Should I draft Shota Imanaga or Jack Flaherty?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Shota Imanaga or Jack Flaherty.

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	1.02
ADP	153.30	231.59
PROJ	275.00	236.00
W	9	7
L	7	10
SV	0	0
IP	142.0	150.0
H	136	140
ER	61	71
K	134	147
BB	37	64
ERA	3.87	4.26
WHIP	1.22	1.36

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	171.0	163.0
W	5	2
L	1	4
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	67.2
H	48	58
ER	12	26
K	59	90
BB	10	10
ERA	1.86	3.48
WHIP	1.00	1.01

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	Should Tigers trade - or extend - Jack Flaherty? 'He could be a true ace for them' Published May 31st, 2024 via 97.1 The Ticket MLB Network analyst impressed by Jack Flaherty's no-hit bid and Tigers signing Published May 31st, 2024 via BVM Sports MLB Network analyst has high praise for Jack Flaherty after no-hit bid Published May 31st, 2024 via Motor City Bengals Jack Flaherty's arm, Tigers' 3 HRs lead way vs. Red Sox Published May 31st, 2024 via The Union Leader Jack Flaherty Dominates Red Sox Published May 31st, 2024 Red Sox come up empty after Tigers' Jack Flaherty carries no-hit bid into seventh inning Published May 30th, 2024 via The Boston Globe Jack Flaherty allows 1 hit over 6 2/3 innings and Tigers hit 3 home runs in 5-0 win over Red Sox Published May 30th, 2024 via The Associated Press Detroit Tigers' Jack Flaherty flirts with no-hitter in 5-0 win over Boston Red Sox Published May 30th, 2024 via Detroit Free Press

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