Should I draft Paul Skenes or Sawyer Gipson-Long?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Paul Skenes or Sawyer Gipson-Long.

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	-0.28
ADP	204.56	Undrafted
PROJ	85.00	94.00
W	1	2
L	2	3
SV	0	0
IP	58.0	58.0
H	54	59
ER	28	28
K	48	57
BB	22	17
ERA	4.34	4.34
WHIP	1.31	1.31

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	132.0	0.0
W	4	0
L	0	0
SV	0	0
IP	39.1	0.0
H	32	0
ER	10	0
K	53	0
BB	7	0
ERA	2.30	0.00
WHIP	1.00	0.00

Recent News
	Another strong start from Paul Skenes leads Pirates to 4-1 win over Reds Published June 18th, 2024 via WPXI Pittsburgh MLB fans want Olivia Dunne's boyfriend Paul Skenes to sign for New York Yankees after latest stellar p... Published June 18th, 2024 via The US Sun Paul Skenes picks up career 1st as Pirates pick off pair of Reds in series-opener Published June 18th, 2024 via TribLIVE MLB roundup: Pirates' Paul Skenes stars again in win over Reds Published June 17th, 2024 via SRN News WATCH: Paul Skenes' girlfriend Olivia Dunne & SI rookie model Xandra turn car ride into dance party with Ayesha ... Published June 17th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Paul Skenes tosses six strong innings to earn win vs. Reds Published June 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Field View: Paul Skenes' punchout \| 06/17/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 17th, 2024 via MLB.com Paul Skenes adjusts and executes after allowing rare first-inning run Published June 17th, 2024 via DKPittsburghSports.com	Sawyer Gipson-Long (UCL) completing rehab daily Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long: Placed on 60-day IL Published May 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports Detroit Tigers Updates: Sawyer Gipson-Long Out for 2024, Ibáñez on Road to Recovery Published April 21st, 2024 via BVM Sports Tigers injury updates: Sawyer Gipson-Long season ends, Andy Ibáñez working back Published April 20th, 2024 via Motor City Bengals Detroit Tigers Pitcher Sawyer Gipson-Long to Miss 2024 Season with Injuries; Team Now Relies on Depth for Recovery Published April 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Detroit Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long to undergo Tommy John surgery, miss rest of 2024 season Published April 19th, 2024 via AOL Detroit Tigers' Sawyer Gipson-Long to undergo Tommy John surgery, miss rest of 2024 season Published April 19th, 2024 via Detroit Free Press Sawyer Gipson-Long (UCL) to undergo season-ending surgery Published April 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros

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