Should I draft Austin Hays or Brandon Lowe?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Hays or Brandon Lowe.

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	1.89	1.72
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	271.00	246.00
AB	522	402
R	70	63
H	136	95
2B	31	19
3B	2	1
HR	18	22
RBI	66	66
SB	4	5
K	129	120
BB	35	50
AVG	.261	.236
OBP	.311	.322
SLG	.431	.453
OPS	.742	.775

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	52.0	73.0
AB	123	119
R	16	18
H	31	26
2B	9	4
3B	0	2
HR	3	6
RBI	12	23
SB	0	1
K	32	35
BB	7	14
AVG	.252	.219
OBP	.316	.319
SLG	.398	.437
OPS	.715	.756

Recent News
	Austin Hays throws out Lowe after a review \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Hays 2024 MLB Splits - ESPN (IN) Published June 30th, 2024 via ESPN India Orioles' Austin Hays: Rejoining lineup Sunday Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Orioles' Austin Hays: Dealing with knee soreness Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Why don't the Orioles play Austin Hays more? / MAILBAG Published June 25th, 2024 via BaltimoreBaseball.com Orioles' Austin Hays: Goes deep in win Published June 20th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Hays' two-run homer (3) \| 06/20/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com Michael Tonkin strikes out Austin Hays \| 06/20/2024 \| New York Yankees Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com	Brandon Lowe Continues To Show Power Published July 3rd, 2024 Rays' Brandon Lowe: Slugs seventh homer Published July 3rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Brady Singer whiffs Brandon Lowe \| 07/02/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Rays' Brandon Lowe: Getting day off versus lefty Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Brandon Lowe: Homers in return to lineup Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brandon Lowe Returns To Starting Lineup Published June 29th, 2024 Rays' Brandon Lowe: Back in lineup Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Rays' Brandon Lowe: Ready to return to lineup Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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