Should I draft Adley Rutschman or Yainer Diaz?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Adley Rutschman or Yainer Diaz.

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	7.06	3.05
ADP	39.01	123.94
PROJ	360.00	286.00
AB	541	478
R	80	61
H	144	126
2B	30	25
3B	0	1
HR	17	23
RBI	69	75
SB	2	1
K	97	95
BB	81	22
AVG	.266	.264
OBP	.366	.295
SLG	.416	.464
OPS	.782	.760

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	216.0	161.0
AB	327	281
R	44	34
H	95	77
2B	12	13
3B	0	2
HR	15	7
RBI	55	41
SB	1	1
K	65	41
BB	29	11
AVG	.291	.274
OBP	.346	.299
SLG	.465	.409
OPS	.811	.708

Recent News
	Adley Rutschman Props: June 30, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Adley Rutschman In Starting Lineup Saturday Night Published June 29th, 2024 Orioles' Adley Rutschman: Back in action Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Adley Rutschman Props: June 29, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win How the Baltimore Orioles are managing Adley Rutschman's workload Published June 28th, 2024 via ESPN Adley Rutschman's X-Rays Come Back Negative Published June 28th, 2024 Orioles' Adley Rutschman: X-rays negative, but not in lineup Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Adley Rutschman Props: June 28, Orioles vs. Rangers Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win	Sore finger keeps Houston Astros' Yainer Diaz out of lineup in opener vs. Giants Published July 2nd, 2024 via MSN Yainer Diaz 2024 MLB Splits - - ESPN (SG) Published July 1st, 2024 via ESPN Astros' Yainer Diaz: Extends hitting streak to 10 Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yainer Diaz's RBI single \| 06/30/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Framber Valdez ignores Yainer Diaz, implodes in Astros' loss to Angels Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Astros' Yainer Diaz: Three hits in Wednesday's win Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Yainer Diaz's second RBI knock \| 06/26/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Yainer Diaz's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com

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