Should I draft Justin Verlander or Nick Lodolo?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Justin Verlander or Nick Lodolo.

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	1.63	1.34
ADP	163.56	208.21
PROJ	277.00	257.00
W	9	8
L	7	8
SV	0	0
IP	144.0	122.0
H	129	115
ER	59	55
K	122	156
BB	40	40
ERA	3.69	4.06
WHIP	1.17	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	108.0	162.0
W	3	7
L	2	2
SV	0	0
IP	57.0	58.1
H	52	47
ER	25	19
K	51	62
BB	17	15
ERA	3.95	2.94
WHIP	1.21	1.07

Recent News
	Astros' Justin Verlander: Could start Wednesday or Thursday Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Houston Astros injury updates: Kyle Tucker 'moving in right direction,' Justin Verlander 'better' Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN Justin Verlander Plays Catch, Could Return Later This Week Published June 16th, 2024 Approaching Retirement, Justin Verlander Suffers a Huge Setback as Astros Stay Third in AL West Published June 16th, 2024 via EssentiallySports Astros' Justin Verlander: Plays catch Sunday Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Verlander scratched from start vs. Tigers with neck discomfort Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Astros scratch Justin Verlander as nightmare season continues Published June 16th, 2024 via MSN Astros star Justin Verlander pulled ahead of start vs. Tigers with lingering neck issue Published June 15th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports	Jeimer Candelario, Nick Lodolo talk Reds' win \| 06/12/2024 Published June 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Nick Lodolo: Earns fourth straight win Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Reds looking for two-game split with Guardians Wednesday Published June 12th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Reds' Nick Lodolo: Fans seven in sixth win Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports The Reds' rotation continues to shine as Nick Lodolo pitches another standout game Published June 7th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Nick Lodolo strikes out seven \| 06/07/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 7th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Nick Lodolo: Wins with quality start Published June 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Lodolo strikes out three, TJ Friedl hits three-run homer for Reds Published June 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com

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