Should I draft Paul Blackburn or Ryne Nelson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Blackburn or Ryne Nelson.

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	-0.01
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	177.00	163.00
W	7	7
L	9	8
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	125.0
H	146	130
ER	69	63
K	107	91
BB	47	42
ERA	4.53	4.54
WHIP	1.41	1.38

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	84.0	52.0
W	3	5
L	2	6
SV	0	0
IP	46.0	68.0
H	40	89
ER	21	43
K	36	46
BB	13	18
ERA	4.11	5.69
WHIP	1.15	1.57

Recent News
	Paul Blackburn To Face Live Hitters On Wednesday Published July 1st, 2024 Athletics' Paul Blackburn: Cleared to face hitters Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports 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	Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson makes adjustments vs. Dodgers Published July 3rd, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson: Pitches well Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks Joe Mantiply to Open, Ryne Nelson to Follow Vs. Dodgers Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson: Pitching behind opener Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson: Crushed for six runs Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryne Nelson's 7 efficient innings help Diamondbacks handle Nationals, 5-2 Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Twins dominate Diamondbacks as Ryne Nelson struggles in 8-3 defeat Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Ryne Nelson crushed by Twins as starts continue to be a mixed bag Published June 26th, 2024 via Arizona Sports

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