Should I draft Cristian Javier or Justin Verlander?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Cristian Javier or Justin Verlander.

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	2.20	1.61
ADP	164.65	161.37
PROJ	318.00	277.00

W	10	9
L	8	7
SV	0	0
IP	156.0	144.0
H	135	129
ER	68	59
K	174	122
BB	63	40
ERA	3.92	3.69
WHIP	1.27	1.17

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	40.0	59.0
W	2	2
L	1	1
SV	0	0
IP	24.2	29.1
H	20	23
ER	11	11
K	18	23
BB	15	12
ERA	4.09	3.40
WHIP	1.45	1.20

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