Should I draft Michael Kopech or Frankie Montas?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Kopech or Frankie Montas.

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	0.80
ADP	254.59	Undrafted
PROJ	178.00	220.00
W	6	6
L	7	7
SV	3	0
IP	112.0	130.0
H	106	125
ER	61	61
K	123	125
BB	63	43
ERA	4.90	4.22
WHIP	1.51	1.29

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	75.0	95.0
W	2	3
L	7	6
SV	7	0
IP	36.0	72.1
H	30	65
ER	18	34
K	50	58
BB	20	30
ERA	4.50	4.24
WHIP	1.39	1.32

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	Frankie Montas back in The Bronx with Reds after Yankees letdown Published July 2nd, 2024 via New York Post Reds' Frankie Montas: Handed tough-luck loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Frankie Montas' outing against the Cardinals \| 06/28/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals Prediction: Will Frankie Montas, Reds Struggle Against Cardinals? Published June 28th, 2024 via OddsChecker Reds' Frankie Montas: Notches quality start Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Frankie Montas' pitches Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas' four strikeouts \| 06/22/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas Has Historic Performance in Cincinnati Reds' 4-1 Win Over Colorado Rockies Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN

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