Should I draft Chris Taylor or Ryan Mountcastle?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Chris Taylor or Ryan Mountcastle.

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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Chris Taylor

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LAD · LF,SS,3B

BAL · 1B,DH

Injury Alert

Ryan Mountcastle · Illness (Day To Day)

Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	0.56	1.02
ADP	Undrafted	224.94
PROJ	168.00	242.00
AB	354	448
R	53	60
H	80	116
2B	17	21
3B	2	0
HR	13	19
RBI	50	67
SB	10	3
K	124	118
BB	39	36
AVG	.226	.259
OBP	.303	.320
SLG	.396	.433
OPS	.699	.753

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	24.0	175.0
AB	110	300
R	12	43
H	18	82
2B	2	21
3B	1	1
HR	2	11
RBI	12	40
SB	3	2
K	43	68
BB	12	20
AVG	.164	.273
OBP	.256	.317
SLG	.255	.460
OPS	.511	.777

Recent News
	Dodgers' Chris Taylor: Homers in loss Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Chris Taylor responding to Dodgers fans' DFA wishes in best way possible Published June 30th, 2024 via Dodgers Way Dodgers' Dave Roberts ready to give Chris Taylor 'runway' to more playing time Published June 30th, 2024 via OCRegister Chris Taylor will get a 'runway' at third base for Dodgers, says Dave Roberts Published June 30th, 2024 via True Blue LA Dodgers News: Dave Roberts reveals why he chose Chris Taylor over Andy Pages during extra-innings win Published June 30th, 2024 via Athlon Sports Andy Pages Not Injured; Dodgers Valued Chris Taylor's Baserunning In Extra Innings Vs. Giants Published June 30th, 2024 via Yardbarker Putting Chris Taylor's struggles into context Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Dodgers place Chris Taylor on the injured list and expect Max Muncy back vs. the Rockies Published June 24th, 2024 via Yahoo Movies Canada	Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Day off Saturday Published June 29th, 2024 via CBS Sports Watch: Orioles 1B Ryan Mountcastle blasts home run to center field Published June 29th, 2024 via MSN Ryan Mountcastle's sacrifice fly \| 06/27/2024 \| Baltimore Orioles Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Orioles' Ryan Mountcastle: Tallies three hits Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Ryan Mountcastle, Colton Cowser Out On Monday Published June 24th, 2024 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. falls behind Ryan Mountcastle in All-Star voting Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Ryan Mountcastle leading first basemen on MLB All-Star Ballot Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Ryan Mountcastle Leads AL 1B All-Star Voting, Orioles Dominate Preliminary Rounds Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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