Should I draft Cole Ragans or Hunter Brown?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Cole Ragans or Hunter Brown.

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	3.10	2.01
ADP	96.76	187.98
PROJ	322.00	305.00

W	9	11
L	10	7
SV	0	0
IP	167.0	147.0
H	141	134
ER	72	68
K	179	166
BB	68	52
ERA	3.88	4.16
WHIP	1.25	1.27

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	150.0	7.0
W	4	1
L	3	5
SV	0	0
IP	62.0	43.1
H	50	53
ER	23	34
K	76	44
BB	21	24
ERA	3.34	7.10
WHIP	1.15	1.79

Recent News
	Cole Ragans Records 12 Strikeouts Published May 22nd, 2024 via MSN Royals' Cole Ragans: Fans career-high 12 in win Published May 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Cole Ragans Records 12 Strikeouts Published May 22nd, 2024 Ragans Dominates Tigers with 12 Ks in Victory Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Ragans carves up Tigers to lead Royals to sweep. A.J. Hinch: "We were pretty competitive" Published May 22nd, 2024 via 97.1 The Ticket Cole Ragans allows 1 hit, strikes out 12 in Royals' 8-3 win over Tigers Published May 22nd, 2024 via The Associated Press Matt Quatraro on Cole Ragans' 12-strikeout game, more \| 05/22/2024 Published May 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Cole Ragans grabs his 12th strikeout \| 05/22/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com	Hunter Brown elevate his game, mimicking Verlander's delivery. Can he secure a spot in Houston Astros' starting ... Published May 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Houston Astros Updates: Hunter Brown's Game-Changing Pitch and Key Injuries - May 22, 2024 Published May 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Hunter Brown Stumbles Again in Tight Loss Published May 22nd, 2024 via FantasyPros Astros' Hunter Brown: Quality start in Wednesday's loss Published May 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros' Hunter Brown shines, stakes claim in rotation despite tight competition Published May 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports Hunter Brown throws six innings of two-hit ball Published May 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Awakening Astros are finally getting the goods from Hunter Brown Published May 22nd, 2024 via MSN Hunter Brown added a 'game-changer' pitch. Is it enough to stay in Houston's rotation? Published May 22nd, 2024 via The New York Times

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