Should I draft Austin Hedges or Kevin Newman?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Hedges or Kevin Newman.

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	-0.25
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	46.00	53.00
AB	176	115
R	17	12
H	34	28
2B	5	6
3B	0	0
HR	3	1
RBI	17	10
SB	0	2
K	49	15
BB	13	7
AVG	.193	.244
OBP	.251	.290
SLG	.273	.322
OPS	.524	.612

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	10.0	96.0
AB	65	169
R	6	25
H	10	48
2B	3	10
3B	0	1
HR	1	2
RBI	9	19
SB	2	3
K	25	25
BB	2	8
AVG	.154	.284
OBP	.188	.315
SLG	.246	.391
OPS	.435	.705

Recent News
	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 Austin Hedges' clubhouse presence, leadership Published May 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Hedges in lineup Sunday Published May 26th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Arizona Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman to debut at 3rd base against Minnesota Twins Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman getting a look at 3B Published June 27th, 2024 via Arizona Sports Red Sox Trade: Kevin Newman, Shortstop Solution from Diamondbacks Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports Red Sox Could Look to Diamondbacks for 'Short-Term' Solution at Shortstop Published June 24th, 2024 via Heavy.com Red Sox Are a Potential Fit for Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman Published June 24th, 2024 via Heavy.com Kevin Newman handling shortstop for Diamondbacks Sunday Published June 23rd, 2024 via FanDuel Research Ex-Arizona star Kevin Newman brings 'stability' to D-backs Published June 21st, 2024 via Arizona Daily Star Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman: Contributes to win Published June 14th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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