Should I draft Chris Sale or MacKenzie Gore?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Chris Sale or MacKenzie Gore.

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	2.89	1.43
ADP	119.56	Undrafted
PROJ	324.00	265.00

W	9	7
L	5	8
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	145.0
H	118	125
ER	58	65
K	165	149
BB	38	59
ERA	3.81	4.03
WHIP	1.14	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	163.0	85.0
W	6	2
L	1	4
SV	0	0
IP	49.2	46.1
H	36	48
ER	14	17
K	61	54
BB	8	16
ERA	2.56	3.32
WHIP	.89	1.39

Recent News
	Chris Sale: Another Deft Move by the Braves Paying Off Huge After Strider Injury Published May 18th, 2024 via Heavy.com Chris Sale's high praise proves Braves' culture is fueling his comeback Published May 16th, 2024 via House That Hank Built How Chris Sale rediscovered his Cy Young stuff with Braves: Three reasons for southpaw's early success Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chris Sale's happiness in Braves' clubhouse perfectly contrasts with Red Sox's misery Published May 15th, 2024 via FanSided Braves: This version of Chris Sale is nothing new Published May 15th, 2024 via sportstalkatl.com Braves Nation: Chris Sale is cruising Published May 15th, 2024 via The Atlanta Journal Constitution Chris Sale Dominates Cubs in stellar outing Published May 15th, 2024 via FantasyPros Braves' Chris Sale: Dominant in Tuesday's win Published May 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports	MacKenzie Gore stumbles slightly in Nationals' loss Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros MacKenzie Gore's outing against the Phillies \| 05/18/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published May 18th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Fires second straight quality start Published May 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports MacKenzie Gore - MLB Starting pitcher - News, Stats, Bio and more - The Athletic Published May 13th, 2024 via The New York Times MacKenzie Gore strikes out nine in tough-luck loss Published May 13th, 2024 via FantasyPros Washington Nationals Recap: MacKenzie Gore Shines Amidst Errors in 3-2 Loss to Red Sox Published May 12th, 2024 via BVM Sports Nationals' MacKenzie Gore: Fans nine in loss Published May 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports MacKenzie Gore strikes out nine \| 05/12/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com

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