Should I draft Shota Imanaga or Nathan Eovaldi?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Shota Imanaga or Nathan Eovaldi.

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	1.88
ADP	155.97	193.78
PROJ	275.00	296.00

W	9	10
L	7	7
SV	0	0
IP	142.0	151.0
H	136	140
ER	61	66
K	134	142
BB	37	42
ERA	3.87	3.93
WHIP	1.22	1.21

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	185.0	96.0
W	5	2
L	0	2
SV	0	0
IP	53.2	41.1
H	40	29
ER	5	12
K	58	44
BB	9	19
ERA	.85	2.63
WHIP	.92	1.17

Recent News
	Bailey Falter Pitches Well In No-Decision Against The Cubs Published May 18th, 2024 Shota Imanaga Goes Seven Strong Innings Saturday Afternoon Published May 18th, 2024 Cubs: Shota Imanaga continues making history Published May 18th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Shota Imanaga's historic start continues in 1-0 Cubs win Published May 18th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Cubs' Shota Imanaga: MLB Rise with 0.84 ERA, Historic Start Published May 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Cubs Pitcher Shota Imanaga Remains Unhittable Published May 18th, 2024 via Outkick WATCH: Cubs rookie Shota Imanaga bows to umpire after each new ball Published May 18th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Shota Imanaga: The Cubs' coffee-loving ace just continues to make history \| Chicago Cubs News Published May 18th, 2024 via Marquee Sports Network	Dane Dunning, Nathan Eovaldi Throwing Bullpen Sessions Published May 17th, 2024 Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi: Throwing off mound Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nathan Eovaldi Could Throw Off A Mound This Weekend Published May 13th, 2024 Nathan Eovaldi (groin) could throw off a mound this weekend Published May 13th, 2024 via FantasyPros Injured Texas Rangers show progress: Updates from Bruce Bochy Published May 13th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Rangers' Nathan Eovaldi: Might throw off mound this weekend Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nathan Eovaldi 2-3 Weeks From Pitching In A Game Published May 12th, 2024 via MSN Rangers News: Promising Nathan Eovaldi update, offense's surge saving pitching staff Published May 8th, 2024 via Nolan Writin'

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