Should I draft Christian Walker or Lane Thomas?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Christian Walker or Lane Thomas.

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

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.07	2.57
ADP	83.29	136.01
PROJ	380.00	304.00
AB	568	582
R	82	84
H	146	140
2B	32	31
3B	2	3
HR	29	23
RBI	92	72
SB	5	14
K	128	156
BB	60	44
AVG	.257	.241
OBP	.330	.299
SLG	.474	.423
OPS	.804	.721

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	198.0	138.0
AB	316	213
R	49	31
H	81	51
2B	17	8
3B	0	3
HR	17	8
RBI	53	34
SB	2	17
K	88	52
BB	33	19
AVG	.256	.239
OBP	.330	.303
SLG	.472	.418
OPS	.801	.720

Recent News
	Christian Walker Props: June 30, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Christian Walker Props: June 29, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Arizona Diamondbacks First Baseman Christian Walker Shines For All-Star Game Selection Published June 28th, 2024 via BVM Sports Diamondbacks' Christian Walker Has Case for All-Star Game Appearance Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Bryce Harper injury opens path for Christian Walker to make 2024 All-Star team Published June 28th, 2024 via Burn City Sports Christian Walker Props: June 28, Diamondbacks vs. Athletics Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Making the All-Star Case for Diamondbacks Christian Walker Published June 28th, 2024 via MSN Making the All-Star Case for Diamondbacks Christian Walker Published June 25th, 2024 via MSN	Lane Thomas Props: June 29, Nationals vs. Rays Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Lane Thomas Props: June 28, Nationals vs. Rays Published June 27th, 2024 via For The Win Lane Thomas' two-run double \| 06/26/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Nationals' Lane Thomas: Comes up clutch Published June 23rd, 2024 via CBS Sports Lane Thomas' game-tying RBI double Published June 23rd, 2024 via MLB.com Lane Thomas' RBI single \| 06/22/2024 \| Washington Nationals Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Lane Thomas Picks Up Three Hits, Drives In Four Published June 22nd, 2024 Nationals' Lane Thomas: Drives in four runs Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports

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