Should I draft Alec Burleson or Josh Smith?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Alec Burleson or Josh Smith.

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	-0.19	-0.24
ADP	255.38	256.22
PROJ	87.00	59.00
AB	172	130
R	18	17
H	45	28
2B	8	5
3B	0	1
HR	4	3
RBI	20	12
SB	0	3
K	28	33
BB	12	16
AVG	.262	.215
OBP	.316	.306
SLG	.378	.339
OPS	.693	.645

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	167.0	158.0
AB	255	246
R	32	38
H	72	72
2B	11	18
3B	0	1
HR	12	7
RBI	37	32
SB	5	4
K	37	54
BB	11	25
AVG	.282	.293
OBP	.315	.385
SLG	.467	.459
OPS	.782	.845

Recent News
	Alec Burleson boosts Cardinals' prospects after historic trade blunder Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Alec Burleson's emergence lessens the blow of this historically bad Cardinals' trade Published June 28th, 2024 via Red Bird Rants Alec Burleson Props: June 28, Cardinals vs. Reds Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Alec Burleson doubles in the first runs of the game Published June 26th, 2024 via ESPN.co.uk Cardinals ready to ship out Alec Burleson at deadline after Marlins walk-off loss Published June 24th, 2024 via MSN Cardinals' Alec Burleson: Stays hot at plate Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Weekend At Bernie's: Alec Burleson Has Figured It Out. That's Great For the Cardinals and Trouble For Pitchers ... Published June 23rd, 2024 via Scoops with Danny Mac Alec Burleson Knocks In Five Runs On Saturday Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN	Josh Smith Props: June 28, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Josh Smith makes an incredible diving stop \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Texas Rangers' Josh Smith taken to hospital after getting hit in face with pitch Published June 27th, 2024 via Yahoo Canada Sports Rangers' Josh Smith: Still at third base Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Josh Smith's RBI single \| 06/25/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Five most unlikely MLB All-Stars in Texas Rangers history Published June 25th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers Infielder Josh Smith Shines with All-Star-Worthy Stats in Breakout Season Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Breakout Season! Texas Rangers Infielder Josh Smith Putting Up All-Star Worthy First Half Published June 24th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated

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