Should I draft Shota Imanaga or Cole Ragans?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Shota Imanaga or Cole Ragans.

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	1.58	3.11
ADP	153.30	96.36
PROJ	275.00	322.00
W	9	9
L	7	10
SV	0	0
IP	142.0	167.0
H	136	141
ER	61	72
K	134	179
BB	37	68
ERA	3.87	3.88
WHIP	1.22	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	171.0	151.0
W	5	4
L	1	4
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	67.0
H	48	59
ER	12	26
K	59	83
BB	10	22
ERA	1.86	3.49
WHIP	1.00	1.21

Recent News
	Can Shota Imanaga bounce back after his first tough start? Published May 31st, 2024 via Yardbarker Shota Imanaga's odds for NL Rookie of the Year move into plus-money; Paul Skenes owns the second-shortest odds Published May 31st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated baseball: Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga has 1st rough start Published May 31st, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Shota Imanaga Gives Heartfelt Apology to Manager Craig Counsell for First Poor Outing Published May 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Perkins Shines As Brewers Bashe Shota Imanaga Published May 30th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Shota Imanaga's apology to Craig Counsell will only make Cubs fans love him more Published May 30th, 2024 via FanSided Shota Imanaga Faces First MLB Loss: Brewers Defeat at 10-6 Published May 30th, 2024 via Newsbug.info Cubs, Shota Imanaga Have Historically Impressive Runs Ended Published May 30th, 2024 via Sports Mockery	Cole Ragans pitches five innings in Royals' third straight loss Published May 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Cole Ragans: Limits damage in loss Published May 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cole Ragans strikes out seven vs. Twins \| 05/28/2024 Published May 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Cole Ragans' outing against the Twins \| 05/28/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 28th, 2024 via MLB.com MLB Player Prop Odds, Picks Today \| Cole Ragans in Royals vs Twins (May 28) Published May 28th, 2024 via The Action Network Cole Ragans has career day as Kansas City Royals finish off a perfect homestand Published May 28th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Cole Ragans named Royals 2024 Opening Day starter Published May 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Kansas City Royals' Cole Ragans mystifies Tigers in Detroit's 8-3 loss on Wednesday afternoon that finishes off series ... Published May 23rd, 2024 via Marquette Mining Journal

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