Should I draft Yusei Kikuchi or Mitch Keller?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yusei Kikuchi or Mitch Keller.

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	2.70
ADP	253.96	163.59
PROJ	283.00	351.00
W	8	11
L	7	9
SV	0	0
IP	145.0	183.0
H	134	168
ER	67	82
K	158	184
BB	47	60
ERA	4.16	4.03
WHIP	1.25	1.25

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	140.0	221.0
W	4	9
L	8	4
SV	0	0
IP	88.1	98.1
H	95	93
ER	41	35
K	93	91
BB	21	27
ERA	4.19	3.21
WHIP	1.32	1.22

Recent News
	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 Yusei Kikuchi: Potential Trade and Performance Impact \| Sports \| hastingstribune.com Published June 29th, 2024 via The Hastings Tribune Yusei Kikuchi: Potential Trade and Performance Impact \| Sports \| tribuneledgernews.com Published June 29th, 2024 via Cherokee Tribune Ledger News Blue Jays' Yusei Kikuchi: Fans seven in Friday's loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Instant Reaction: Yusei Kikuchi gave up four solo home runs in a 7-3 defeat to the Red Sox Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN	Mitch Keller Not as Sharp in Pirates' Rubber Match Loss to Cardinals Published June 26th, 2024 via MSN Pirates' Mitch Keller Dominates with Pitching Strategy Tweaks Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports Pirates' Mitch Keller: Fades late in Tuesday's win Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Derek Shelton on consistent at-bats, Mitch Keller \| 06/25/2024 Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Mitch Keller's solid outing \| 06/25/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates: Hunter Greene vs. Mitch Keller in Game Two Duel Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Pirates Preview: Mitch Keller, Hunter Greene duel once again Published June 25th, 2024 via WPXI Pittsburgh Pirates Preview: Mitch Keller, Hunter Greene Duel Once Again Published June 25th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Baseball Now

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