Should I draft Austin Hays or TJ Friedl?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Hays or TJ Friedl.

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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TJ Friedl · Hamstring (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	1.89	2.21
ADP	Undrafted	172.03
PROJ	271.00	283.00
AB	522	467
R	70	66
H	136	117
2B	31	19
3B	2	6
HR	18	12
RBI	66	56
SB	4	19
K	129	88
BB	35	46
AVG	.261	.251
OBP	.311	.320
SLG	.431	.394
OPS	.742	.714

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	52.0	59.0
AB	123	96
R	16	14
H	31	20
2B	9	2
3B	0	0
HR	3	4
RBI	12	16
SB	0	6
K	32	19
BB	7	8
AVG	.252	.208
OBP	.316	.309
SLG	.398	.354
OPS	.715	.663

Recent News
	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 Baltimore Orioles Outlook Clouded by Ace's Injury Concern: Austin Hays Tributes and Team Turmoil Published June 19th, 2024 via BVM Sports	TJ Friedl's injury timeline thrusts this ill-suited Reds player into everyday role Published June 25th, 2024 via Blog Red Machine Reds OF TJ Friedl on IL, Cincinnati beats Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 24th, 2024 via The Cincinnati Enquirer Reds Put TJ Friedl On 10-Day Injured List Published June 24th, 2024 Reds call up Levi Jordan, put TJ Friedl on the injured list Published June 24th, 2024 via redlegnation.com Cincinnati Reds' TJ Friedl Lands on IL Again with 3rd Injury in '24 Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports TJ Friedl placed on injured list with right hamstring injury Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com TJ Friedl placed on injured list with right hamstring injury Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds place OF TJ Friedl (hamstring) on injured list Published June 24th, 2024 via Citizentribune

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