Should I draft Taijuan Walker or Dylan Cease?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Taijuan Walker or Dylan Cease.

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	1.40	3.13
ADP	Undrafted	85.50
PROJ	261.00	322.00
W	10	9
L	9	8
SV	0	0
IP	168.0	160.0
H	163	144
ER	78	75
K	128	203
BB	57	72
ERA	4.18	4.22
WHIP	1.31	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	57.0	237.0
W	3	7
L	3	6
SV	0	0
IP	53.0	98.1
H	58	74
ER	33	42
K	43	125
BB	21	30
ERA	5.60	3.85
WHIP	1.49	1.06

Recent News
	Phillies target a local product who won't solve their Taijuan Walker problem Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN De George: With Taijuan Walker injury, burden on Phillies' starters even greater Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN An emergency Phillies-Tigers trade to replace Taijuan Walker Published June 29th, 2024 via FanSided 3 trade deadline options for Phillies to replace Taijuan Walker in the rotation Published June 29th, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here With Spencer Turnbull, Taijuan Walker on IL, Michael Mercado to get the nod Published June 28th, 2024 via The Trentonian Taijuan Walker Won't Be Back Before All-Star Break Published June 27th, 2024 Phillies' Taijuan Walker: Ruled out through All-Star break Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Phillies manager provides injury update on Taijuan Walker Published June 26th, 2024 via Yardbarker	Dylan Cease Chased Early Tuesday Night Published July 3rd, 2024 Dylan Cease has rough start vs. Rangers Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Breaking down Dylan Cease's pitches \| 07/02/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Padres Aim for Victory Over Rangers with Top Pitcher Dylan Cease Published July 2nd, 2024 via Blue Mountain Eagle Rangers vs. Dylan Cease and the Padres: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - July 2 Published July 2nd, 2024 via Lineups The Padres List Dylan Cease As Tuesday's Probable Pitcher Published July 1st, 2024 Dylan Cease sharp as Padres ease into sweep of Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Dylan Cease Ties Record in San Diego Padres History with Great Outing on Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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