Should I draft Paul Blackburn or Alek Manoah?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Blackburn or Alek Manoah.

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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Injury Alert

Paul Blackburn · Foot (Out)

Alek Manoah · Elbow (Out For Season)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.18	-0.07
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	177.00	148.00
W	7	6
L	9	7
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	99.0
H	146	95
ER	69	51
K	107	93
BB	47	40
ERA	4.53	4.64
WHIP	1.41	1.36

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	84.0	49.0
W	3	1
L	2	2
SV	0	0
IP	46.0	24.1
H	40	17
ER	21	10
K	36	26
BB	13	8
ERA	4.11	3.73
WHIP	1.15	1.04

Recent News
	Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Making progress in throwing program Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Oakland A's Paul Blackburn and Ross Stripling Scheduled for Bullpen Sessions This Week Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Paul Blackburn Throws Bullpen Session Thursday Published June 20th, 2024 Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Throwing off mound Thursday Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Making noteworthy progress Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Making noteworthy progress Published June 10th, 2024 via CBS Sports Braves eyeing Oakland Athletics' Brent Rooker, Paul Blackburn, and Ross Stripling in trade talks Published June 8th, 2024 via BVM Sports Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Moved to 60-day IL Published June 4th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Alek Manoah has successful hybrid Tommy John surgery, recovery expected to be 12-14 months Published June 18th, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation Blue Jays' Manoah has Tommy John surgery, out 12-14 months Published June 18th, 2024 via TSN Blue Jays' Alek Manoah has surgery, will return to Toronto for rehab Published June 18th, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca Alek Manoah's 2024 Season is Officially Over Published June 18th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Blue Jays' Alek Manoah has surgery, will return to Toronto for rehab Published June 18th, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca Blue Jays' John Schneider reveals potential Alek Manoah replacement Published June 12th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Blue Jays face season-defining stretch without Alek Manoah Published June 11th, 2024 via FanSided Blue Jays' Alek Manoah: Set for internal brace surgery Published June 11th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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