Should I draft John Means or James Paxton?

See our analysis of the choice to draft John Means or James Paxton.

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	0.60	0.32
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	206.00	187.00
W	7	7
L	6	4
SV	0	0
IP	116.0	100.0
H	107	102
ER	53	48
K	89	103
BB	23	33
ERA	4.11	4.32
WHIP	1.12	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	58.0	132.0
W	2	7
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	20.2	66.2
H	16	54
ER	6	27
K	16	43
BB	2	33
ERA	2.67	3.67
WHIP	.89	1.31

Recent News
	John Means' future with the Orioles is unknown, but his impact has been definitive Published June 17th, 2024 via The Baltimore Banner Drew French on John Means: "Team first, very selfless guy" Published June 17th, 2024 via MASNsports.com Orioles' John Means hopes to bounce back from 2nd Tommy John surgery Published June 16th, 2024 via Baltimore Sun John Means looking to pitch again following second Tommy John surgery Published June 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' John Means: Shifted to 60-day IL Published June 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' John Means and Tyler Wells to both undergo elbow surgery, miss rest of 2024 Published June 9th, 2024 via MSN Orioles starters John Means, Tyler Wells out for season Published June 5th, 2024 via MSN Orioles' John Means, Tyler Wells to undergo elbow surgery and miss remainder of 2024 MLB season Published June 4th, 2024 via MSN	Dodgers' James Paxton: Quiets Colorado at Coors Field Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Shohei Ohtani and James Paxton Lead the Dodgers to a 9-5 Win over the Rockies Published June 17th, 2024 via The Japan News James Paxton steps up with strong start after Yoshinobu Yamamoto injury Published June 17th, 2024 via Sporting News Ohtani, Paxton lead Dodgers to win over Rockies Published June 17th, 2024 via TSN James Paxton Dominant, Dodgers Lineup Breaks Out In Win Vs. Rockies Published June 17th, 2024 via Yardbarker Dodgers final score: James Paxton, relentless offense beat Rockies 9-5 Published June 17th, 2024 via True Blue LA Dodgers 9, Rockies 5: James Paxton turns in his best of the year, as offense excels even sans homers - Dodgers Digest Published June 17th, 2024 via Dodgers Digest Colorado Rockies game no. 72 thread: James Paxton vs Cal Quantrill Published June 17th, 2024 via Purple Row

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