Should I draft Austin Riley or Kyle Tucker?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Kyle Tucker.

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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Kyle Tucker · Lower Leg (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	9.77	14.75
ADP	26.43	9.19
PROJ	408.00	495.00
AB	616	580
R	101	94
H	166	160
2B	31	34
3B	2	3
HR	37	31
RBI	102	108
SB	1	25
K	165	94
BB	57	69
AVG	.270	.276
OBP	.335	.358
SLG	.507	.505
OPS	.842	.863

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	139.0	222.0
AB	258	214
R	41	42
H	65	57
2B	14	11
3B	2	0
HR	9	19
RBI	31	40
SB	0	10
K	67	41
BB	24	46
AVG	.252	.266
OBP	.323	.395
SLG	.426	.584
OPS	.749	.979

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	Houston Astros injury update: Kyle Tucker's progress remains slow Published June 28th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle Houston Astros Kyle Tucker Recovery Progresses After Right Shin Injury Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Kyle Tucker Takes 30 Swings Off A Tee Published June 26th, 2024 Astros injury report: Kyle Tucker, Justin Verlander improving in recoveries Published June 26th, 2024 via Houston Chronicle Kyle Tucker Making Solid Progress Published June 25th, 2024 Astros' Kyle Tucker: Takes swings, could run soon Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Astros Injury Updates: Justin Verlander timeline, Kyle Tucker, Jake Bloss Published June 24th, 2024 via Climbing Tal's Hill Another Astros-Phillies trade for Kyle Tucker with Houston's leverage all but gone Published June 23rd, 2024 via FanSided

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