Should I draft Ryne Nelson or James Paxton?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Ryne Nelson or James Paxton.

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	-0.01	0.33
ADP	Undrafted	257.94
PROJ	163.00	187.00
W	7	7
L	8	4
SV	0	0
IP	125.0	100.0
H	130	102
ER	63	48
K	91	103
BB	42	33
ERA	4.54	4.32
WHIP	1.38	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	61.0	126.0
W	5	7
L	6	2
SV	0	0
IP	73.0	75.2
H	95	69
ER	44	36
K	49	53
BB	19	38
ERA	5.42	4.31
WHIP	1.56	1.42

Recent News
	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	James Paxton battered in Dodgers loss to Giants Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN Dodgers News: James Paxton Credits Giants For Being 'On The Fastball' Published July 1st, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers links: James Paxton, Chris Taylor, Miguel Rojas Published July 1st, 2024 via True Blue LA James Paxton allows 9 runs in 4 innings vs. Giants Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com James Paxton Destroyed On Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 Dodgers' James Paxton: Crushed by Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports James Paxton gives up 12 hits and nine runs in Dodgers' blowout loss to Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times James Paxton & Dodgers Struggle In Rubber Match Loss To Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Yardbarker

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