Should I draft Shota Imanaga or Frankie Montas?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Shota Imanaga or Frankie Montas.

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	1.58	0.78
ADP	155.97	Undrafted
PROJ	275.00	220.00

W	9	6
L	7	7
SV	0	0
IP	142.0	130.0
H	136	125
ER	61	61
K	134	125
BB	37	43
ERA	3.87	4.22
WHIP	1.22	1.29

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Pitching
Season Statistics
PROJ	185.0	41.0
W	5	2
L	0	3
SV	0	0
IP	53.2	35.0
H	40	33
ER	5	17
K	58	25
BB	9	15
ERA	.85	4.37
WHIP	.92	1.37

Recent News
	Shota Imanaga's strikeout prowess is reminiscent of past Cubs fireballers Published May 19th, 2024 via Cubbies Crib Cubs' Shota Imanaga is crushing it on the mound, but life as a Chicagoan is coming along more slowly Published May 19th, 2024 via Chicago Sun-Times Shota Imanaga's incredible gesture to umps will make you love him even more Published May 19th, 2024 via FanSided Shota Imanaga Keeps Chicago Cubs Playoff Hopes Alive with Dominant Performance and Team Unity Published May 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports Why Do They Bow? Shota Imanaga and Shohei Ohtani's Deep-Rooted Japanese Culture of "Ojigi" to Show Respect to ... Published May 19th, 2024 via EssentiallySports Shota Imanaga Cy Young projections: Exploring Cubs rookie's chances at winning top pitching honor Published May 19th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Shota Imanaga, MLB's ERA Leader, Can't Make Up His Mind at Dunkin' Donuts Published May 19th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Now Let Us Praise Shota Imanaga Published May 19th, 2024 via Defector	Reds pitcher Frankie Montas injured in the first inning against the Angels Published May 18th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Frankie Montas struggles in loss to Dodgers Published May 18th, 2024 via FantasyPros Frankie Montas' outing against the Dodgers \| 05/17/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 18th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Frankie Montas: Lasts five innings Friday Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Frankie Montas set to take the mound as the Reds look to stack wins against the Dodgers Published May 17th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Reds activate TJ Friedl, Frankie Montas ahead of series opener against Diamondbacks Published May 13th, 2024 via MSN Reds' Frankie Montas: No-decision Sunday Published May 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Breaking down Frankie Montas' pitches \| 05/12/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published May 12th, 2024 via MLB.com

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