Should I draft Aaron Judge or Austin Riley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Aaron Judge or Austin Riley.

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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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	12.21	9.77
ADP	10.45	26.52
PROJ	451.00	408.00
AB	525	616
R	105	101
H	146	166
2B	23	31
3B	0	2
HR	42	37
RBI	108	102
SB	7	1
K	163	165
BB	99	57
AVG	.278	.270
OBP	.397	.335
SLG	.562	.507
OPS	.958	.842

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	334.0	141.0
AB	301	264
R	65	41
H	96	66
2B	23	14
3B	1	2
HR	31	9
RBI	82	31
SB	5	0
K	93	68
BB	61	26
AVG	.319	.250
OBP	.439	.324
SLG	.711	.421
OPS	1.150	.745

Recent News
	Aaron Judge Finishes June With Wild MLB Feat Not Done Since 2004 Barry Bonds Published July 1st, 2024 via Athlon Sports Triple Crown?! Yankees' Aaron Judge on historic pace again Published July 1st, 2024 via NJ.com Juan Soto, Aaron Judge help Yankees beat Blue Jays Published July 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Aaron Judge Goes Yard In Win Published June 30th, 2024 Aaron Judge's historic start paces Yankees entering July Published June 30th, 2024 via sny.tv Gerrit Cole goes 5 strong as Aaron Judge, Yankees overpower Blue Jays for series split Published June 30th, 2024 via Hartford Courant Aaron Judge hits MLB-leading 31st homer, Gerrit Cole gets first win of season as Yankees rout Blue Jays Published June 30th, 2024 via The Boston Globe Mookie Betts' 2018 Record Under Siege After Aaron Judge and Gunnar Henderson's AL MVP Battle Chases History Published June 30th, 2024 via EssentiallySports	Austin Riley's over-the-shoulder catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's Stellar Performance Boosts Braves Over Challenges Published June 30th, 2024 via Herald Review Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley Power Braves Offense to 6-1 Win Over Pirates Published June 28th, 2024 via WDEF News 12 Austin Riley's solo home run (9) \| 06/28/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley Getting Hot When the Atlanta Braves Need Him Most Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Braves' Austin Riley: Clubs eighth homer Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Riley: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's solo homer (8) \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com

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