Should I draft Yusei Kikuchi or Jon Gray?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yusei Kikuchi or Jon Gray.

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	1.60
ADP	252.88	245.66
PROJ	283.00	275.00
W	8	9
L	7	9
SV	0	0
IP	145.0	153.0
H	134	141
ER	67	72
K	158	153
BB	47	52
ERA	4.16	4.24
WHIP	1.25	1.26

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	140.0	133.0
W	4	3
L	8	4
SV	0	0
IP	88.1	76.1
H	95	78
ER	41	31
K	93	69
BB	21	20
ERA	4.19	3.67
WHIP	1.32	1.29

Recent News
	If/when Blue Jays sell, where might Yusei Kikuchi go? Exploring five potential trade destinations Published July 2nd, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation Blue Jays Rumors: Justin Turner, Kevin Kiermaier, Yusei Kikuchi, and more to hit the MLB 2024 trade deadline, per report Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Yusei Kikuchi and Danny Jansen are reportedly on the trading block, among others Published June 30th, 2024 via Blue Jays Nation 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 Atlanta Braves Eye Former All-Star Yusei Kikuchi in Trade with Blue Jays Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports 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	Jon Gray delivers salty bulletin board material after getting smacked by Orioles Published June 28th, 2024 via Birds Watcher Jon Gray Roughed Up By Orioles Published June 28th, 2024 Rangers' Jon Gray: Shelled by Baltimore Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jon Gray's outing against the Orioles \| 06/27/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Jon Gray's Struggles Continue: Painful Outing in Rangers' Loss to Orioles Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports What went wrong for Gray, Rangers in loss to Orioles? 'Everything' Published June 27th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Jon Gray struggles in Rangers' blowout loss to Orioles Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles vs. Jon Gray and the Rangers: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - June 27 Published June 27th, 2024 via Lineups

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