Should I draft Austin Hays or Luis Garcia?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Hays or Luis Garcia.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Austin Hays

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BAL · LF

WSH · 2B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.60	2.48
ADP	Undrafted	256.08
PROJ	271.00	247.00
AB	522	429
R	70	54
H	136	117
2B	31	22
3B	2	3
HR	18	11
RBI	66	53
SB	4	7
K	129	71
BB	35	26
AVG	.261	.273
OBP	.311	.320
SLG	.431	.415
OPS	.742	.735

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	52.0	141.0
AB	123	269
R	16	25
H	31	69
2B	9	14
3B	0	0
HR	3	7
RBI	12	36
SB	0	11
K	32	47
BB	7	12
AVG	.252	.257
OBP	.316	.288
SLG	.398	.387
OPS	.715	.675

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	Luis Garcia Props: July 3, Nationals vs. Mets Published July 3rd, 2024 via For The Win Nationals' Luis Garcia: Idle Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Luis Garcia: Sitting against southpaw Published July 1st, 2024 via CBS Sports Luis Garcia Props: June 30, Nationals vs. Rays Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Luis Garcia Props: June 29, Nationals vs. Rays Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Luis Garcia Jr. Hits Three-Run Home Run Friday Published June 22nd, 2024 Nationals' Luis Garcia: Big day in Friday's rout Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Nationals' Luis Garcia: Absent from lineup versus lefty Published June 15th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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