Should I draft Brandon Nimmo or Austin Riley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Brandon Nimmo or Austin Riley.

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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Please note dynasty rankings are based upon our 2024 Preseason Projections and do not consider in-season performance.

Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024

Strong Recommendation

Brandon Nimmo

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Austin Riley

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NYM · CF,LF

ATL · 3B

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.37	10.72
ADP	164.28	27.48
PROJ	359.00	408.00
AB	566	616
R	96	101
H	156	166
2B	30	31
3B	5	2
HR	19	37
RBI	68	102
SB	4	1
K	136	165
BB	74	57
AVG	.276	.270
OBP	.362	.335
SLG	.447	.507
OPS	.809	.842

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	206.0	146.0
AB	291	268
R	54	42
H	73	67
2B	16	14
3B	2	2
HR	13	10
RBI	52	32
SB	6	0
K	82	69
BB	44	26
AVG	.251	.250
OBP	.370	.323
SLG	.454	.429
OPS	.824	.752

Recent News
	Mets' Brandon Nimmo relishing clutch moments in win over Nationals following fainting scare Published July 2nd, 2024 via sny.tv Mets' Brandon Nimmo misses game after fainting, hitting head inside hotel bathroom Published July 2nd, 2024 via Fox News Brandon Nimmo returns from hotel room scare to drive in 2 runs as Mets beat Nationals 7-2 in 10 Published July 2nd, 2024 via Washington Times Brandon Nimmo's game-tying RBI single Published July 2nd, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Mets' Brandon Nimmo replaces Harrison Bader after nasty crash into wall Published July 2nd, 2024 via New York Post Brandon Nimmo Out Again On Tuesday Published July 2nd, 2024 Mets' Brandon Nimmo expects to be available off the bench Tuesday, start on Wednesday Published July 2nd, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Mets' Brandon Nimmo: Still out of lineup Published July 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports	Austin Riley Smacks Solo Homer Tuesday Night Published July 3rd, 2024 Austin Riley and Sean Murphy hit back-to-back home runs to give the Braves a lead over the Giants Published July 2nd, 2024 via FOX Sports Austin Riley's solo home run (10) \| 07/02/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published July 2nd, 2024 via MLB.com 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

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