Should I draft Paul Skenes or Clayton Kershaw?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Skenes or Clayton Kershaw.

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	-0.32	-0.26
ADP	212.11	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	100.00
W	1	3
L	2	1
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	47.0
H	54	44
ER	28	21
K	48	50
BB	22	15
ERA	4.34	4.02
WHIP	1.31	1.26

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	74.0	0.0
W	2	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	22.0	0.0
H	15	0
ER	6	0
K	30	0
BB	5	0
ERA	2.45	0.00
WHIP	.91	0.00

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