Should I draft Michael Lorenzen or James Paxton?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Michael Lorenzen or James Paxton.

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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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.12	0.16
ADP	Undrafted	257.29
PROJ	178.00	187.00
W	8	7
L	7	4
SV	0	0
IP	120.0	100.0
H	117	102
ER	61	48
K	93	103
BB	41	33
ERA	4.58	4.32
WHIP	1.32	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	146.0	126.0
W	4	7
L	4	2
SV	0	0
IP	82.0	75.2
H	61	69
ER	31	36
K	58	53
BB	35	38
ERA	3.40	4.31
WHIP	1.17	1.42

Recent News
	Michael Lorenzen strikes out three \| 06/29/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Rangers' Michael Lorenzen: Handed loss Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles vs. Michael Lorenzen and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 29 Published June 29th, 2024 via Lineups Rangers' Michael Lorenzen: Takes no-decision Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Michael Lorenzen's five strikeouts \| 06/24/2024 Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Michael Lorenzen gets Hoskins swinging \| 06/24/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Brewers vs. Michael Lorenzen and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 24 Published June 24th, 2024 via Lineups Michael Lorenzen guides Rangers to series win over Dodgers Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN	James Paxton allows 9 runs in 4 innings vs. Giants Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com James Paxton Destroyed On Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 Dodgers' James Paxton: Crushed by Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports James Paxton gives up 12 hits and nine runs in Dodgers' blowout loss to Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times James Paxton & Dodgers Struggle In Rubber Match Loss To Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Yardbarker James Paxton adds to Dodgers weekend pitching woes Published June 30th, 2024 via Sporting News Dodgers' James Paxton roughed up as Giants take two of three Published June 30th, 2024 via LA Daily News Dodgers final score: James Paxton blasted in 10-4 Giants win Published June 30th, 2024 via True Blue LA

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