	2	23
ERA	1.78	3.36
WHIP	.69	1.19

Recent News
	Slumping Rangers send Max Scherzer to cool off O's Published June 28th, 2024 via Deadspin Orioles vs. Max Scherzer and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 28 Published June 27th, 2024 via Lineups Max Scherzer doing 'whatever it takes' to make Friday start vs. BAL Published June 26th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Max Scherzer Gets The Green Light To Start Friday Published June 26th, 2024 Dane Dunning moved to Rangers' bullpen as Max Scherzer returns Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Rangers' Max Scherzer: Gets green light to start Friday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rangers' concerns mount following injury setbacks for Max Scherzer and Josh Jung Published June 26th, 2024 via Nolan Writin' Rangers' Max Scherzer: Experiences thumb soreness in debut Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Tigers' Reese Olson: Pitches into seventh versus CWS Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Best MLB Player Prop Pick for Today 6/23: Best Reese Olson props Published June 23rd, 2024 via Pickswise Should Tigers worry about Reese Olson after gem vs Braves and struggles against Brewers and Nationals? Published June 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Should Tigers still be worried about Reese Olson even after gem vs Braves? Published June 21st, 2024 via Motor City Bengals Reese Olson ends worst stretch with Detroit Tigers in front of family Published June 18th, 2024 via USA TODAY Reese Olson ends worst stretch with Detroit Tigers in front of family Published June 18th, 2024 via USA TODAY Fantasy Baseball Waiver Wire: Reese Olson presents solid upside over his next two starts, and more Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reese Olson strong in return to Georgia vs. Braves Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com

New Seasons Now Available

Free Tools

Use our free tools to become a fantasy expert and dominate your league!

Get started in seconds
Sync unlimited leagues for free - no paywalls!
Customized for your league, roster and scoring settings
Support for football, baseball, basketball and hockey
Roto and point-based support
Live Draft Syncing
Draft decision analysis
Intuitive Mock Drafts
Insights on H2H matchups
Most scoring statistics supported
No manual entry required
Much, much more!!

Browser Extension