Should I draft Paul Blackburn or Austin Gomber?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Blackburn or Austin Gomber.

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	0.18	-0.07
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	177.00	147.00
W	7	7
L	9	10
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	145.0
H	146	164
ER	69	83
K	107	104
BB	47	47
ERA	4.53	5.15
WHIP	1.41	1.46

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	84.0	90.0
W	3	1
L	2	5
SV	0	0
IP	46.0	81.2
H	40	83
ER	21	42
K	36	56
BB	13	24
ERA	4.11	4.66
WHIP	1.15	1.32

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	Brewers vs. Austin Gomber and the Rockies: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - July 1 Published July 1st, 2024 via Lineups Astros jump Austin Gomber early, hand Rockies 10th consecutive loss at Minute Maid Park Published June 26th, 2024 via Colorado Springs Gazette Astros hit Austin Gomber early to hand Rockies loss \| Rockies Published June 26th, 2024 via Colorado Springs Gazette Rockies' Austin Gomber: Hit hard early Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Gomber's First-Inning Struggles: A Rocky Start But Strong Finish Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Bud Black on Austin Gomber's start, offense \| 06/26/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Gomber gives up 5 runs in 1st inning vs. Astros Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Gomber's Struggles in Rockies vs. Astros Game Impact Team's Losing Streak Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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