Should I draft Austin Slater or Nick Loftin?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Austin Slater or Nick Loftin.

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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KC · 2B,1B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	-0.16	-0.31
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	96.00	45.00
AB	204	85
R	29	10
H	51	20
2B	9	4
3B	0	0
HR	6	2
RBI	23	10
SB	6	2
K	63	14
BB	23	7
AVG	.250	.235
OBP	.329	.290
SLG	.382	.353
OPS	.711	.643

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	32.0	54.0
AB	82	112
R	12	14
H	17	23
2B	1	3
3B	0	0
HR	1	1
RBI	9	13
SB	2	1
K	28	21
BB	16	18
AVG	.207	.205
OBP	.346	.316
SLG	.256	.259
OPS	.602	.575

Recent News
	Giants' Austin Slater: Sitting down Wednesday Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Giants' Austin Slater: Sitting Tuesday Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Mike Yastrzemski, Austin Slater Re-Sign With Giants Published June 22nd, 2024 via MSN Austin Slater shines as the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros 5-3 Published June 20th, 2024 via Yahoo News UK Willie Mays' impact on Bob Melvin, Austin Slater, Heliot Ramos Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Giants' Austin Slater: Gets aboard four times Published June 16th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Slater shines as the San Francisco Giants beat the Houston Astros Published June 13th, 2024 via CW39 Houston Giants activate C Patrick Bailey, place Austin Slater on IL Published June 13th, 2024 via Central Oregon Daily	Royals' Nick Loftin: Not in Tuesday's lineup Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nick Loftin: Nabs steal Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Loftin's RBI single \| 06/26/2024 \| Kansas City Royals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Royals' Nick Loftin: Could be on outs for everyday role Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Royals' Nick Loftin: Hitless out of leadoff spot Sunday Published June 24th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nick Loftin Making Big-League Debut For Royals Published June 23rd, 2024 via MSN Nick Loftin hits first career home run, celebrates milestone with teammates Published June 20th, 2024 via BVM Sports Royals' Nick Loftin hits first career home run Published June 20th, 2024 via MLB.com

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