Should I draft Nick Lodolo or Shota Imanaga?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Nick Lodolo or Shota Imanaga.

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	1.32	1.58
ADP	210.23	153.27
PROJ	257.00	275.00

W	8	9
L	8	7
SV	0	0
IP	122.0	142.0
H	115	136
ER	55	61
K	156	134
BB	40	37
ERA	4.06	3.87
WHIP	1.27	1.22

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	111.0	185.0
W	4	5
L	2	0
SV	0	0
IP	40.1	53.2
H	29	40
ER	14	5
K	46	58
BB	9	9
ERA	3.14	.85
WHIP	.95	.92

Recent News
	Nick Lodolo Earns Win In Monday Return Published May 28th, 2024 Reds' Nick Lodolo: Strong in return Published May 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Lodolo's strong outing \| 05/27/2024 Published May 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds reinstate LHP Nick Lodolo from IL Published May 27th, 2024 via KNBR Breaking down Nick Lodolo's pitches \| 05/27/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Nick Lodolo leads Reds to 4th straight win Published May 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds activate Nick Lodolo, option Carson Spiers to Triple-A Published May 27th, 2024 via redlegnation.com Quality start from Nick Lodolo, homer by Jeimer Candelario lift Reds to 3-1 win over Cardinals Published May 27th, 2024 via The Associated Press	How Shōta Imanaga Is Dominating Hitters Without Throwing Hard Published May 28th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated How Shota Imanaga's Cubs Contract Is Both Great AND Worrisome Published May 28th, 2024 via Sports Mockery Shota Imanaga's start pushed back to series with Brewers Published May 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Strategic Management of Cubs Breakout Pitcher Shota Imanaga Sparks Legendary Comparisons Published May 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports The Shota Imanaga plan: What the Cubs are doing with their breakout pitcher Published May 25th, 2024 via The New York Times The Moment Shota Imanaga Knew He Wanted to Join Cubs Has CFB Fans Confused Published May 25th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Cubs: Shota Imanaga getting 10 days' rest between starts Published May 25th, 2024 via Chicago Tribune Lars Nootbaar must wait for his showdown with Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga: Cardinals Extra Published May 25th, 2024 via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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