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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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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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	10.70	17.81
ADP	26.52	15.23
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	141.0	119.0
AB	264	336
R	41	37
H	66	83
2B	14	6
3B	2	0
HR	9	7
RBI	31	29
SB	0	17
K	68	96
BB	26	22
AVG	.250	.247
OBP	.324	.297
SLG	.421	.327
OPS	.745	.625

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	Is Julio Rodriguez's breakout coming? It's getting more difficult to see it Published June 29th, 2024 via The Seattle Times Julio Rodriguez's Potential Surge in Second Half Performance Published June 29th, 2024 via Mesabi Tribune Julio Rodriguez of the Seattle Mariners Potential Surge in Second Half Published June 29th, 2024 via SportsGrid Mariners' Fan Group Puts Out Viral Call to Support Julio Rodriguez on Friday Night Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated FOX Sports Releases Trailer For Upcoming Documentary on Mariners' Julio Rodriguez Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Fox Sports announces Julio Rodriguez documentary, airing July 16 Published June 28th, 2024 via Awful Announcing 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

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