Should I draft Nestor Cortes or Taijuan Walker?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nestor Cortes or Taijuan Walker.

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	1.65	1.40
ADP	217.70	Undrafted
PROJ	278.00	261.00
W	9	10
L	6	9
SV	0	0
IP	136.0	168.0
H	121	163
ER	60	78
K	136	128
BB	40	57
ERA	3.97	4.18
WHIP	1.18	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	200.0	57.0
W	4	3
L	7	3
SV	0	0
IP	105.0	53.0
H	97	58
ER	41	33
K	98	43
BB	19	21
ERA	3.51	5.60
WHIP	1.10	1.49

Recent News
	Nestor Cortes struggles on road again as Yankees lose Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Yankees' Nestor Cortes Concedes Chinks In Armor Against Blue Jays Published June 30th, 2024 via Pinstripes Nation Yankees' Nestor Cortes gets honest about disappointing start vs. Blue Jays Published June 29th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Yankees' Nestor Cortes: Struggles early in loss Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nestor Cortes strikes out five against the Blue Jays \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Blue Jays vs. Nestor Cortes Jr. and the Yankees: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 29 Published June 28th, 2024 via Lineups Yankees' Nestor Cortes delivers blunt admission after loss to Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN Yankees' Nestor Cortes delivers blunt admission after loss to Braves Published June 23rd, 2024 via ClutchPoints	Phillies target a local product who won't solve their Taijuan Walker problem Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN De George: With Taijuan Walker injury, burden on Phillies' starters even greater Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN An emergency Phillies-Tigers trade to replace Taijuan Walker Published June 29th, 2024 via FanSided 3 trade deadline options for Phillies to replace Taijuan Walker in the rotation Published June 29th, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here With Spencer Turnbull, Taijuan Walker on IL, Michael Mercado to get the nod Published June 28th, 2024 via The Trentonian Taijuan Walker Won't Be Back Before All-Star Break Published June 27th, 2024 Phillies' Taijuan Walker: Ruled out through All-Star break Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Phillies manager provides injury update on Taijuan Walker Published June 26th, 2024 via Yardbarker

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