Should I draft Austin Riley or Christian Yelich?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Christian Yelich.

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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MIL · LF,DH

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	10.72	2.48
ADP	27.48	68.15
PROJ	408.00	342.00
AB	616	558
R	101	96
H	166	146
2B	31	29
3B	2	2
HR	37	16
RBI	102	68
SB	1	20
K	165	148
BB	57	79
AVG	.270	.262
OBP	.335	.356
SLG	.507	.407
OPS	.842	.763

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	146.0	183.0
AB	268	228
R	42	36
H	67	75
2B	14	9
3B	2	3
HR	10	8
RBI	32	36
SB	0	19
K	69	50
BB	26	28
AVG	.250	.329
OBP	.323	.403
SLG	.429	.500
OPS	.752	.903

Recent News
	Austin Riley Smacks Solo Homer Tuesday Night Published July 3rd, 2024 Austin Riley and Sean Murphy hit back-to-back home runs to give the Braves a lead over the Giants Published July 2nd, 2024 via FOX Sports Austin Riley's solo home run (10) \| 07/02/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's over-the-shoulder catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's Stellar Performance Boosts Braves Over Challenges Published June 30th, 2024 via Herald Review Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley Power Braves Offense to 6-1 Win Over Pirates Published June 28th, 2024 via WDEF News 12 Austin Riley's solo home run (9) \| 06/28/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley Getting Hot When the Atlanta Braves Need Him Most Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated	Christian Yelich's two-run big fly (8) \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Brewers' Christian Yelich: Blasts eighth home run Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Christian Yelich, Isaac Paredes Primed for Big Games) Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated William Contreras, Christian Yelich eyeing 2024 All-Star bids Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich, William Contreras Move On in All-Star Voting Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Brewers' William Contreras, Christian Yelich voted National League All-Star finalists Published June 27th, 2024 via Fox11online.com Milwaukee Brewers Christian Yelich Joins Elite List Of Players After 200th Career Stolen Base Published June 26th, 2024 via Wisconsin Sports Heroics Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich reaches 200 stolen bases Published June 26th, 2024 via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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