Should I draft Paul Skenes or Brandon Hughes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Skenes or Brandon Hughes.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

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Paul Skenes

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Pitching
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.77	-0.40
ADP	212.11	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	72.00
W	1	1
L	2	1
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	32.0
H	54	26
ER	28	11
K	48	37
BB	22	13
ERA	4.34	3.09
WHIP	1.31	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	74.0	8.0
W	2	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	22.0	7.0
H	15	8
ER	6	5
K	30	10
BB	5	2
ERA	2.45	6.43
WHIP	.91	1.43

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