Should I draft Paul Skenes or Clayton Kershaw?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Skenes or Clayton Kershaw.

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	-0.32	-0.26
ADP	182.80	257.91
PROJ	85.00	100.00

W	1	3
L	2	1
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	47.0
H	54	44
ER	28	21
K	48	50
BB	22	15
ERA	4.34	4.02
WHIP	1.31	1.26

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	38.0	0.0
W	1	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	10.0	0.0
H	6	0
ER	3	0
K	18	0
BB	3	0
ERA	2.70	0.00
WHIP	.90	0.00

Recent News
	Paul Skenes Looks Untouchable On Friday Published May 17th, 2024 Pirates rookie Paul Skenes throws six no-hit innings in second start Published May 17th, 2024 via The Washington Post Paul Skenes fans 11 in six no-hit innings, leads Pirates past Cubs Published May 17th, 2024 via Deadspin Paul Skenes overwhelms Cubs hitters with 11-strikeout performance in Friday's 9-3 loss Published May 17th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Jason Mackey: What Pirates' Paul Skenes did Friday in Chicago can't help but make one's mind race Published May 17th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Paul Skenes strikes out 7 straight in second MLB start Published May 17th, 2024 via The New York Times Paul Skenes strikes out first seven batters he faces in second start of MLB career Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN 11 fun facts about Paul Skenes' early dominance Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com	Inside young Clayton Kershaw's fight to save his career and learn a unique pitch Published May 12th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Author of Clayton Kershaw Book Explains Importance of Dodgers' 2017 World Series Loss Published May 11th, 2024 via Dodgers Nation Dodgers News: Rehabbing Clayton Kershaw 'More Approachable' Published May 11th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Clayton Kershaw: Shoulder Surgery Has Been 'Helpful For Patience Level' Published May 10th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com ⚾️ New Biography Gives Insight Into Star Pitcher Clayton Kershaw's Faith ? Published May 10th, 2024 via Religion Unplugged Dodgers injury updates: Clayton Kershaw, Jason Heyward, Bobby Miller Published May 9th, 2024 via Dodgers Way Dodgers Injury Updates: Clayton Kershaw, Bobby Miller, Jason Heyward, and Emmet Sheehan Published May 8th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Clayton Kershaw biographer reveals pitcher's most frustrating playoff loss Published May 8th, 2024 via Larry Brown Sports

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