Should I draft Austin Barnes or Kevin Newman?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Barnes or Kevin Newman.

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	-0.28	-0.25
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	54.00	53.00
AB	141	115
R	17	12
H	29	28
2B	4	6
3B	0	0
HR	3	1
RBI	13	10
SB	1	2
K	34	15
BB	15	7
AVG	.206	.244
OBP	.289	.290
SLG	.298	.322
OPS	.587	.612

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	12.0	97.0
AB	72	173
R	5	25
H	15	49
2B	2	10
3B	0	1
HR	0	2
RBI	4	19
SB	0	3
K	22	25
BB	8	8
AVG	.208	.283
OBP	.288	.313
SLG	.236	.387
OPS	.524	.701

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	Fantasy Baseball Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Picks - Edmundo Sosa, Kevin Newman, Jordan Montgomery, Tanner Bibee, More Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Arizona Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman to debut at 3rd base against Minnesota Twins Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman getting a look at 3B Published June 27th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Red Sox Trade: Kevin Newman, Shortstop Solution from Diamondbacks Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Red Sox Could Look to Diamondbacks for 'Short-Term' Solution at Shortstop Published June 24th, 2024 via Heavy.com Red Sox Are a Potential Fit for Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman Published June 24th, 2024 via Heavy.com Kevin Newman handling shortstop for Diamondbacks Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via FanDuel Research Ex-Arizona star Kevin Newman brings 'stability' to D-backs Published June 21st, 2024 via Arizona Daily Star

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