Should I draft Austin Riley or Jose Ramirez?

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

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	15.81
ADP	26.52	14.53
PROJ	408.00	514.00
AB	616	604
R	101	95
H	166	170
2B	31	38
3B	2	4
HR	37	28
RBI	102	100
SB	1	26
K	165	79
BB	57	72
AVG	.270	.282
OBP	.335	.360
SLG	.507	.497
OPS	.842	.857

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	141.0	313.0
AB	264	318
R	41	65
H	66	88
2B	14	17
3B	2	1
HR	9	23
RBI	31	76
SB	0	15
K	68	44
BB	26	25
AVG	.250	.277
OBP	.324	.330
SLG	.421	.554
OPS	.745	.883

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	Guardians' Jose Ramirez ties Jim Thome for third in extra-base hits Published June 30th, 2024 via Akron Beacon Journal Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Keeps power surge going Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Perennial American League MVP Candidate Jose Ramirez Still Overlooked Published June 29th, 2024 via Deadspin Jose Ramirez homers, Josh Naylor two RBIs lead Guardians over Royals 7-2 Published June 29th, 2024 via TribDem.com Guardians roll over Royals 7-2; Jose Ramirez just keeps homering Published June 29th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Who has the better MVP Case: Jose Ramirez or Steven Kwan? Published June 29th, 2024 via Away Back Gone Guardians' Jose Ramirez: Smacks homer in loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jose Ramirez homers, David Fry has 3 hits in Guardians loss to Royals Published June 28th, 2024 via Akron Beacon Journal

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