Should I draft Dominic Smith or Jake Bauers?

See our analysis of the choice to draft Dominic Smith or Jake Bauers.

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	-0.25
ADP	Undrafted	Undrafted
PROJ	75.00	72.00
AB	165	175
R	18	22
H	39	37
2B	7	7
3B	0	0
HR	4	7
RBI	18	22
SB	0	3
K	32	62
BB	13	22
AVG	.236	.211
OBP	.298	.300
SLG	.352	.371
OPS	.650	.671

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Batting
Season Statistics
PROJ	68.0	89.0
AB	139	169
R	14	23
H	29	37
2B	6	9
3B	0	1
HR	3	7
RBI	22	32
SB	1	7
K	30	61
BB	17	19
AVG	.209	.219
OBP	.308	.313
SLG	.317	.408
OPS	.625	.721

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	Brewers' Jake Bauers: Out of lineup Friday Published June 28th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Bauers Hits Grand Slam Wednesday Published June 27th, 2024 Brewers' Jake Bauers: Smashes grand slam Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake Bauers' 444-foot grand slam \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Jake Bauers' grand slam (7) \| 06/26/2024 Published June 26th, 2024 via MLB.com Brewers' Jake Bauers: Regaining playing time Published June 26th, 2024 via CBS Sports Tigers' Matt Vierling defies gravity and robs Jake Bauers of a home run Published June 9th, 2024 via FOX Sports Brewers' Jake Bauers: Sitting Saturday Published June 8th, 2024 via CBS Sports

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