Should I draft Dominic Smith or Braden Shewmake?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Dominic Smith or Braden Shewmake.

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	-0.27	-0.28
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	75.00	42.00
AB	165	117
R	18	13
H	39	24
2B	7	5
3B	0	0
HR	4	2
RBI	18	11
SB	0	2
K	32	27
BB	13	8
AVG	.236	.205
OBP	.298	.260
SLG	.352	.299
OPS	.650	.559

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	68.0	17.0
AB	139	64
R	14	4
H	29	8
2B	6	2
3B	0	0
HR	3	1
RBI	22	4
SB	1	5
K	30	10
BB	17	1
AVG	.209	.125
OBP	.308	.134
SLG	.317	.203
OPS	.625	.338

Recent News
	Dominic Smith's diving catch to turn two \| 06/25/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith Boosting Boston Red Sox Amid Injury Woes Published June 25th, 2024 via BVM Sports Dominic Smith is Helping Bridge Injury Gap for Red Sox Published June 25th, 2024 via Last Word On Sports Dominic Smith's solo homer (3) \| 06/22/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith: Home Run Statcast Analysis \| 06/22/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 22nd, 2024 via MLB.com Red Sox Vs. Reds Lineups: Wilyer Abreu, Dominic Smith Start Published June 22nd, 2024 via NESN Dominic Smith's RBI double \| 06/19/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Dominic Smith's RBI single \| 06/18/2024 \| Boston Red Sox Published June 18th, 2024 via MLB.com	White Sox's Braden Shewmake: Shut down at Triple-A Published June 2nd, 2024 via CBS Sports White Sox's Braden Shewmake: Optioned to AAA Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports White Sox's Braden Shewmake: Optioned to Triple-A Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Keibert Ruiz nabs Braden Shewmake after review \| 05/14/2024 Published May 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Keibert Ruiz nabs Braden Shewmake after review \| 05/14/2024 Published May 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Braden Shewmake's sacrifice fly to right \| 05/14/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published May 14th, 2024 via MLB.com Braden Shewmake's RBI single \| 05/05/2024 \| Chicago White Sox Published May 5th, 2024 via MLB.com White Sox's Braden Shewmake: Gets fourth straight start Published May 5th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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