Should I draft Frankie Montas or James Paxton?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Frankie Montas or James Paxton.

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	0.78	0.31
ADP	Undrafted	256.73
PROJ	220.00	187.00

W	6	7
L	7	4
SV	0	0
IP	130.0	100.0
H	125	102
ER	61	48
K	125	103
BB	43	33
ERA	4.22	4.32
WHIP	1.29	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	38.0	86.0
W	2	5
L	3	0
SV	0	0
IP	30.0	38.1
H	29	30
ER	14	11
K	24	22
BB	12	24
ERA	4.20	2.60
WHIP	1.37	1.42

Recent News
	Reds activate TJ Friedl, Frankie Montas ahead of series opener against Diamondbacks Published May 13th, 2024 via MSN Reds' Frankie Montas: No-decision Sunday Published May 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Frankie Montas' pitches \| 05/12/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas will take the mound as the Reds look to take the series against the Giants Published May 12th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Reds, Frankie Montas look for series win against San Francisco's young ace Kyle Harrison Published May 12th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Frankie Montas thrives in return from injured list - Cincinnati Published May 8th, 2024 via MLB.com Frankie Montas excellent in return from IL Published May 8th, 2024 via FantasyPros Reds' Frankie Montas: Stuck with loss in return Published May 7th, 2024 via CBS Sports	James Paxton Improves To 5-0 Saturday Published May 12th, 2024 Dodgers' James Paxton: Hurls six shutout innings in win Published May 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports James Paxton shines in Dodgers' shutout win Published May 12th, 2024 via FantasyPros Dodgers' James Paxton Shines Bright in Recent Dominant Performance, Surpassing Expectations Published May 11th, 2024 via BVM Sports James Paxton, Teoscar Hernández power Dodgers over Padres in front of record crowd Published May 11th, 2024 via Los Angeles Times James Paxton has produced, 'exceeded' his expected role with the Dodgers Published May 11th, 2024 via The Athletic Teoscar Hernandez and James Paxton combine to get Dodgers back on winning track Published May 11th, 2024 via Redlands Daily Facts Teoscar Hernández, James Paxton combine to get Dodgers back on winning track Published May 11th, 2024 via OCRegister

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