Should I draft Zac Gallen or Dylan Cease?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Zac Gallen or Dylan Cease.

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	5.98	3.13
ADP	42.25	85.00
PROJ	388.00	322.00
W	12	9
L	8	8
SV	0	0
IP	180.0	160.0
H	172	144
ER	71	75
K	193	203
BB	51	72
ERA	3.55	4.22
WHIP	1.24	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	160.0	237.0
W	6	7
L	4	6
SV	0	0
IP	63.2	98.1
H	52	74
ER	20	42
K	67	125
BB	16	30
ERA	2.85	3.85
WHIP	1.08	1.06

Recent News
	Starting the Conversation: How Zac Gallen mentally recovered from injury Published July 2nd, 2024 via Sports360AZ Zac Gallen Moved Up To Thursday This Week Published July 1st, 2024 D-backs Shake up Rotation Order, Move Zac Gallen up to July 4th Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Diamondbacks moving up Zac Gallen to 4th of July vs. Dodgers Published June 30th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Diamondbacks' Torey Lovullo drops 'inspiring' reaction to Zac Gallen's injury return Published June 30th, 2024 via ClutchPoints Zac Gallen's Masterful Reuturn From Injury Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Zac Gallen Stellar In Return On Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 Zac Gallen's refreshing return is what Diamondbacks needed to end skid Published June 29th, 2024 via Tar Heel Times	Dylan Cease Chased Early Tuesday Night Published July 3rd, 2024 Dylan Cease has rough start vs. Rangers Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Breaking down Dylan Cease's pitches \| 07/02/2024 \| San Diego Padres Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Padres Aim for Victory Over Rangers with Top Pitcher Dylan Cease Published July 2nd, 2024 via Blue Mountain Eagle Rangers vs. Dylan Cease and the Padres: Batter vs. Pitcher Stats and How to Watch Info - July 2 Published July 2nd, 2024 via Lineups The Padres List Dylan Cease As Tuesday's Probable Pitcher Published July 1st, 2024 Dylan Cease sharp as Padres ease into sweep of Nationals Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Dylan Cease Ties Record in San Diego Padres History with Great Outing on Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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