Should I draft Paul Blackburn or Frankie Montas?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Blackburn or Frankie Montas.

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	0.80
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	177.00	220.00
W	7	6
L	9	7
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	130.0
H	146	125
ER	69	61
K	107	125
BB	47	43
ERA	4.53	4.22
WHIP	1.41	1.29

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	84.0	95.0
W	3	3
L	2	6
SV	0	0
IP	46.0	72.1
H	40	65
ER	21	34
K	36	58
BB	13	30
ERA	4.11	4.24
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	Reds' Frankie Montas: Handed tough-luck loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Frankie Montas' outing against the Cardinals \| 06/28/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals Prediction: Will Frankie Montas, Reds Struggle Against Cardinals? Published June 28th, 2024 via OddsChecker Reds' Frankie Montas: Notches quality start Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Frankie Montas' pitches Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas' four strikeouts \| 06/22/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas Has Historic Performance in Cincinnati Reds' 4-1 Win Over Colorado Rockies Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Reds' Frankie Montas: Throws five frames Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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