Should I draft Austin Barnes or Andrew Knizner?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Barnes or Andrew Knizner.

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	-0.29	-0.32
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	54.00	47.00
AB	141	119
R	17	14
H	29	26
2B	4	5
3B	0	0
HR	3	4
RBI	13	13
SB	1	0
K	34	32
BB	15	9
AVG	.206	.219
OBP	.289	.271
SLG	.298	.361
OPS	.587	.633

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	12.0	8.0
AB	72	68
R	5	4
H	15	10
2B	2	1
3B	0	0
HR	0	1
RBI	4	6
SB	0	0
K	22	17
BB	8	1
AVG	.208	.147
OBP	.288	.169
SLG	.236	.206
OPS	.524	.375

Recent News
	Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Draws start in series finale Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Barnes: Dodgers Travel Schedule 'Wears On Your Body' Published June 5th, 2024 via MSN Austin Barnes: Dodgers Travel Schedule 'Wears On Your Body' Published June 4th, 2024 via DodgerBlue.com Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Filling in for resting Will Smith Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Dodgers' Austin Barnes: Fills in for resting Will Smith Published May 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Barnes in the lineup Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros Austin Barnes in lineup Thursday Published May 16th, 2024 via FantasyPros Austin Barnes catching for Dodgers on Thursday Published May 16th, 2024 via FanDuel Research	Andrew Knizner's improved receiving, framing with Rangers Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Texas Rangers Catcher Andrew Knizner Shines with Rare 2nd Shutout-inning Pitching Feat, Max Scherzer Teases ... Published June 18th, 2024 via BVM Sports Rangers' Andrew Knizner: Back on bench Monday Published June 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rangers' Andrew Knizner: Getting third straight start Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Andrew Knizner catching for Rangers on Friday Published June 14th, 2024 via FanDuel Research Rangers' Andrew Knizner: Heading back to bench Sunday Published June 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Andrew Knizner's sac fly \| 06/01/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 1st, 2024 via MLB.com Rangers starting Andrew Knizner behind the plate on Saturday Published May 18th, 2024 via FanDuel Research

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