Should I draft Yusei Kikuchi or Shane Baz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Yusei Kikuchi or Shane Baz.

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	1.01
ADP	252.88	220.58
PROJ	283.00	234.00
W	8	6
L	7	3
SV	0	0
IP	145.0	101.0
H	134	84
ER	67	41
K	158	114
BB	47	32
ERA	4.16	3.65
WHIP	1.25	1.15

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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
	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	Shane Baz Claims Rotation Spot Published July 3rd, 2024 Rays Trade Aaron Civale to Brewers, Shane Baz Expected To Be Called Up Published July 3rd, 2024 Shane Baz Scratched From Triple-A Start, Could Join Major-League Roster Published July 2nd, 2024 Rays' Shane Baz: Scratched from start Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Shane Baz With Another Strong Outing In Latest Triple-A Start Published July 2nd, 2024 Shane Baz - Fantasy Baseball Prospects Waiver Wire Stashes (Week 15) Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Shane Baz Looks Sharp In Fourth Rehab Start Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Shane Baz Reinstated And Optioned To Triple-A Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN

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