Should I start James Paxton or Yariel Rodriguez?

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James Paxton

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

6.37

9.66

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Sat Jul 6	vs.MIL (5th) (Wilson)	83°

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon Jul 1	vs.HOU (7th) (Brown)	Indoor
Tue Jul 2	vs.HOU (7th) (Arrighetti)	Indoor
Wed Jul 3	vs.HOU (7th) (Blanco)	Indoor
Thu Jul 4	vs.HOU (7th) (Valdez)	Indoor
Fri Jul 5	@SEA (29th) (Castillo)	Indoor
Sat Jul 6	@SEA (29th) (TBA)	Indoor
Sun Jul 7	@SEA (29th) (Kirby)	Indoor

Pitching

.37

.21

.42

4.2

7.1

4.62

7.04

2.5

3.65

3.66

6.91

2.51

3.85

ERA

5.35

4.62

WHIP

1.70

1.53

Most Recent and Popular Comparisons
	Start James Paxton or Bailey Falter Start James Paxton or Andrew Abbott Start James Paxton or Spencer Schwellenbach Start James Paxton or Miles Mikolas Start James Paxton or Kyle Nicolas	Start Yariel Rodriguez or Jose Quintana Start Yariel Rodriguez or Tyler Anderson Start Yariel Rodriguez or Jameson Taillon Start Yariel Rodriguez or Nestor Cortes Start Yariel Rodriguez or Landon Knack

Pitching
Season Statistics
FPTS	126.0	18.0
W	7	0
L	2	3
SV	0	0
IP	75.2	23.1
H	69	23
ER	36	12
K	53	23
BB	38	13
ERA	4.31	4.68
WHIP	1.42	1.56

Recent News
	James Paxton battered in Dodgers loss to Giants Published July 1st, 2024 via MSN Dodgers News: James Paxton Credits Giants For Being 'On The Fastball' Published July 1st, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers links: James Paxton, Chris Taylor, Miguel Rojas Published July 1st, 2024 via True Blue LA James Paxton allows 9 runs in 4 innings vs. Giants Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com James Paxton Destroyed On Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 Dodgers' James Paxton: Crushed by Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports James Paxton gives up 12 hits and nine runs in Dodgers' blowout loss to Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times James Paxton & Dodgers Struggle In Rubber Match Loss To Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Yardbarker	Blue Jays' Yariel Rodriguez: Earns first quality start in loss Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Blue Jays' Yariel Rodriguez: Drawing start Monday Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Blue Jays' Yariel Rodriguez's Cuba to Canada Journey: Debut, Dream, and Dedication Published July 1st, 2024 via BVM Sports Canada Day start latest landmark for Yariel Rodriguez after leaving Cuba for Blue Jays Published July 1st, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca Yariel Rodriguez pulled early as Blue Jays throw an astounding 70 pitches in second Published June 27th, 2024 via MSN Yariel Rodriguez To Start On Wednesday Against Boston Published June 25th, 2024 Blue Jays' Yariel Rodriguez: Picking up another start Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yariel Rodriguez Reinstated And Starting On Friday Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN

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