Should I draft Austin Hedges or Dominic Smith?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Hedges or Dominic Smith.

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	-0.33	-0.27
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	46.00	75.00
AB	176	165
R	17	18
H	34	39
2B	5	7
3B	0	0
HR	3	4
RBI	17	18
SB	0	0
K	49	32
BB	13	13
AVG	.193	.236
OBP	.251	.298
SLG	.273	.352
OPS	.524	.650

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	10.0	69.0
AB	65	146
R	6	14
H	10	31
2B	3	7
3B	0	0
HR	1	3
RBI	9	22
SB	2	1
K	25	32
BB	2	17
AVG	.154	.212
OBP	.188	.307
SLG	.246	.322
OPS	.435	.629

Recent News
	Guardians' Austin Hedges: Registers second steal Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports 'It's huge to have him back': Austin Hedges has earned his spot in Guardians clubhouse Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Austin Hedges Leaves Nothing to Imagination With NSFW Plea for All-Star Votes Published June 19th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Guardians' Austin Hedges: Draws start Wednesday Published June 12th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cleveland Guardians catcher Austin Hedges reacts after Cincinnati Reds\' TJ Friedl was out on a bunt to end the ... Published June 11th, 2024 via The Gazette Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, left, jokes with Austin Hedges, right, before a baseball game against the ... Published June 4th, 2024 via The Gazette Cleveland Guardians manager Stephen Vogt, left, jokes with Austin Hedges, right, before a baseball game against the ... Published June 4th, 2024 via The Gazette Cleveland Guardians' Success Thanks to Austin Hedges' Leadership and Spirit Published May 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports	Red Sox's Dominic Smith All Smiles After 'Nerve-Racking' Moment Published June 29th, 2024 via NESN Red Sox lineups: New 1B Dominic Smith will start hours after signing Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Dominic Smith's diving catch to turn two \| 06/25/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith Boosting Boston Red Sox Amid Injury Woes Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Dominic Smith is Helping Bridge Injury Gap for Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Dominic Smith's solo homer (3) \| 06/22/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/22/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox Vs. Reds Lineups: Wilyer Abreu, Dominic Smith Start Published June 22nd, 2024 via NESN

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