Should I draft Paul Skenes or Jackson Rutledge?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Skenes or Jackson Rutledge.

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	-0.31	-0.36
ADP	202.77	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	74.00
W	1	2
L	2	4
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	73.0
H	54	75
ER	28	41
K	48	49
BB	22	27
ERA	4.34	5.05
WHIP	1.31	1.40

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	152.0	0.0
W	4	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	46.1	1.0
H	38	2
ER	11	1
K	61	1
BB	8	0
ERA	2.15	9.00
WHIP	1.00	2.00

Recent News
	Stat of the Week: Paul Skenes Is Quick To The Plate Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Info Solutions On Sports: Pirates' Paul Skenes is a Ducks fan; Penguins shut out of awards; Steelers' 'Mac' honored Published June 28th, 2024 via TribLIVE Pirates balancing winning with Paul Skenes and Jared Jones health Published June 28th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Angels News: Angels' Caden Dana Emerging as Top Prospect Following Paul Skenes' MLB Graduation Published June 27th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Pirates Paul Skenes jumps Shota Imanaga as NL ROY betting favorite amid hot start Published June 27th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Perrotto: Sizing up Paul Skenes' All-Star Game Chances Published June 27th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Baseball Now PHOTO: Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne takes on New York's street food delicacies during her recent work trip Published June 27th, 2024 via Sportskeeda How transfer portal, NIL indirectly led Paul Skenes to Pirates Published June 27th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette	Jackson Rutledge's sixth strikeout \| 05/19/2024 Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Back in minors Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Up as 27th man Published May 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Jacob Young, Drew Millas, Jackson Rutledge impress in 2023 debuts Published April 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge, who digs into data, progresses through the Nats' system Published March 18th, 2024 via The Washington Post Nationals' Jackson Rutledge: Sent to minor-league camp Published March 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Jackson Rutledge fans Jett Williams swinging \| 03/15/2024 Published March 15th, 2024 via MLB.com

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