Should I draft Cade Smith or Ronel Blanco?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Cade Smith or Ronel Blanco.

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	-0.13
ADP	Undrafted	204.03
PROJ	79.00	94.00
W	1	3
L	2	3
SV	0	0
IP	44.0	62.0
H	38	61
ER	19	33
K	48	66
BB	20	31
ERA	3.89	4.79
WHIP	1.32	1.48

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	104.0	216.0
W	3	7
L	1	2
SV	1	0
IP	32.1	77.2
H	21	44
ER	6	21
K	43	75
BB	7	31
ERA	1.68	2.45
WHIP	.87	.97

Recent News
	Guardians' Cade Smith: Tagged with loss Friday Published June 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports Guardians' Cade Smith: Secures another win Published June 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cleveland Guardians relief pitcher Cade Smith throws to first base to hold Kansas City Royals\' Bobby Witt Jr. on the ... Published June 3rd, 2024 via The Gazette Guardians' Cade Smith: Collects second win Published May 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cade Smith Logs Season-High Seven Innings In Second Victory Published May 24th, 2024 Cade Smith Shines in Relief Against Mets Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Former UH pitcher Cade Smith earns first MLB save Published May 22nd, 2024 via KHON2 Guardians' Cade Smith: Picks up first career save Published May 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports	Astros Pull Ronel Blanco Amid No-Hit Bid Against Tigers Published June 17th, 2024 via RealGM Astros 4, Tigers 1: Ronel Blanco tosses gem as Houston takes series Published June 17th, 2024 via MSN Ronel Blanco continues to make his case to be an American League All-Star \| Astros insider Published June 17th, 2024 via MSN Tigers avoid no-hitter but lose to Ronel Blanco, Astros Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com MLB roundup: Astros' Ronel Blanco flirts with no-hitter in win vs. Tigers Published June 16th, 2024 via The Albany Herald Ronel Blanco's 7 no-hit innings lead Astros past Tigers Published June 16th, 2024 via 810 The Spread Ronel Blanco pitches 7 no-hit innings against Tigers Published June 16th, 2024 via MLB.com Astros' Ronel Blanco tosses gem, Houston takes series vs. Tigers Published June 16th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle

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