Should I draft Seth Lugo or Michael Kopech?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Seth Lugo or Michael Kopech.

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	0.70	0.18
ADP	213.50	256.35
PROJ	214.00	178.00

W	8	6
L	7	7
SV	0	3
IP	137.0	112.0
H	147	106
ER	66	61
K	119	123
BB	42	63
ERA	4.34	4.90
WHIP	1.38	1.51

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	191.0	65.0
W	7	1
L	1	3
SV	0	5
IP	65.1	21.2
H	52	14
ER	14	8
K	58	29
BB	13	14
ERA	1.94	3.40
WHIP	1.00	1.32

Recent News
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