Should I draft Cal Raleigh or Paul Goldschmidt?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Cal Raleigh 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	2.11	4.23
ADP	155.95	70.84
PROJ	267.00	382.00
AB	502	587
R	67	92
H	109	157
2B	26	32
3B	1	0
HR	29	27
RBI	75	86
SB	1	9
K	149	156
BB	49	81
AVG	.217	.268
OBP	.294	.356
SLG	.446	.460
OPS	.740	.816

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	123.0	114.0
AB	259	308
R	30	38
H	52	70
2B	8	10
3B	0	0
HR	14	10
RBI	50	32
SB	3	4
K	93	99
BB	31	29
AVG	.201	.227
OBP	.287	.298
SLG	.394	.357
OPS	.681	.655

Recent News
	Mariners' Catcher Cal Raleigh Ranks Very High on Prestigious List of League Leaders Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Mariners Moose Tracks, 6/27/24: Cal Raleigh, Omar Narváez, and Jhonkensy Noel Published June 27th, 2024 via Lookout Landing Cal Raleigh's three-run homer helps Mariners avoid sweep Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com George Kirby allows 1 run in 6 innings, Cal Raleigh hits 3-run homer, and Mariners beat Rays 5-2 to avoid sweep Published June 26th, 2024 via Herald and News Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Slugs 14th homer Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Raleigh hits three-run homer as Mariners beat Rays to avoid sweep Published June 26th, 2024 via TSN Cal Raleigh crushes 3-run HR for a Seattle lead Published June 26th, 2024 via ESPN.co.uk Cal Raleigh's three-run homer (14) \| 06/26/2024 \| Seattle Mariners Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com	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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