Should I draft Paul Skenes or Joey Lucchesi?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Skenes or Joey Lucchesi.

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	-0.36
ADP	212.11	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	75.00
W	1	2
L	2	1
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	47.0
H	54	46
ER	28	22
K	48	34
BB	22	15
ERA	4.34	4.21
WHIP	1.31	1.30

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	74.0	-9.0
W	2	0
L	0	1
SV	0	0
IP	22.0	4.1
H	15	5
ER	6	5
K	30	2
BB	5	4
ERA	2.45	10.98
WHIP	.91	2.20

Recent News
	The Paul Skenes Show Published May 31st, 2024 via The American Conservative Pirates phenom Paul Skenes' signature pitch gets 'gross' take from teammate Published May 31st, 2024 via ClutchPoints Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne rocks black swimwear on last day of her summer getaway in Mexico Published May 31st, 2024 via Sportskeeda Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne shares surfing experience alongside friend and model Olivia Ponton Published May 31st, 2024 via Sportskeeda 2024 MLB odds: How many strikeouts can Paul Skenes tally? Published May 31st, 2024 via FOX Sports 1979 World Series champion pitchers offer advice for Paul Skenes Published May 31st, 2024 via Bradford Era Inside the Numbers: Pirates star pitcher Paul Skenes continues to make history Published May 31st, 2024 via Bucs Dugout Caitlin Clark and Paul Skenes are off and running after highly anticipated rookie years crossed paths in Indy \| WDBD ... Published May 31st, 2024 via FOX 40 Jackson MS	Mets recall Josh Walker & demote Joey Lucchesi in a series of pitching moves Published May 17th, 2024 via Empire Sports Media Mets Notebook: Team options Joey Lucchesi to Triple-A, Tylor Megill coming off IL Monday Published May 16th, 2024 via New York Daily News Joey Lucchesi Sent To Triple-A Published May 16th, 2024 Mets to call up Mark Vientos and Joey Lucchesi, DFA Joey Wendle and Yohan Ramírez Published May 16th, 2024 via MSN Joey Lucchesi Sent To Triple-A Published May 16th, 2024 via MSN Joey Lucchesi optioned to Triple-A Published May 16th, 2024 via FantasyPros Mets' Joey Lucchesi: Optioned to Triple-A Published May 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Lucchesi Stumbles Again, Mets Fall to Phillies Published May 16th, 2024 via FantasyPros

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