Should I draft Austin Riley or Julio Rodriguez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Julio Rodriguez.

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	11.27
ADP	26.43	14.97
PROJ	408.00	407.00
AB	616	590
R	101	98
H	166	162
2B	31	32
3B	2	2
HR	37	31
RBI	102	92
SB	1	31
K	165	155
BB	57	50
AVG	.270	.275
OBP	.335	.332
SLG	.507	.493
OPS	.842	.826

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	139.0	117.0
AB	258	327
R	41	37
H	65	82
2B	14	6
3B	2	0
HR	9	7
RBI	31	29
SB	0	16
K	67	96
BB	24	22
AVG	.252	.251
OBP	.323	.302
SLG	.426	.333
OPS	.749	.635

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	FS1 To Air Documentary About Seattle Mariners Star Julio Rodriguez Published June 28th, 2024 via Forbes Video: Is it time to panic about Julio Rodriguez? - Bob's Baseball Breakdown - Seattle Sports - Seattle Sports Published June 27th, 2024 via Seattle Sports Video: Is the burden too great on Julio Rodriguez? - Seattle Sports - Seattle Sports Published June 27th, 2024 via Seattle Sports Mariners' Star Julio Rodriguez Continues to Regress in First Halves of Seasons Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Fantasy Baseball Stock Watch 2024: Steven Kwan, Julio Rodriguez & More Published June 25th, 2024 via FantasyAlarm PHOTO: Mariners CF Julio Rodriguez's soccer-star girlfriend Jordyn Huitema turns heads in black strapless dress ... Published June 25th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Video: Mr Mariner's advice for Julio Rodriguez - Seattle Sports - Seattle Sports Published June 24th, 2024 via Seattle Sports MLB Parlay Today: Targeting Julio Rodriguez, Jarred Kelenic Deliver on Monday Night Published June 24th, 2024 via OddsChecker

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