Should I draft Christian Walker or Nico Hoerner?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Christian Walker or Nico Hoerner.

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	5.07
ADP	83.10	66.61
PROJ	380.00	371.00
AB	568	592
R	82	81
H	146	163
2B	32	26
3B	2	4
HR	29	9
RBI	92	64
SB	5	32
K	128	77
BB	60	47
AVG	.257	.275
OBP	.330	.333
SLG	.474	.378
OPS	.804	.712

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	198.0	165.0
AB	316	282
R	49	40
H	81	69
2B	17	14
3B	0	1
HR	17	4
RBI	53	21
SB	2	14
K	88	36
BB	33	29
AVG	.256	.245
OBP	.330	.331
SLG	.472	.344
OPS	.801	.675

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	Nico Hoerner Props: June 29, Cubs vs. Brewers Published June 29th, 2024 via For The Win Nico Hoerner Props: June 28, Cubs vs. Brewers Published June 28th, 2024 via For The Win Nico Hoerner Hits Homer In Win Published June 28th, 2024 Cubs' Nico Hoerner: Goes deep, swipes bag in win Published June 27th, 2024 via CBS Sports Nico Hoerner's two-run home run (3) \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com WATCH: Nico Hoerner smacks two-run homer against Giants Published June 27th, 2024 via CubsHQ Chicago Cubs Writer Suggests Idea of Trading Nico Hoerner Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Will the Chicago Cubs Trade Nico Hoerner and Replace Him with Michael Busch and Cody Bellinger? Published June 26th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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