Should I draft Paul Blackburn or Brandon Pfaadt?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Blackburn or Brandon Pfaadt.

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	0.79
ADP	Undrafted	203.84
PROJ	177.00	219.00
W	7	8
L	9	8
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	126.0
H	146	129
ER	69	62
K	107	129
BB	47	35
ERA	4.53	4.43
WHIP	1.41	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	84.0	152.0
W	3	3
L	2	6
SV	0	0
IP	46.0	97.0
H	40	90
ER	21	48
K	36	86
BB	13	24
ERA	4.11	4.45
WHIP	1.15	1.18

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	Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt: Ends up with no-decision Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks vs Twins: Climbing Towards .500 with Brandon Pfaadt's Stellar Performance Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Brandon Pfaadt: Rising MLB Star with Impressive Strikeout Stats Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Brandon Pfaadt, Diamondbacks offense falters late in loss to Nationals Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Arizona Diamondbacks' Offense Silent in Loss to Nationals Despite Brandon Pfaadt's Quality Start Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Brandon Pfaadt: Ekes out quality start Wednesday Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brandon Pfaadt gets quality start with no strikeouts Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Brandon Pfaadt gets quality start with no strikeouts Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com

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