Should I draft Aroldis Chapman or Will Smith?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Aroldis Chapman or Will Smith.

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	0.88	0.72
ADP	256.24	231.52
PROJ	166.00	155.00
W	1	1
L	2	4
SV	3	13
IP	59.0	57.0
H	39	54
ER	21	24
K	95	58
BB	35	22
ERA	3.20	3.79
WHIP	1.25	1.33

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	17.0	-3.0
W	0	0
L	3	2
SV	1	1
IP	22.1	19.2
H	16	21
ER	11	13
K	40	14
BB	24	8
ERA	4.48	6.09
WHIP	1.81	1.51

Recent News
	Watch: Aroldis Chapman throws fastest pitch of MLB season Published June 6th, 2024 via MSN Pirates' Aroldis Chapman hits 104 mph twice for MLB's fastest pitches this year Published June 6th, 2024 via TribLIVE.com Aroldis Chapman Strikes Out Shohei Ohtani with a 103 MPH Fastball Published June 6th, 2024 via Cuba Headlines Pirates' Aroldis Chapman tosses 104 mph sinkers, fastest pitches thrown in MLB in '24 Published June 6th, 2024 via TribLIVE Aroldis Chapman K's Shohei Ohtani with 103 mph pitch \| 06/05/2024 Published June 5th, 2024 via MLB.com Skenes, Chapman throw gas; Pirates top Dodgers 10-6 Published June 5th, 2024 via WKBN.com Watch: Aroldis Chapman furiously slams glove despite inducing harmless fly ball Published June 5th, 2024 via MSN Andrew McCutchen had the best reaction to Aroldis Chapman angrily spiking his glove on an eventual fly out Published June 5th, 2024 via For The Win	Will Smith hitting cleanup for Dodgers on Friday Published June 7th, 2024 via FanDuel Research WATCH: Actor Will Smith shares light-hearted moment with star outfielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. at Marlins game Published June 6th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Martin Lawrence and Will Smith throw first pitch \| 06/05/2024 Published June 5th, 2024 via MLB.com Will Smith, Martin Lawrence takeover at Marlins game Published June 5th, 2024 via MLB.com Dodgers rest Will Smith on Sunday afternoon Published June 2nd, 2024 via FanDuel Research Will Smith's RBI double Published June 1st, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Royals' Will Smith: Handling low-leverage role well Published June 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports "He is just underrated" - Dave Roberts raves about Dodgers catcher Will Smith, calls him 'best in baseball' Published May 31st, 2024 via Sportskeeda

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