Should I draft Chris Sale or Shota Imanaga?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Chris Sale or Shota Imanaga.

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	2.90	1.58
ADP	114.10	153.30
PROJ	324.00	275.00
W	9	9
L	5	7
SV	0	0
IP	137.0	142.0
H	118	136
ER	58	61
K	165	134
BB	38	37
ERA	3.81	3.87
WHIP	1.14	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	210.0	171.0
W	8	5
L	1	1
SV	0	0
IP	67.2	58.0
H	54	48
ER	23	12
K	82	59
BB	10	10
ERA	3.08	1.86
WHIP	.95	1.00

Recent News
	Chris Sale Endures Worst Outing Of Season Against A's Published June 1st, 2024 Travis d'Arnaud Checks Into Lineup to Catch Chris Sale on Saturday Versus Athletics Published June 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Chris Sale seeks eighth straight win as Braves face A's Published June 1st, 2024 via Citizentribune Chris Sale, Cubs and other fascinating MLB storylines Published May 31st, 2024 via MLB.com Chris Sale Posts Historically Dominant May Amid Atlanta Braves' Struggles Published May 31st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Chris Sale Turning Back the Clock for Braves Published May 31st, 2024 via Northwest Georgia News Chris Sale's best highlights from May \| 05/30/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published May 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Chris Sale's comments after latest shutout prove exactly why Braves won the trade Published May 29th, 2024 via MSN	Can Shota Imanaga bounce back after his first tough start? Published May 31st, 2024 via Yardbarker Shota Imanaga's odds for NL Rookie of the Year move into plus-money; Paul Skenes owns the second-shortest odds Published May 31st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated baseball: Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga has 1st rough start Published May 31st, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Shota Imanaga Gives Heartfelt Apology to Manager Craig Counsell for First Poor Outing Published May 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Perkins Shines As Brewers Bashe Shota Imanaga Published May 30th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Shota Imanaga's apology to Craig Counsell will only make Cubs fans love him more Published May 30th, 2024 via FanSided Shota Imanaga Faces First MLB Loss: Brewers Defeat at 10-6 Published May 30th, 2024 via Newsbug.info Cubs, Shota Imanaga Have Historically Impressive Runs Ended Published May 30th, 2024 via Sports Mockery

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