Should I draft Christian Yelich or Austin Riley?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Christian Yelich or Austin Riley.

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	4.52	9.77
ADP	68.67	26.52
PROJ	342.00	408.00
AB	558	616
R	96	101
H	146	166
2B	29	31
3B	2	2
HR	16	37
RBI	68	102
SB	20	1
K	148	165
BB	79	57
AVG	.262	.270
OBP	.356	.335
SLG	.407	.507
OPS	.763	.842

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	173.0	141.0
AB	218	264
R	34	41
H	70	66
2B	8	14
3B	2	2
HR	8	9
RBI	36	31
SB	18	0
K	49	68
BB	28	26
AVG	.321	.250
OBP	.399	.324
SLG	.486	.421
OPS	.885	.745

Recent News
	Christian Yelich's two-run big fly (8) \| 06/30/2024 Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Brewers' Christian Yelich: Blasts eighth home run Published June 30th, 2024 via CBS Sports Daily Dinger: Best MLB Home Run Picks Today (Christian Yelich, Isaac Paredes Primed for Big Games) Published June 30th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated William Contreras, Christian Yelich eyeing 2024 All-Star bids Published June 29th, 2024 via MLB.com Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich, William Contreras Move On in All-Star Voting Published June 28th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Brewers' William Contreras, Christian Yelich voted National League All-Star finalists Published June 27th, 2024 via Fox11online.com Milwaukee Brewers Christian Yelich Joins Elite List Of Players After 200th Career Stolen Base Published June 26th, 2024 via Wisconsin Sports Heroics Milwaukee Brewers' Christian Yelich reaches 200 stolen bases Published June 26th, 2024 via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel	Austin Riley's over-the-shoulder catch \| 06/30/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 30th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's Stellar Performance Boosts Braves Over Challenges Published June 30th, 2024 via Herald Review Marcell Ozuna and Austin Riley Power Braves Offense to 6-1 Win Over Pirates Published June 28th, 2024 via WDEF News 12 Austin Riley's solo home run (9) \| 06/28/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 28th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley Getting Hot When the Atlanta Braves Need Him Most Published June 27th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Braves' Austin Riley: Clubs eighth homer Published June 25th, 2024 via CBS Sports Austin Riley: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com Austin Riley's solo homer (8) \| 06/24/2024 \| Atlanta Braves Published June 24th, 2024 via MLB.com

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