Should I draft Austin Hays or Jake Burger?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Hays or Jake Burger.

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	2.03
ADP	Undrafted	186.20
PROJ	271.00	282.00
AB	522	541
R	70	71
H	136	134
2B	31	27
3B	2	2
HR	18	30
RBI	66	81
SB	4	0
K	129	162
BB	35	37
AVG	.261	.248
OBP	.311	.300
SLG	.431	.471
OPS	.742	.772

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	52.0	87.0
AB	123	244
R	16	25
H	31	53
2B	9	8
3B	0	1
HR	3	8
RBI	12	27
SB	0	0
K	32	65
BB	7	13
AVG	.252	.217
OBP	.316	.255
SLG	.398	.357
OPS	.715	.611

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	Marlins' Jake Burger: Homers in loss Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Burger's solo home run (8) \| 07/02/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Marlins' Jake Burger: Homers among three hits Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Burger's RBI single \| 06/27/2024 \| Miami Marlins Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Brady Singer K's Jake Burger \| 06/26/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Burger singles in Jazz Chisholm Jr. \| 06/23/2024 Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Burger On The Bench Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 Marlins' Jake Burger: Not starting Saturday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports

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