Should I draft Paul Skenes or Joey Estes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Skenes or Joey Estes.

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	-0.20
ADP	202.77	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	69.00
W	1	1
L	2	2
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	50.0
H	54	48
ER	28	25
K	48	38
BB	22	16
ERA	4.34	4.50
WHIP	1.31	1.28

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	152.0	63.0
W	4	2
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	46.1	46.1
H	38	44
ER	11	27
K	61	39
BB	8	12
ERA	2.15	5.27
WHIP	1.00	1.21

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	Athletics' Joey Estes: Fans eight in tough-luck loss Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Joey Estes Strikes Out Eight In Loss Published June 26th, 2024 Joey Estes strikes out eight \| 06/26/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Joey Estes escapes early trouble \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com A's Joey Estes, evoking memories for manager, to face Angels Published June 26th, 2024 via The Albany Herald Athletics' Joey Estes: Bounces back with quality start Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Joey Estes' start \| 06/21/2024 \| Oakland Athletics Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Fantasy Baseball Streaming Pitchers: Hogan Harris, Miles Mikolas, Joey Estes Published June 20th, 2024 via MSN

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