Should I draft Paul Skenes or Caleb Kilian?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Skenes or Caleb Kilian.

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	-0.31	-0.34
ADP	204.58	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	78.00
W	1	1
L	2	3
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	62.0
H	54	63
ER	28	30
K	48	46
BB	22	21
ERA	4.34	4.35
WHIP	1.31	1.35

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	111.0	0.0
W	3	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	33.1	0.0
H	26	0
ER	9	0
K	46	0
BB	6	0
ERA	2.45	0.00
WHIP	.97	0.00

Recent News
	Missing Out on Paul Skenes' Crowd-Pleasing Performance, Olivia Dunne Makes Extra Effort to Witness Next One Published June 17th, 2024 via EssentiallySports Former Clemson Baseball Star Set To Start Against Paul Skenes Published June 17th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Plus Money Pitcher Props for Paul Skenes and James Paxton Published June 17th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Jason Mackey: What A.J. Burnett sees in Paul Skenes and Jared Jones and their 'fifth day' mentality Published June 17th, 2024 via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In Photos: Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne celebrates Father's Day with nostalgic snaps honoring her dad Published June 16th, 2024 via Sportskeeda In Photos: Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne & bestie Xandra turn up summer fun in Southampton in coordinated ... Published June 16th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Paul Skenes, Pirates return home to face Reds Published June 16th, 2024 via Reuters.com Paul Skenes: MLB's Top Draft Pick from Air Force Academy Shines with Record-Breaking Pitches Published June 16th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Cubs' Caleb Kilian: Throws off mound Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports Caleb Kilian News Published May 22nd, 2024 via ESPN Roster Moves: Cubs recall Caleb Kilian, place reliever on 15-day IL Published May 17th, 2024 via CubsHQ Cubs Prospect Profile: Caleb Kilian Published April 25th, 2024 via CubsHQ Chicago Cubs lineup vs. Cardinals: Morel to leadoff, Caleb Kilian to make MLB debut Published April 22nd, 2024 via CubsHQ Cubs' Caleb Kilian: Lands on 60-day IL Published March 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports 3 pitchers who will have expanded roles after Caleb Kilian's injury Published March 9th, 2024 via Cubbies Crib Caleb Kilian will be out for several months Published March 7th, 2024 via Chat Sports

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