Should I draft Shota Imanaga or Sean Manaea?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Shota Imanaga or Sean Manaea.

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	1.31
ADP	162.24	257.35
PROJ	275.00	255.00
W	9	7
L	7	8
SV	0	0
IP	142.0	132.0
H	136	116
ER	61	61
K	134	145
BB	37	43
ERA	3.87	4.16
WHIP	1.22	1.20

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	212.0	167.0
W	7	5
L	2	3
SV	0	0
IP	85.0	83.1
H	80	70
ER	29	34
K	84	81
BB	14	36
ERA	3.07	3.68
WHIP	1.11	1.28

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	Mets' Sean Manaea: Goes seven innings Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Mets Will Turn to Sean Manaea in Game Two of Series Against Nationals. Published July 2nd, 2024 via Athlon Sports New York Mets Sign Sean Manaea to a Two-Year Deal Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Nationals vs. Sean Manaea and the Mets: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - July 2 Published July 1st, 2024 via Lineups Sean Manaea Picks Up Win Over Yankees Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Sean Manaea signing puts these 3 Mets players in danger of getting booted from the 40-man roster Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Mets starter Sean Manaea took no-hitter into sixth, even after Texas scored Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Sean Manaea Picks Up Win Over Yankees Published June 27th, 2024

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