Should I draft Corbin Burnes or Tarik Skubal?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Corbin Burnes or Tarik Skubal.

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	10.73	5.51
ADP	18.77	47.30
PROJ	444.00	372.00

W	12	10
L	7	7
SV	0	0
IP	187.0	150.0
H	150	120
ER	70	55
K	205	174
BB	57	37
ERA	3.37	3.30
WHIP	1.11	1.05

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	129.0	196.0
W	3	6
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	53.2	55.0
H	40	35
ER	16	11
K	49	66
BB	14	8
ERA	2.71	1.80
WHIP	1.02	.78

Recent News
	Corbin Burnes to start Sunday Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Fewer Ks, but also a low ERA: Corbin Burnes talks strikeouts Published May 18th, 2024 via MASNsports.com Corbin Burnes Battles, Orioles Fall Short in 3-2 Loss Published May 14th, 2024 via FantasyPros Corbin Burnes Records Two Strikeouts Monday Published May 14th, 2024 Brandon Hyde on Corbin Burnes, Craig Kimbrel \| 05/13/2024 Published May 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles can't back up Corbin Burnes - again - and lose to Blue Jays, 3-2, in 10 innings Published May 13th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Corbin Burnes' outing against the Blue Jays \| 05/13/2024 Published May 13th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' Corbin Burnes: Continues to receive little support Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports	Is Tarik Skubal of the Detroit Tigers the Best Fantasy Baseball Pitcher? Published May 18th, 2024 via SportsGrid Is Tarik Skubal the Best Fantasy Baseball Pitcher? Top 3 Analysis Published May 18th, 2024 via Napoleon Northwest Signal Trading Tarik Skubal would be a loser move for the Detroit Tigers Published May 18th, 2024 via Motor City Bengals Tarik Skubal Strikes Out Six Over Six Shutout Innings Published May 18th, 2024 Tarik Skubal shines in dominant shutout Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tarik Skubal brilliant vs. D-backs in Tigers' shutout victory Published May 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Detroit Tigers blast through Arizona Diamondbacks, 13-0, to back Tarik Skubal gem Published May 17th, 2024 via Detroit Free Press Tigers Tarik Skubal, an Arizona native, blanks Diamondbacks Published May 17th, 2024 via Arizona Sports

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