Should I draft Tarik Skubal or Framber Valdez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Tarik Skubal or Framber Valdez.

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	5.55	5.75
ADP	46.48	66.85
PROJ	372.00	429.00
W	10	14
L	7	7
SV	0	0
IP	150.0	186.0
H	120	158
ER	55	68
K	174	189
BB	37	59
ERA	3.30	3.29
WHIP	1.05	1.17

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	306.0	141.0
W	9	6
L	3	5
SV	0	0
IP	103.0	85.1
H	76	81
ER	28	39
K	119	68
BB	20	29
ERA	2.45	4.12
WHIP	.93	1.29

Recent News
	Tarik Skubal strikes out 7 in quality start vs. Twins Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins Prediction: Can Twins Overpower Tarik Skubal, Tigers at Target Field? Published July 2nd, 2024 via OddsChecker Detroit Tigers Ace Tarik Skubal on Historic Run Only Matched By Justin Verlander Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins vs. Tarik Skubal and the Tigers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - July 2 Published July 2nd, 2024 via Lineups Detroit Tigers game vs. Minnesota Twins: Time, TV channel with Tarik Skubal on mound Published July 2nd, 2024 via AOL 'He's turned into a beast': Revisiting Tigers ace Tarik Skubal's old-school draft story Published July 1st, 2024 via Detroit News The Tigers probably won't trade Tarik Skubal. But could they be tempted to consider it? Published July 1st, 2024 via MLive.com Tarik Skubal strikes out career-high, but Tigers lose rain-suspended game Published June 30th, 2024 via MSN	Astros' Framber Valdez: Hit hard Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Framber Valdez strikes out J.D. Martinez in the 1st \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Mets vs. Framber Valdez and the Astros: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 29 Published June 28th, 2024 via Lineups Framber Valdez is Astros' great enigma, may decide 2024 season Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN Yainer Diaz homers in his 4th straight game, Framber Valdez throws a 4-hitter, Astros top Halos 7-1 Published June 24th, 2024 via Norman Transcript Framber Valdez is Astros' enigma, may decide playoff push Published June 24th, 2024 via Chron Framber Valdez's strong start helps Astros sweep Orioles Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Framber Valdez Posts Quality Outing Published June 23rd, 2024

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