Should I draft Christian Walker or Royce Lewis?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Christian Walker or Royce Lewis.

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

Strong Recommendation

Christian Walker

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ARI · 1B

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Batting
2024 Preseason Projections
Draft Value	2.07	5.61
ADP	82.81	81.33
PROJ	380.00	335.00
AB	568	473
R	82	77
H	146	132
2B	32	22
3B	2	1
HR	29	26
RBI	92	86
SB	5	11
K	128	119
BB	60	46
AVG	.257	.279
OBP	.330	.348
SLG	.474	.495
OPS	.804	.843

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	187.0	86.0
AB	309	83
R	48	18
H	76	24
2B	15	4
3B	0	0
HR	17	10
RBI	51	16
SB	2	0
K	88	15
BB	32	9
AVG	.246	.289
OBP	.320	.355
SLG	.460	.699
OPS	.780	1.054

Recent News
	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 25th, 2024 via MSN New York Yankees Potentially Acquire Two-Time Gold Glove Winner Christian Walker Before Trade Deadline Published June 24th, 2024 via BVM Sports 2024 MLB: Christian Walker Shining Amidst D-backs' Challenges Published June 22nd, 2024 via BVM Sports NL All-Star Case: Christian Walker Looks Better Than Ever Published June 22nd, 2024 via Just Baseball Diamondbacks' Christian Walker: Adds finishing touch in win Published June 21st, 2024 via CBS Sports Christian Walker's hard work and determination should merit All-Star honors in 2024 Published June 17th, 2024 via Burn City Sports	Twins' Royce Lewis cracks MLB's top-10 hitter power rankings Published June 28th, 2024 via Athlon Sports A Royce Lewis Extension Would Need to Happen Soon. Can the Twins Execute One? Published June 28th, 2024 via Twins Daily Two runs score on Royce Lewis' fielder's choice \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Royce Lewis' RBI double \| 06/27/2024 Published June 27th, 2024 via MLB.com Why Twins slugger Royce Lewis celebrates his wins and plays with unbridled joy Published June 27th, 2024 via The New York Times Top 2017 MLB Draft Picks Royce Lewis, Hunter Greene, MacKenzie Gore Thriving Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Royce Lewis Odds' are Appetizing) Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Twins Slugger Royce Lewis: Unbridled Joy After Return from Injury Published June 27th, 2024 via BVM Sports

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