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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Paul Skenes

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Jackson Rutledge

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WSH · SP

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.79	-0.25
ADP	200.87	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	169.0	0.0
W	4	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	52.1	1.0
H	44	2
ER	12	1
K	70	1
BB	10	0
ERA	2.07	9.00
WHIP	1.04	2.00

Recent News
	The Braves helped expose Paul Skenes one and only weakness Published June 30th, 2024 via FanSided Paul Skenes discusses strong rookie campaign, more \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Olivia Dunne's Boyfriend Paul Skenes Makes Interesting MLB History Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Pittsburgh Pirates Pitcher Paul Skenes Extends Historic Start to Career Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Gene Collier: Paul Skenes throws a splinker Published June 30th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Paul Skenes Strikes Out Nine In Latest Gem Published June 29th, 2024 Pirates' Paul Skenes: Continues to dominate Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Pirates' Paul Skenes has maturity reminiscent of ... dare I say the name? Published June 29th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com	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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