Should I draft Yusei Kikuchi or Dane Dunning?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yusei Kikuchi or Dane Dunning.

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	1.72	1.12
ADP	255.19	Undrafted
PROJ	283.00	242.00
W	8	10
L	7	9
SV	0	0
IP	145.0	150.0
H	134	151
ER	67	69
K	158	129
BB	47	53
ERA	4.16	4.14
WHIP	1.25	1.36

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	140.0	102.0
W	4	4
L	8	6
SV	0	0
IP	88.1	62.2
H	95	50
ER	41	32
K	93	69
BB	21	31
ERA	4.19	4.63
WHIP	1.32	1.30

Recent News
	Sunday Notes: Yusei Kikuchi Feels Takeya Nakamura Deserves More Respect Published June 30th, 2024 via FanGraphs Yusei Kikuchi Trade Rumors: Braves could be a possible landing spot for ex-Mariners pitcher as team looks to bolster ... Published June 29th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Yusei Kikuchi: Potential Trade and Performance Impact \| Sports \| tribuneledgernews.com Published June 29th, 2024 via Cherokee Tribune Ledger News Yusei Kikuchi: Potential Trade and Performance Impact \| Sports \| hastingstribune.com Published June 29th, 2024 via The Hastings Tribune Blue Jays' Yusei Kikuchi: Fans seven in Friday's loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yankees vs. Yusei Kikuchi and the Blue Jays: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 28 Published June 27th, 2024 via Lineups Yusei Kikuchi's Free Agent Value Takes a Hit with June Struggles Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Yusei Kikuchi's dreadful month of June is hurting his upcoming free agent value Published June 27th, 2024 via Jays Journal	Dane Dunning escapes bases-loaded jam in the 7th \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Dane Dunning moved to Rangers' bullpen as Max Scherzer returns Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Dane Dunning to Rangers bullpen with Max Scherzer back in rotation Published June 25th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Dane Dunning escapes a jam \| 06/25/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Dane Dunning shifting to Texas Rangers bullpen with Max Scherzer back in rotation Published June 25th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Dane Dunning To Move To Bullpen Published June 22nd, 2024 Rangers' Dane Dunning: Shifting to bullpen Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Rangers' Dane Dunning: Takes third consecutive loss Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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