Should I draft Bryce Harper or Xander Bogaerts?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Bryce Harper or Xander Bogaerts.

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

Bryce Harper

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Xander Bogaerts

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PHI · 1B,DH

SD · SS,2B

Injury Alert

Bryce Harper · Hamstring (Day To Day)

Xander Bogaerts · Shoulder (Out)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	6.66	2.74
ADP	18.54	95.36
PROJ	440.00	358.00
AB	550	576
R	98	83
H	156	164
2B	36	31
3B	1	1
HR	30	18
RBI	93	72
SB	14	11
K	142	117
BB	93	58
AVG	.284	.285
OBP	.388	.353
SLG	.516	.436
OPS	.904	.789

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	255.0	72.0
AB	287	187
R	52	23
H	86	41
2B	20	6
3B	0	0
HR	20	4
RBI	58	14
SB	4	4
K	72	40
BB	47	12
AVG	.300	.219
OBP	.396	.265
SLG	.578	.316
OPS	.974	.581

Recent News
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