Should I draft Christian Walker or Matt Olson?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Christian Walker or Matt Olson.

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	3.76	10.72
ADP	83.29	15.06
PROJ	380.00	479.00
AB	568	589
R	82	103
H	146	151
2B	32	30
3B	2	1
HR	29	42
RBI	92	120
SB	5	1
K	128	147
BB	60	93
AVG	.257	.256
OBP	.330	.360
SLG	.474	.525
OPS	.804	.885

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	198.0	147.0
AB	316	306
R	49	37
H	81	74
2B	17	19
3B	0	1
HR	17	12
RBI	53	41
SB	2	0
K	88	93
BB	33	31
AVG	.256	.242
OBP	.330	.320
SLG	.472	.428
OPS	.801	.748

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	Matt Olson Props: June 30, Braves vs. Pirates Published June 30th, 2024 via For The Win Paul Skenes strikes out Matt Olson \| 06/29/2024 \| Pittsburgh Pirates Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Matt Olson Props: June 29, Braves vs. Pirates Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Matt Olson's RBI single \| 06/28/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Braves' Matt Olson: Clubs 12th homer Published June 22nd, 2024 via CBS Sports Matt Olson's two-run home run (12) \| 06/21/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com The distance behind Matt Olson's home run \| 06/21/2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com Matt Olson's two-run home run (12) \| 06/21/2024 Published June 21st, 2024 via MLB.com

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