Should I draft Austin Riley or Jose Altuve?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Jose Altuve.

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	9.77	9.11
ADP	26.52	33.70
PROJ	408.00	429.00
AB	616	557
R	101	109
H	166	152
2B	31	33
3B	2	1
HR	37	26
RBI	102	77
SB	1	14
K	165	102
BB	57	66
AVG	.270	.273
OBP	.335	.351
SLG	.507	.476
OPS	.842	.826

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	141.0	213.0
AB	264	339
R	41	50
H	66	103
2B	14	17
3B	2	0
HR	9	13
RBI	31	37
SB	0	13
K	68	69
BB	26	23
AVG	.250	.304
OBP	.324	.353
SLG	.421	.469
OPS	.745	.823

Recent News
	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 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	WATCH: Mets fan supports Jose Altuve after fans boo him for outburst during controversial ejection Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Houston Astros' Jose Altuve receives second career ejection in win over New York Mets Published June 30th, 2024 via MSN Houston Astros' Jose Altuve reacts to his second MLB ejection Published June 30th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle Jose Altuve ejected after brutal missed call by umpires Published June 30th, 2024 via Larry Brown Sports Astros' Jose Altuve Ejected From Game After Snapping at Umpire Published June 30th, 2024 via Outkick Jose Altuve Ejected After Heated Reaction to Umpire's Ruling During Astros-Mets Game Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Jose Altuve ejected for second time in MLB career after disputing out Published June 30th, 2024 via Sportsnet.ca Jose Altuve gets ejected \| 06/30/2024 \| Houston Astros Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com

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