Should I draft Yusei Kikuchi or Gavin Williams?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yusei Kikuchi or Gavin Williams.

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	1.14
ADP	255.19	210.95
PROJ	283.00	243.00
W	8	8
L	7	7
SV	0	0
IP	145.0	124.0
H	134	107
ER	67	53
K	158	128
BB	47	49
ERA	4.16	3.85
WHIP	1.25	1.26

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	140.0	0.0
W	4	0
L	8	0
SV	0	0
IP	88.1	0.0
H	95	0
ER	41	0
K	93	0
BB	21	0
ERA	4.19	0.00
WHIP	1.32	0.00

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	Gavin Williams Returning To Cleveland Published June 30th, 2024 Guardians send struggling Triston McKenzie to minors and activate Gavin Williams from IL Published June 30th, 2024 via The Associated Press Guardians Roster Moves: Gavin Williams Activated, Triston McKenzie Optioned To Triple Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Triston McKenzie sent to AAA, Gavin Williams activated Published June 30th, 2024 via 92.3 The Fan Guardians' Gavin Williams: Returns from 60-day IL Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians activate Gavin Williams, option Triston McKenzie to Class AAA Columbus Published June 30th, 2024 via cleveland.com Guardians must activate Gavin Williams by Sunday; uncertain about corresponding move Published June 29th, 2024 via cleveland.com Where does Gavin Williams fit in starting rotation? Guardians takeaways Published June 28th, 2024 via cleveland.com

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