Should I draft Paul Skenes or James Kaprielian?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Skenes or James Kaprielian.

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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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.79	-0.48
ADP	200.87	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	70.00
W	1	1
L	2	2
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	53.0
H	54	54
ER	28	28
K	48	48
BB	22	22
ERA	4.34	4.75
WHIP	1.31	1.43

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	169.0	0.0
W	4	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	52.1	0.0
H	44	0
ER	12	0
K	70	0
BB	10	0
ERA	2.07	0.00
WHIP	1.04	0.00

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	Former A's Pitcher James Kaprielian Joins Toronto Blue Jays on Minor-League Deal Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Blue Jays sign starting pitcher James Kaprielian to a minor-league deal Published June 18th, 2024 via MSN Blue Jays sign starting pitcher James Kaprielian to a minor-league deal Published June 18th, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation Blue Jays Sign James Kaprielian To Minors Deal Published June 18th, 2024 Toronto Blue Jays boost roster with former top prospect James Kaprielian on a minor league contract Published June 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Toronto Blue Jays Sign Ex-Yankees Prospect James Kaprielian for Depth Published June 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Blue Jays Add James Kaprielian to Minor League Contract Published June 18th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Jays Sign James Kaprielian Published June 18th, 2024 via Bluebird Banter

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