Should I draft Austin Hedges or Stuart Fairchild?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Hedges or Stuart Fairchild.

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 Hedges

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CIN · LF,RF,CF

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.47	-0.31
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	46.00	64.00
AB	176	154
R	17	20
H	34	35
2B	5	7
3B	0	0
HR	3	4
RBI	17	18
SB	0	4
K	49	47
BB	13	15
AVG	.193	.227
OBP	.251	.292
SLG	.273	.351
OPS	.524	.643

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	10.0	85.0
AB	65	157
R	6	21
H	10	37
2B	3	6
3B	0	0
HR	1	4
RBI	9	22
SB	2	11
K	25	38
BB	2	14
AVG	.154	.236
OBP	.188	.306
SLG	.246	.350
OPS	.435	.657

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	Reds' Stuart Fairchild: Steals 10th bag in win Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Stuart Fairchild's two-run single \| 06/29/2024 Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Stuart Fairchild's two-run single \| 06/29/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Stuart Fairchild's leaping catch at the wall \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Reds' Stuart Fairchild: Getting fourth straight start Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Cincinnati Reds' Centerfielder TJ Friedl Injured, Stuart Fairchild Steps Up Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Stuart Fairchild's two-run double \| 06/24/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Stuart Fairchild's RBI single \| 06/23/2024 \| Cincinnati Reds Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com

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