Should I draft Austin Riley or Yordan Alvarez?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Riley or Yordan Alvarez.

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	10.16
ADP	26.52	20.52
PROJ	408.00	437.00
AB	616	502
R	101	91
H	166	145
2B	31	29
3B	2	1
HR	37	36
RBI	102	105
SB	1	0
K	165	117
BB	57	74
AVG	.270	.289
OBP	.335	.383
SLG	.507	.566
OPS	.842	.949

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	141.0	233.0
AB	264	306
R	41	48
H	66	90
2B	14	19
3B	2	1
HR	9	16
RBI	31	41
SB	0	4
K	68	53
BB	26	34
AVG	.250	.294
OBP	.324	.371
SLG	.421	.520
OPS	.745	.890

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	Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Yordan Alvarez a Home Run Candidate Again) Published July 1st, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Yordan Alvarez Props: June 30, Astros vs. Mets Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Astros Trio Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez in All-Star Race Published June 29th, 2024 via BVM Sports Yordan Alvarez Props: June 29, Astros vs. Mets Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Astros' Yordan Alvarez: On base four times in loss Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports WATCH: Yordan Alvarez's wife Monica shares video of her memories with the Astros star for his birthday Published June 28th, 2024 via Sportskeeda Jose Altuve, Kyle Tucker, Yordan Alvarez vying for 2024 All-Star spot Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Yordan Alvarez Props: June 28, Astros vs. Mets Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win

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