Should I draft Austin Riley or J.T. Realmuto?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or J.T. Realmuto.

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

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Austin Riley

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J.T. Realmuto

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ATL · 3B

PHI · C

Injury Alert

J.T. Realmuto · Knee (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	10.66	1.57
ADP	25.55	94.18
PROJ	408.00	265.00
AB	616	456
R	101	66
H	166	121
2B	31	25
3B	2	3
HR	37	18
RBI	102	66
SB	1	15
K	165	126
BB	57	38
AVG	.270	.265
OBP	.335	.325
SLG	.507	.452
OPS	.842	.777

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	131.0	86.0
AB	243	207
R	38	28
H	61	54
2B	14	8
3B	2	1
HR	8	7
RBI	30	20
SB	0	1
K	62	60
BB	22	12
AVG	.251	.261
OBP	.321	.309
SLG	.424	.411
OPS	.745	.720

Recent News
	Braves' Austin Riley: Clubs eighth homer Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports 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 \| 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 Austin Riley's solo home run (7) \| 06/21/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com	Phillies fans will love J.T. Realmuto's plan for returning to the field Published June 21st, 2024 via That Balls Outta Here Philadelphia Phillies' JT Realmuto Talks About His Timetable To Return Published June 19th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Phillies' J.T. Realmuto hopes to return before All-Star break Published June 19th, 2024 via The Trentonian J.T. Realmuto (knee) hopes to be back before All-Star break Published June 18th, 2024 via Phillies Nation J.T. Realmuto didn't want knee injury to linger 'in September and October' Published June 18th, 2024 via The Philadelphia Inquirer J.T. Realmuto aims to return before All-Star break Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com Phillies' J.T. Realmuto says he could be back before MLB All-Star Break after meniscectomy surgery Published June 18th, 2024 via CBS Philly Why Marchan should stay over Stubbs when JT Realmuto returns Published June 18th, 2024 via NBC Sports Philadelphia

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