Should I draft Paul Blackburn or Patrick Corbin?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Blackburn or Patrick Corbin.

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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Paul Blackburn · Foot (Out)

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.17	0.35
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	177.00	190.00
W	7	8
L	9	12
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	175.0
H	146	190
ER	69	96
K	107	119
BB	47	52
ERA	4.53	4.94
WHIP	1.41	1.38

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	84.0	18.0
W	3	1
L	2	6
SV	0	0
IP	46.0	66.1
H	40	85
ER	21	43
K	36	41
BB	13	26
ERA	4.11	5.85
WHIP	1.15	1.68

Recent News
	Paul Blackburn Still In A Walking Boot Published May 31st, 2024 Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Still in walking boot Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Athletics place Paul Blackburn on IL Published May 15th, 2024 via MSN A's Paul Blackburn Hits IL, Ken Waldichuk Needs Surgery Published May 14th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated A's Place Paul Blackburn On 15-Day Injured List Published May 13th, 2024 Kotsay shares Blackburn's next steps after A's place pitcher on IL Published May 13th, 2024 via NBC Sports Bay Area Pitching quandary: Athletics' Blackburn goes on IL, Wood's status in question Published May 13th, 2024 via Woodland Daily Democrat Oakland Athletics injury news: Paul Blackburn (foot) to 15-day IL Published May 13th, 2024 via Sactown Sports	Patrick Corbin Turns In Quality Start Friday Published June 1st, 2024 Breaking down Patrick Corbin's pitches \| 05/31/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Patrick Corbin notches five K's against the Guardians \| 05/31/2024 Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Patrick Corbin: Handed loss despite quality start Published May 31st, 2024 via CBS Sports MLB Props Tonight \| Strikeout Odds, Picks for Patrick Corbin, Tanner Bibee, Bryan Woo (May 31) Published May 31st, 2024 via The Action Network Patrick Corbin pitches six innings Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Nationals' Patrick Corbin: Notches quality start Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Patrick Corbin strikes out Jonatan Clase in the 4th \| 05/26/2024 Published May 26th, 2024 via MLB.com

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