Should I draft Seth Lugo or MacKenzie Gore?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Seth Lugo or MacKenzie Gore.

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

Seth Lugo

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KC · SP

WSH · SP

Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.36	1.88
ADP	197.99	255.95
PROJ	214.00	265.00
W	8	7
L	7	8
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	145.0
H	147	125
ER	66	65
K	119	149
BB	42	59
ERA	4.34	4.03
WHIP	1.38	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	319.0	156.0
W	11	6
L	2	7
SV	0	0
IP	116.0	85.0
H	94	91
ER	29	37
K	105	99
BB	27	28
ERA	2.25	3.92
WHIP	1.04	1.40

Recent News
	Seth Lugo Dominates in Scoreless Outing With 10 Strikeouts Published July 1st, 2024 via News Radio 710 KEEL Seth Lugo Strikes Out 10, Picks Up Win On Sunday Published July 1st, 2024 With All-Star pitchers revealed July 7, Bossier City's Seth Lugo takes MLB lead in ERA, wins Published June 30th, 2024 via The Shreveport-Bossier City Advocate Seth Lugo earns MLB-best 11th win as Royals earn series victory over Guardians Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Seth Lugo Dominates with 10 Ks, Royals Take Series: Key Highlights Published June 30th, 2024 via BVM Sports Why KC Royals pitcher Seth Lugo deserves chance to start 2024 MLB All-Star Game Published June 30th, 2024 via Kansas City Star Royals Dominate Guardians 6-2: Seth Lugo Strikes Out 10 in Commanding Win Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Seth Lugo strikes out 10 against the Guardians \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com	How MacKenzie Gore improved as a pitcher at Wake Forest's pitching lab Published July 1st, 2024 via The Washington Post New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals Betting Pick: Can MacKenzie Gore, Nationals Get It Done? Published July 1st, 2024 via OddsChecker Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Yields five runs in loss Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down MacKenzie Gore's start \| 06/25/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com MacKenzie Gore strikes out Manny Machado \| 06/25/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Washington Nationals vs. San Diego Padres Prediction: Can MacKenzie Gore, Nationals Dominate? Published June 25th, 2024 via OddsChecker CJ Abrams, MacKenzie Gore lifting the post-Juan Soto Nationals Published June 24th, 2024 via The San Diego Union-Tribune Nationals' Nick Senzel, MacKenzie Gore get into shoving match in wild dugout scene Published June 21st, 2024 via MSN

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