Should I draft Miles Mikolas or Nestor Cortes?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Miles Mikolas or Nestor Cortes.

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	1.49	1.62
ADP	Undrafted	216.82
PROJ	269.00	278.00

W	10	9
L	10	6
SV	0	0
IP	184.0	136.0
H	198	121
ER	87	60
K	129	136
BB	40	40
ERA	4.26	3.97
WHIP	1.29	1.18

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	58.0	137.0
W	3	3
L	5	4
SV	0	0
IP	59.0	65.2
H	67	55
ER	37	24
K	45	63
BB	13	15
ERA	5.64	3.31
WHIP	1.36	1.07

Recent News
	Miles Mikolas struggles, but Cards edge Cubs Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Cardinals' Miles Mikolas: Turns in quality start Published May 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals/Cubs postponed Friday Published May 24th, 2024 via FantasyPros Cardinals' Miles Mikolas: Start postponed Published May 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Miles Mikolas to begin series against longtime rival Chicago Cubs: First Pitch Published May 24th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch Miles Mikolas turns in solid outing in Cardinals' victory Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros Cardinals' Miles Mikolas: Pitches well in no-decision Published May 18th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cardinals hope bats stay hot; Miles Mikolas starts vs. Red Sox: First Pitch Published May 18th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch	Yankees' Nestor Cortes Shines in Series Turnaround vs Mariners Published May 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Yankees Sequence of the Week: Nestor Cortes paints corners vs. Raleigh Published May 24th, 2024 via Pinstripe Alley Nestor Cortes pitches 8 scoreless innings in Yankees' win Published May 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Yankees Pitcher Nestor Cortes Proposes to Girlfriend After MLB's All-Star Game: '2 of My Dreams Come True' Published May 23rd, 2024 via Yahoo New Zealand News Nestor Cortes Doesn't Allow A Run In Win Published May 23rd, 2024 Yankees fans will love Nestor Cortes Jr.'s explanation for dominance in the Bronx Published May 23rd, 2024 via Yanks Go Yard Yankees' Nestor Cortes continues home dominance with another strong outing Published May 22nd, 2024 via New York Post Yankees' Nestor Cortes: Steady in Wednesday's win Published May 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports

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