Should I draft Paul Blackburn or Jake Irvin?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Blackburn or Jake Irvin.

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	-0.05
ADP	Undrafted	254.88
PROJ	177.00	153.00
W	7	5
L	9	9
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	126.0
H	146	127
ER	69	64
K	107	99
BB	47	49
ERA	4.53	4.57
WHIP	1.41	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	84.0	210.0
W	3	6
L	2	6
SV	0	0
IP	46.0	98.0
H	40	81
ER	21	33
K	36	86
BB	13	23
ERA	4.11	3.03
WHIP	1.15	1.06

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	Jake Irvin Twirls Another Quality Start Published June 30th, 2024 Jake Irvin Allows One Hit Across Six Frames On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Jake Irvin pitches 6 solid innings as the Nationals beat the Rays 8-1 to stop a 4-game slide Published June 29th, 2024 via The Washington Post Nationals' Jake Irvin: Registers another quality start Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Irvin Stymies Rays Bats, Nationals Bang Out 13 Hits And Defeat Rays 8-1 Published June 29th, 2024 via Sports Talk Florida Washington Nationals news & notes: Jake Irvin nails at the Trop; CJ Abrams leads Nats to 8-1 win... Published June 29th, 2024 via Federal Baseball Jake Irvin stars again as Nationals beat Rays to end losing skid Published June 29th, 2024 via The Washington Post Dave Martinez on Jake Irvin's start, CJ Abrams' homer \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com

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