Should I draft Cole Ragans or Shane Bieber?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Cole Ragans or Shane Bieber.

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	2.35
ADP	99.39	150.17
PROJ	322.00	328.00

W	9	10
L	10	8
SV	0	0
IP	167.0	159.0
H	141	144
ER	72	60
K	179	147
BB	68	42
ERA	3.88	3.40
WHIP	1.25	1.17

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	119.0	55.0
W	3	2
L	3	0
SV	0	0
IP	56.0	12.0
H	49	10
ER	23	0
K	64	20
BB	18	1
ERA	3.70	0.00
WHIP	1.20	.92

Recent News
	Cole Ragans shines in dominant outing against A's Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Ragans throws 7 scoreless innings as Royals extend A's skid to season-high 6 Published May 17th, 2024 via The Santa Rosa Press Democrat Royals' Cole Ragans: Dazzles in victory Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cole Ragans, big sixth-inning give Royals 6-2 win over A's Published May 17th, 2024 via Royals Review Kansas City Royals (2024 version) clobber Oakland A's after club honors 2014 squad Published May 17th, 2024 via Kansas City Star Cole Ragans K's seven in seven scoreless innings \| 05/17/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Oakland Athletics vs. Kansas City Royals Prediction: Can Cole Ragans, Royals Take Care of Business? Published May 17th, 2024 via OddsChecker Royals' Cole Ragans sets franchise record in impressive Opening Day start Published May 17th, 2024 via MSN	Guardians pitcher Shane Bieber to undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery Published May 18th, 2024 via MSN Shane Bieber Batter vs. Pitching Stats Published May 13th, 2024 via ESPN Guardians ace Shane Bieber has Tommy John surgery. 2020 Cy Young winner's pitching future uncertain Published May 6th, 2024 via MSN Ben Lively impresses again as Cleveland Guardians may have their Shane Bieber replacement Published April 24th, 2024 via Away Back Gone "Best decision for this rehab" - Shane Bieber's wife Kara answers questions on couple's move to Arizona post pitcher's ... Published April 22nd, 2024 via Sportskeeda Analyzing Our First Look at Shane Bieber's Replacements Published April 18th, 2024 via Covering The Corner Would Guardians offer Shane Bieber contract extension for 2025 and beyond? Hey, Hoynsie! Published April 13th, 2024 via cleveland.com "Bionic Bieber" - Shane Bieber's wife Kara shares heartwarming picture of husband following successful Tommy John ... Published April 12th, 2024 via Sportskeeda

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