Should I draft Shota Imanaga or Graham Ashcraft?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Shota Imanaga or Graham Ashcraft.

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	1.60	0.85
ADP	161.14	Undrafted
PROJ	275.00	223.00
W	9	8
L	7	8
SV	0	0
IP	142.0	144.0
H	136	141
ER	61	70
K	134	119
BB	37	47
ERA	3.87	4.38
WHIP	1.22	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	212.0	72.0
W	7	4
L	2	4
SV	0	0
IP	85.0	67.2
H	80	79
ER	29	41
K	84	52
BB	14	22
ERA	3.07	5.49
WHIP	1.11	1.50

Recent News
	Shota Imanaga logs quality start as Cubs power past Giants in 10 innings Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Records quality start Thursday Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cubs takeaways from the West Coast: Trade deadline, Shota Imanaga's All-Star bid and more Published June 27th, 2024 via The New York Times Chicago Cubs' Star Pitcher Shota Imanaga Receives Caution for Heavy Workload Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Chicago Cubs Receive Cautionary Warning About Shota Imanaga Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Pirates Paul Skenes jumps Shota Imanaga as NL ROY betting favorite amid hot start Published June 27th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Mixing It Up: Shota Imanaga's fastball, Kyle Gibson's curve, and more Published June 26th, 2024 via NBC Sports Cubs' Shota Imanaga: Start moved to Thursday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Graham Ashcraft allows six runs in return to Major Leagues Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com David Bell talks Graham Ashcraft's outing, more \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Graham Ashcraft strikes out Oneil Cruz \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Graham Ashcraft: Rough return to majors Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Graham Ashcraft on start in loss against the Pirates \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Graham Ashcraft strikes out Oneil Cruz \| 06/26/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Cincinnati Reds recall Graham Ashcraft, Noelvi Marte Published June 26th, 2024 via Dayton Daily News Cincinnati Reds Promote Graham Ashcraft, Noelvi Marte Returned From Rehab Assignment Published June 26th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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