Should I draft Austin Riley or Paul Goldschmidt?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Paul Goldschmidt.

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	4.23
ADP	26.43	70.84
PROJ	408.00	382.00
AB	616	587
R	101	92
H	166	157
2B	31	32
3B	2	0
HR	37	27
RBI	102	86
SB	1	9
K	165	156
BB	57	81
AVG	.270	.268
OBP	.335	.356
SLG	.507	.460
OPS	.842	.816

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	139.0	114.0
AB	258	308
R	41	38
H	65	70
2B	14	10
3B	2	0
HR	9	10
RBI	31	32
SB	0	4
K	67	99
BB	24	29
AVG	.252	.227
OBP	.323	.298
SLG	.426	.357
OPS	.749	.655

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	Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Picks up fourth steal Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Paul Goldschmidt Getting An Off Day Monday Published June 24th, 2024 Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Rare day off Monday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports 3 landing spots for Paul Goldschmidt if the Cardinals trade him Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN St. Louis Cardinals' Success Propels Paul Goldschmidt to Potential New York Yankees Trade Rumors Published June 23rd, 2024 via BVM Sports Paul Goldschmidt thinks MLB's UK return could resemble a Premier League derby Published June 23rd, 2024 via Yahoo Lifestyle UK Cardinals' Paul Goldschmidt: Reaches 10-homer mark Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Paul Goldschmidt's 350th career home run (10) \| 06/22/2024 Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com

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