Should I draft Austin Riley or Marcus Semien?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Marcus Semien.

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	10.47
ADP	26.52	22.62
PROJ	408.00	444.00
AB	616	638
R	101	103
H	166	167
2B	31	34
3B	2	2
HR	37	28
RBI	102	88
SB	1	17
K	165	117
BB	57	64
AVG	.270	.262
OBP	.335	.330
SLG	.507	.453
OPS	.842	.783

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	141.0	211.0
AB	264	341
R	41	52
H	66	80
2B	14	16
3B	2	1
HR	9	11
RBI	31	44
SB	0	3
K	68	50
BB	26	31
AVG	.250	.235
OBP	.324	.300
SLG	.421	.384
OPS	.745	.684

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	Marcus Semien Props: June 30, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Marcus Semien's nice sliding stop \| 06/29/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Jose Altuve, Marcus Semien vie for AL All-Star nod at second Published June 28th, 2024 via Our Esquina Marcus Semien Props: June 28, Rangers vs. Orioles Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Orioles nab Marcus Semien at second after review \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Marcus Semien only Texas Ranger moving on in All-Star Game voting Published June 27th, 2024 via The Dallas Morning News Texas Rangers vs. Milwaukee Brewers Prop Pick: Can Marcus Semien Deliver on Tuesday Night? Published June 25th, 2024 via Oddschecker Marcus Semien's RBI single \| 06/24/2024 \| Texas Rangers Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com

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