Should I draft Austin Riley or Bryce Harper?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Bryce Harper.

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 Riley

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ATL · 3B

PHI · 1B,DH

Injury Alert

Bryce Harper · Hamstring (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	10.70	6.66
ADP	26.43	17.61
PROJ	408.00	440.00
AB	616	550
R	101	98
H	166	156
2B	31	36
3B	2	1
HR	37	30
RBI	102	93
SB	1	14
K	165	142
BB	57	93
AVG	.270	.284
OBP	.335	.388
SLG	.507	.516
OPS	.842	.904

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	139.0	255.0
AB	258	287
R	41	52
H	65	86
2B	14	20
3B	2	0
HR	9	20
RBI	31	58
SB	0	4
K	67	72
BB	24	47
AVG	.252	.300
OBP	.323	.396
SLG	.426	.578
OPS	.749	.974

Recent News
	Austin Riley Getting Hot When the Atlanta Braves Need Him Most Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Braves' Austin Riley: Clubs eighth homer Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Riley's solo homer (8) \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's solo homer (8) \| 06/24/2024 Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's offensive surge pays tribute to late mentor Mike Brumley Published June 24th, 2024 via The Atlanta Journal Constitution Austin Riley Homers Friday Published June 22nd, 2024 Braves' Austin Riley: Stays hot Friday Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports	Bryce Harper Placed On 10-Day Injured List Published June 28th, 2024 As Phillies' Bryce Harper Becomes First All-Star, His Injury Verdict Awaits Published June 28th, 2024 via Newsweek Is Bryce Harper hurt? Phillies star injured after securing All-Star game selection Published June 28th, 2024 via The News Journal Bryce Harper's Hamstring Injury Doesn't Look Good Published June 28th, 2024 via Crossing Broad Bryce Harper's ominous update on mystery injury has Phillies fans scared Published June 28th, 2024 via FanSided Injuries to Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber May Have Taken Shine Off of an Epic Regular Season for Phillies Published June 28th, 2024 via Crossing Broad Bryce Harper injury status: Phillies star dealing with tight hamstring; 'Never felt anything like this before' Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Bryce Harper Shares Concerning Admission After Injury Published June 28th, 2024 via The Spun

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