Should I draft Michael Kopech or Brandon Pfaadt?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Kopech or Brandon Pfaadt.

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	0.20	0.79
ADP	254.59	203.84
PROJ	178.00	219.00
W	6	8
L	7	8
SV	3	0
IP	112.0	126.0
H	106	129
ER	61	62
K	123	129
BB	63	35
ERA	4.90	4.43
WHIP	1.51	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	75.0	169.0
W	2	3
L	7	6
SV	7	0
IP	36.0	103.0
H	30	95
ER	18	49
K	50	94
BB	20	26
ERA	4.50	4.28
WHIP	1.39	1.17

Recent News
	Michael Kopech stays in the game after wild pitch \| 07/02/2024 Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Michael Kopech and Chicago White Sox Blow Game late in Cleveland \| CHGO White Sox POSTGAME Podcast Published July 2nd, 2024 via BVM Sports White Sox Trade Packages Michael Kopech Published July 2nd, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Michael Kopech focusing on pitch aggressiveness in Spring Training Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox's Michael Kopech: Strikes out two in scoreless inning Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Kopech closes out the White Sox win \| 06/28/2024 Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox's Michael Kopech: Bags seventh save Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports White Sox's Michael Kopech: Earns sixth save Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Brandon Pfaadt: Diamondbacks' Ace Overcomes Adversities for Series Win Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Brandon Pfaadt's Dominance and the Challenges He Has Faced Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt: Posts quality start Sunday Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Brandon Pfaadt Records Eight Strikeouts Published June 30th, 2024 Brandon Pfaadt on his successful start against Athletics Published June 30th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic Brandon Pfaadt leads way as Diamondbacks down Athletics, claim series victory Published June 30th, 2024 via The Arizona Republic Pfaadt pitches six effective innings to lead Diamondbacks over Athletics Published June 30th, 2024 via TSN Arizona Diamondbacks vs Oakland Athletics: Brandon Pfaadt's Command Key in Crucial Series Decider Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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