Should I draft Patrick Sandoval or Shota Imanaga?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Patrick Sandoval or Shota Imanaga.

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	1.31	1.60
ADP	Undrafted	161.53
PROJ	255.00	275.00
W	9	9
L	9	7
SV	0	0
IP	159.0	142.0
H	152	136
ER	72	61
K	146	134
BB	72	37
ERA	4.08	3.87
WHIP	1.41	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	77.0	212.0
W	2	7
L	8	2
SV	0	0
IP	79.2	85.0
H	86	80
ER	46	29
K	81	84
BB	35	14
ERA	5.23	3.07
WHIP	1.53	1.11

Recent News
	Angels Notes: Patrick Sandoval Update, Return Date For Reliever, Winning Streak Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Angels' Patrick Sandoval: Undergoes Tommy John surgery Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Angels News: Patrick Sandoval Undergoes 'Successful' Elbow Surgery Published June 28th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Angels' Patrick Sandoval Has 'Successful' Elbow Surgery: Report Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Angels Could Recall Familiar Friend In Aftermath of Patrick Sandoval Injury Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Angels News: Patrick Sandoval's Grit Shines Through Injury Against Dodgers Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Angels activate Miguel Sano, move Patrick Sandoval to 60-day IL Published June 25th, 2024 via Yardbarker Angels News: Patrick Sandoval to Undergo Tommy John Surgery Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN	Shota Imanaga logs quality start as Cubs power past Giants in 10 innings Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Records quality start Thursday Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs takeaways from the West Coast: Trade deadline, Shota Imanaga's All-Star bid and more Published June 27th, 2024 via The New York Times Chicago Cubs' Star Pitcher Shota Imanaga Receives Caution for Heavy Workload Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chicago Cubs Receive Cautionary Warning About Shota Imanaga Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Pirates Paul Skenes jumps Shota Imanaga as NL ROY betting favorite amid hot start Published June 27th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Mixing It Up: Shota Imanaga's fastball, Kyle Gibson's curve, and more Published June 26th, 2024 via NBC Sports Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Start moved to Thursday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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